Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Berks County, Pennsylvania, October 5, 1979
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length1 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.35, -75.92) to the end point (40.35, -75.92), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 5, 1979, 12:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Pennsylvania
- Counties
- Berks County
- Near the path
- Reading (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 5, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 1979 | F2 | Pennsylvania | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5, 1979 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 0.3 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5, 1979 | F0 | Florida | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5, 1979 | F0 | Pennsylvania | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.