Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, May 22, 1983
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries10
Length38 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.28, -79.88) to the end point (40.50, -79.18), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 22, 1983, 12:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Pennsylvania
- Counties
- Allegheny County, Westmoreland County, Indiana County
- Path
- 38 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 10 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 22, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 1983 | F3 | Virginia | 3.5 mi | 37 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1983 | F3 | Maryland | 2 mi | 37 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1983 | F1 | Louisiana | 3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1983 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1983 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.