Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Chester County, Pennsylvania, July 17, 1988
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length2.5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.73, -75.97) to the end point (39.73, -75.97), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 17, 1988, 3:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Pennsylvania
- Counties
- Chester County
- Path
- 2.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 17, 1988
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 1988 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 1.8 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 17, 1988 | F0 | Wyoming | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17, 1988 | F0 | Wyoming | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17, 1988 | F0 | Wyoming | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17, 1988 | F0 | Wyoming | 0.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.