Pennsylvania, 1985

Tornado and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, August 30, 1985

August 30, 1985 · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$250,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Lancaster

When
August 30, 1:10 PM CST
Where
Lancaster County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
40.000, -76.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Schuylkill

When
August 30, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Schuylkill County
Coordinates
40.720, -76.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Carbon

When
August 30, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Carbon County
Coordinates
40.920, -75.700

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10115763, 10115764, 10115765.