Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, August 11, 1983
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length11 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.72, -75.57) to the end point (40.65, -75.33), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 11, 1983, 2:35 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Pennsylvania
- Counties
- Lehigh County, Northampton County
- Near the path
- Bethlehem, Northampton, Middletown, Laurys Station (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 11 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 11, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 1983 | F1 | Kentucky | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Aug 11, 1983 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 11, 1983 | F0 | Kentucky | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.