Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Chester County, Pennsylvania, July 27, 1994

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length3.5 mi

Width100 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.97, -75.70) to the end point (40.02, -75.65), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: July 27, 1994, 9:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Pennsylvania
Counties: Chester County
Path: 3.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on July 27, 1994

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Jul 27, 1994	F3	Pennsylvania	4 mi	100 yd	0	11
Jul 27, 1994	F3	Pennsylvania	2 mi	100 yd	3	25
Jul 27, 1994	F2	Maryland	0.8 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jul 27, 1994	F2	Maryland	0.8 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jul 27, 1994	F2	Maryland	7 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jul 27, 1994	F2	Maryland	4 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jul 27, 1994	F1	Virginia	1 mi	127 yd	0	0
Jul 27, 1994	F1	Virginia	4 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jul 27, 1994	F1	Delaware	1.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 27, 1994	F1	Maryland	6 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jul 27, 1994	F1	Maryland	3 mi	120 yd	0	0
Jul 27, 1994	F1	Maryland	6 mi	100 yd	0	1
Jul 27, 1994	F1	Maryland	0.5 mi	73 yd	0	0
Jul 27, 1994	F1	Maryland	2.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jul 27, 1994	F0	Virginia	0.7 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jul 27, 1994	F0	Virginia	0.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 27, 1994	F0	Virginia	0.5 mi	73 yd	0	0
Jul 27, 1994	F0	Delaware	0.3 mi	50 yd	0	4
Jul 27, 1994	F0	Delaware	0.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 27, 1994	F0	Maryland	1.5 mi	73 yd	0	0
Jul 27, 1994	F0	Maryland	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 27, 1994	F0	Maryland	5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 27, 1994	F0	Maryland	1.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 27, 1994	F0	Maryland	0.5 mi	73 yd	0	0

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.