Tornado History

Forest Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Forest, Pennsylvania. The records below identify 9 tornadoes from 1985 through 2017, including a highest listed rating of F4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $25.1M, with 7 deaths and 30 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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9recorded tornadoes

F4 (Devastating damage)highest rating

$25.1Mminimum property damage

May 1, 2017latest tornado

25 milongest listed path

800 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

F4 (Devastating damage)2
F2 (Considerable damage)1
EF2 (Considerable damage)2
F1 (Moderate damage)1
EF1 (Moderate damage)3

Most Active Years

20175
19853
20011

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

Date	Rating	Area	Length	Width	Deaths	Injuries	Min. property damage
May 31, 1985	F4	Forest, Pennsylvania	3 mi	350 yd	0	0	$25.0M
May 31, 1985	F4	Forest, Pennsylvania	25 mi	800 yd	7	30	N/A
May 31, 1985	F2	Forest, Pennsylvania	1.5 mi	300 yd	0	0	N/A
May 1, 2017	EF2	Forest, Pennsylvania	0.9 mi	350 yd	0	0	N/A
May 1, 2017	EF2	Forest, Pennsylvania	0.57 mi	175 yd	0	0	N/A
August 19, 2001	F1	Forest, Pennsylvania	3 mi	300 yd	0	0	$100K
May 1, 2017	EF1	Forest, Pennsylvania	0.4 mi	100 yd	0	0	$25K
May 1, 2017	EF1	Forest, Pennsylvania	0.82 mi	150 yd	0	0	N/A
May 1, 2017	EF1	Forest, Pennsylvania	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0	N/A

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.