Beaver County tornado history

24 tornadoes touched Beaver County, Pennsylvania between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 31, 1985). Tornadoes here killed 9 and injured 130 people.

24tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

9killed · 130 injured

45.3 milongest path · 1975

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F05

(E)F114

(E)F24

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 31, 1985	F3	39 mi	243 yd	120	9
Jun 4, 1975	F2	45.3 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 7, 2024	EF2	15.3 mi	200 yd	1	0
Jun 10, 1954	F2	7.3 mi	10 yd	3	0
May 12, 1956	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 10, 2020	EF1	9.6 mi	790 yd	0	0
Jun 2, 1998	F1	7 mi	300 yd	0	0
Oct 21, 2021	EF1	3.2 mi	110 yd	0	0
Jul 22, 1990	F1	3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Oct 16, 2021	EF1	2.1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Oct 21, 2021	EF1	1.6 mi	40 yd	0	0
Sep 3, 1970	F1	1.3 mi	200 yd	5	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 25, 2024	EF0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
May 7, 2024	EF2	15.3 mi	200 yd	1
Oct 21, 2021	EF1	1.6 mi	40 yd	0
Oct 21, 2021	EF1	3.2 mi	110 yd	0
Oct 16, 2021	EF0	0.9 mi	50 yd	0
Oct 16, 2021	EF1	2.1 mi	200 yd	0
Jun 10, 2020	EF1	9.6 mi	790 yd	0
Apr 7, 2020	EF0	3.8 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 10, 2017	EF0	3.2 mi	75 yd	0
Jun 2, 1998	F1	7 mi	300 yd	0
Jun 2, 1998	F0	0.2 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 9, 1998	F1	0.2 mi	50 yd	0

Deadliest: May 31, 1985, F3, 9 killed.

Nearby counties

Hancock County, WV1 Lawrence County, PA12 Columbiana County, OH21 Allegheny County, PA28 Butler County, PA28 Jefferson County, OH8 Mahoning County, OH18 Washington County, PA22

Questions

How many tornadoes has Beaver County, Pennsylvania had?

24 tornadoes touched Beaver County, Pennsylvania between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Beaver County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 31, 1985, with a 39-mile path and 9 deaths.

When is tornado season in Beaver County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (6 of 24). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).