Crawford County tornado history

40 tornadoes touched Crawford County, Pennsylvania between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 31, 1985). Tornadoes here killed 15 and injured 110 people.

40tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

15killed · 110 injured

33.4 milongest path · 1985

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

By rating

(E)F013

(E)F114

(E)F29

(E)F33

(E)F41

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 31, 1985	F4	14 mi	400 yd	82	12
May 31, 1985	F3	23 mi	277 yd	0	2
May 31, 1985	F3	8 mi	427 yd	0	0
May 2, 1972	F3	7.9 mi	33 yd	3	0
May 31, 1985	F2	4 mi	200 yd	0	1
Jun 22, 1985	F2	33.4 mi	40 yd	2	0
May 31, 1985	F2	10 mi	220 yd	15	0
May 25, 2004	F2	7 mi	50 yd	0	0
Oct 2, 2018	EF2	4.1 mi	50 yd	1	0
Jul 28, 1981	F2	2 mi	10 yd	4	0
Jan 17, 1952	F2	0.5 mi	400 yd	0	0
Sep 30, 1986	F2	0.5 mi	60 yd	1	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jun 9, 2025	EF0	0.7 mi	25 yd	0
Jul 29, 2021	EF0	0.6 mi	75 yd	0
Apr 14, 2019	EF0	0.4 mi	100 yd	0
Oct 2, 2018	EF2	4.1 mi	50 yd	1
Oct 2, 2018	EF1	3.5 mi	75 yd	0
Oct 2, 2018	EF1	3 mi	25 yd	0
May 26, 2011	EF1	6.6 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 6, 2010	EF0	0.5 mi	20 yd	0
Jun 2, 2010	EF0	1.2 mi	50 yd	0
May 1, 2007	EF1	2 mi	30 yd	0
May 25, 2004	F2	7 mi	50 yd	0
May 20, 2004	F0	1 mi	20 yd	0

Deadliest: May 31, 1985, F4, 12 killed.

Nearby counties

Venango County, PA13 Mercer County, PA24 Erie County, PA23 Ashtabula County, OH16 Warren County, PA18 Trumbull County, OH23 Forest County, PA10 Clarion County, PA15

Questions

How many tornadoes has Crawford County, Pennsylvania had?

40 tornadoes touched Crawford County, Pennsylvania between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Crawford County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 31, 1985, with a 14-mile path and 12 deaths.

When is tornado season in Crawford County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (12 of 40). 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).