Tornado History Map

Northampton County, Pennsylvania tornado history

14 tornadoes recorded in or across Northampton County from 1973 to 2025, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Northampton County

The Storm Prediction Center records 14 tornadoes whose paths touched Northampton County, Pennsylvania between 1973 and 2025. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is July, with 5 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 26 July 1981. The most recent was on 6 May 2025.

  • 14tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 6injuries
  • 379per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Northampton County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0321%
F1 / EF1857%
F2 / EF2214%
F3 / EF317%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Northampton County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in 1980s.1970s41980s51990s32020s2

The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1970s4
1980s5
1990s3
2020s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in Jul.Jan0Feb0Mar1Apr0May1Jun3Jul5Aug3Sep0Oct0Nov1Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar1
Apr0
May1
Jun3
Jul5
Aug3
Sep0
Oct0
Nov1
Dec0

Records for Northampton County

  • Strongest: Pennsylvania tornado26 July 1981, F3, 2 injuries, 3.3 miles long
  • Longest path: Pennsylvania tornado11 August 1983, F1, 2 injuries, 11 miles long
  • Most recent: Pennsylvania tornado6 May 2025, EF1, 1.5 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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