Tornado History

Venango Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Venango, Pennsylvania. The records below identify 14 tornadoes from 1974 through 2021, including a highest listed rating of F4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $50.5M, with 8 deaths and 46 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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14recorded tornadoes
F4 (Devastating damage)highest rating
$50.5Mminimum property damage
July 29, 2021latest tornado
12.5 milongest listed path
800 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F4 May 31, 19851985F4 May 31, 19851985F4 May 31, 19851985F2 August 7, 19811981F2 May 31, 19851985F1 April 28, 20022002F1 July 2, 19741974EF0 July 29, 20212021F0 June 22, 19851985F0 May 31, 19851985F0 May 25, 20042004EF0 April 14, 20192019EF0 April 14, 20192019Unknown September 24, 19771977© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F4 (Devastating damage)3
  • F2 (Considerable damage)2
  • F1 (Moderate damage)2
  • F0 (Light damage)3
  • EF0 (Light damage)3
  • Unknown rating1

Most Active Years

  • 19856
  • 20192
  • 19741
  • 19771
  • 19811
  • 20021
  • 20041
  • 20211

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.

DateRatingAreaLengthWidthDeathsInjuriesMin. property damage
May 31, 1985F4Venango, Pennsylvania12.5 mi350 yd840$25.0M
May 31, 1985F4Venango, Pennsylvania11 mi350 yd05$25.0M
May 31, 1985F4Venango, Pennsylvania4 mi800 yd00N/A
August 7, 1981F2Venango, Pennsylvania0 mi33 yd00$250K
May 31, 1985F2Venango, Pennsylvania6 mi150 yd01N/A
April 28, 2002F1Venango, Pennsylvania6 mi200 yd00$250K
July 2, 1974F1Venango, Pennsylvania0 mi33 yd00N/A
July 29, 2021EF0Venango, Pennsylvania0.27 mi15 yd00$15K
June 22, 1985F0Venango, Pennsylvania0.2 mi3 yd00N/A
May 31, 1985F0Venango, Pennsylvania3 mi300 yd00N/A
May 25, 2004F0Venango, Pennsylvania0.3 mi100 yd00N/A
April 14, 2019EF0Venango, Pennsylvania1.2 mi100 yd00N/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.