Tornado History Map

Pike County, Pennsylvania tornado history

9 tornadoes recorded in or across Pike County from 1989 to 2010, 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 Pike County

The Storm Prediction Center records 9 tornadoes whose paths touched Pike County, Pennsylvania between 1989 and 2010. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 4 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 31 May 1998. The most recent was on 23 July 2010.

  • 9tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 2injuries
  • 165per 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 Pike County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0222%
F1 / EF1333%
F2 / EF2333%
F3 / EF3111%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Pike County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in 1990s.1980s11990s42000s22010s2

The 2010s only run to 2010, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1980s1
1990s4
2000s2
2010s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May4Jun0Jul2Aug0Sep0Oct0Nov1Dec2
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May4
Jun0
Jul2
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov1
Dec2

Records for Pike County

  • Strongest: Pennsylvania tornado31 May 1998, F3, 2 injuries, 20 miles long
  • Longest path: Pennsylvania tornado23 July 2010, EF2, 25.7 miles long
  • Most recent: Pennsylvania tornado23 July 2010, EF1, 3.5 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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