Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Berks County, Pennsylvania, July 5, 1984
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length8 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.48, -75.70) to the end point (40.52, -75.53), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 5, 1984, 5:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Pennsylvania
- Counties
- Berks County, Lehigh County
- Path
- 8 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 5, 1984
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 1984 | F2 | Connecticut | 3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1984 | F2 | Pennsylvania | 7 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Jul 5, 1984 | F2 | Pennsylvania | 3 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1984 | F2 | Pennsylvania | 5 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1984 | F1 | Alabama | 2.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1984 | F1 | Massachusetts | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1984 | F1 | Massachusetts | 2 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1984 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 10 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1984 | F1 | New Hampshire | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1984 | F1 | New Hampshire | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1984 | F1 | Nebraska | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1984 | F1 | New Hampshire | 7 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1984 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.8 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1984 | F0 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.