Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, June 2, 1998

RatingF3
Deaths2
Injuries15
Length26 mi
Width500 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.62, -76.05) to the end point (41.57, -75.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
June 2, 1998, 8:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F3
States
Pennsylvania
Counties
Wyoming County
Near the path
Meshoppen (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path
26 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
Casualties
2 deaths, 15 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on June 2, 1998

DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Jun 2, 1998F4Pennsylvania, Maryland36.5 mi1,200 yd05
Jun 2, 1998F2New York15 mi250 yd00
Jun 2, 1998F2Pennsylvania15 mi880 yd00
Jun 2, 1998F2Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland12 mi300 yd00
Jun 2, 1998F2West Virginia15 mi150 yd05
Jun 2, 1998F1Tennessee1 mi200 yd00
Jun 2, 1998F1West Virginia0.7 mi40 yd01
Jun 2, 1998F1West Virginia0.3 mi40 yd00
Jun 2, 1998F1West Virginia1.5 mi80 yd00
Jun 2, 1998F1Pennsylvania7 mi300 yd00
Jun 2, 1998F1Pennsylvania8 mi440 yd00
Jun 2, 1998F1Pennsylvania32 mi700 yd050
Jun 2, 1998F1Pennsylvania1.3 mi100 yd00
Jun 2, 1998F1Pennsylvania8 mi200 yd01
Jun 2, 1998F1New York0.1 mi60 yd00
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Tornado history nearby

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