Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Chester County, Pennsylvania, April 1, 1998
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length0.5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.25, -75.65) to the end point (40.25, -75.65), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 1, 1998, 1:37 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Pennsylvania
- Counties
- Chester County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 1, 1998
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 1998 | F3 | Virginia | 5 mi | 400 yd | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1998 | F2 | Virginia | 4 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 1, 1998 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 1.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1998 | F1 | North Carolina | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1998 | F1 | North Carolina | 1.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1998 | F1 | North Carolina | 1.5 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 1, 1998 | F0 | Pennsylvania | 2 mi | 1,200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1998 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1998 | F0 | North Carolina | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1998 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1998 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1998 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.