Bucks County tornado history

28 tornadoes touched Bucks County, Pennsylvania between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Jul 29, 2021).

28tornadoes since 1950
EF3strongest rating
0killed · 20 injured
20.8 milongest path · 2020
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F02
(E)F121
(E)F24
(E)F31
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jul 29, 2021EF33.4 mi530 yd00
Aug 4, 2020EF220.8 mi500 yd180
May 24, 1962F216.6 mi300 yd10
Jul 29, 2021EF26.3 mi400 yd00
Jun 29, 1973F21.9 mi100 yd00
Jul 5, 1990F110 mi300 yd00
Aug 18, 2021EF18.8 mi140 yd00
Mar 21, 1983F18 mi50 yd00
Nov 16, 1989F15 mi800 yd10
Jul 31, 1992F14.5 mi30 yd00
Sep 1, 2021EF14.3 mi300 yd00
Apr 1, 2023EF13.9 mi200 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 1, 2023EF13.9 mi200 yd00
Mar 31, 2022EF12 mi100 yd00
Sep 1, 2021EF14.3 mi300 yd00
Sep 1, 2021EF11.6 mi250 yd00
Sep 1, 2021EF13 mi200 yd00
Aug 18, 2021EF18.8 mi140 yd00
Jul 29, 2021EF12.7 mi70 yd00
Jul 29, 2021EF26.3 mi400 yd00
Jul 29, 2021EF33.4 mi530 yd00
Aug 4, 2020EF220.8 mi500 yd180
May 19, 2019EF10.3 mi100 yd00
Sep 11, 1997F00.2 mi17 yd00

Nearby counties

Montgomery County, PA20Hunterdon County, NJ10Mercer County, NJ17Philadelphia County, PA11Somerset County, NJ5Northampton County, PA13Lehigh County, PA16Delaware County, PA6

Questions

How many tornadoes has Bucks County, Pennsylvania had?

28 tornadoes touched Bucks County, Pennsylvania between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Bucks County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Jul 29, 2021, with a 3.4-mile path.

When is tornado season in Bucks County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (6 of 28). 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).