Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, July 31, 1985
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length3 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.17, -76.90) to the end point (40.15, -76.85), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 31, 1985, 12:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Pennsylvania
- Counties
- Lancaster County
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 31, 1985
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 1985 | F2 | Colorado | 0.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Jul 31, 1985 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 31, 1985 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 1.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 31, 1985 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 31, 1985 | F0 | Wyoming | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 31, 1985 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.