Wyoming County tornado history

8 tornadoes touched Wyoming County, Pennsylvania between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.1 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jun 2, 1998). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 16 people.

8tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 16 injured

26 milongest path · 1998

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

By rating

(E)F03

(E)F13

(E)F21

(E)F31

(E)F40

(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
Jun 2, 1998	F3	26 mi	500 yd	15	2
Aug 28, 1988	F2	1.5 mi	60 yd	0	0
Jun 22, 1996	F1	13.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 31, 1998	F1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 18, 1980	F1	0.3 mi	13 yd	0	0
May 28, 2019	EF0	1.6 mi	75 yd	1	0
Jul 29, 2009	EF0	0.2 mi	65 yd	0	0
Jul 29, 2009	EF0	0.1 mi	45 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 28, 2019	EF0	1.6 mi	75 yd	1	0
Jul 29, 2009	EF0	0.1 mi	45 yd	0	0
Jul 29, 2009	EF0	0.2 mi	65 yd	0	0
Jun 2, 1998	F3	26 mi	500 yd	15	2
May 31, 1998	F1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 22, 1996	F1	13.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Aug 28, 1988	F2	1.5 mi	60 yd	0	0
Mar 18, 1980	F1	0.3 mi	13 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Jun 2, 1998, F3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Lackawanna County, PA12 Susquehanna County, PA13 Luzerne County, PA20 Sullivan County, PA13 Bradford County, PA21 Wayne County, PA10 Columbia County, PA9 Carbon County, PA4

Questions

How many tornadoes has Wyoming County, Pennsylvania had?

8 tornadoes touched Wyoming County, Pennsylvania between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.1 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Wyoming County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jun 2, 1998, with a 26-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Wyoming County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (2 of 8). 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).