York County tornado history

34 tornadoes touched York County, Pennsylvania between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 5, 1952).

34tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 17 injured
22.2 milongest path · 1961
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F09
(E)F111
(E)F213
(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

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 5, 1952F317.5 mi10 yd40
Jul 29, 1961F222.2 mi500 yd20
Aug 28, 1978F220 mi20 yd00
Mar 27, 1963F217 mi20 yd00
Jun 15, 1989F216 mi100 yd60
Apr 25, 1954F213.3 mi500 yd00
Jun 7, 1980F25.6 mi800 yd00
Sep 24, 2001F25 mi200 yd00
Apr 28, 2011EF22.6 mi100 yd00
Oct 9, 1992F22 mi100 yd00
Jul 2, 1970F21 mi1,760 yd00
Jun 8, 1990F21 mi60 yd10

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Aug 7, 2023EF10.5 mi75 yd00
Aug 7, 2023EF11.5 mi50 yd00
Jun 12, 2023EF00.3 mi130 yd00
Aug 18, 2021EF00.7 mi125 yd00
Feb 25, 2017EF11.7 mi100 yd00
Jun 1, 2012EF0—25 yd00
Jun 12, 2011EF11.8 mi100 yd00
Jun 12, 2011EF01.1 mi50 yd00
Apr 28, 2011EF22.6 mi100 yd00
Apr 16, 2011EF00.5 mi200 yd20
Aug 30, 2005F10.5 mi100 yd00
Aug 4, 2004F00.8 mi25 yd00

Nearby counties

Adams County, PA17Lancaster County, PA39Carroll County, MD26Cumberland County, PA17Baltimore County, MD32Lebanon County, PA19Dauphin County, PA21Harford County, MD26

Questions

How many tornadoes has York County, Pennsylvania had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in York County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 5, 1952, with a 17.5-mile path.

When is tornado season in York County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (11 of 34). 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).