The May 31, 1985 tornado
F4Ashtabula and Erie counties, Ohio and Pennsylvania
An F4 tornado on a 14.0-mile path that killed 12 and injured 82. It was one of 30 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 15 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happened Part of the outbreak of May 31, 1985: 30 tornadoes in 3 statesF4 tornado · May 31, 1985
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 14.0 mi
- Width up to 400 yards
- Killed
- 12
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 82
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Friday, May 31, 1985
- 2:59 PM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F4, Mercer County16 killed
- F4, Erie County28 mi
- F5, Portage County18 killed
- F4, Venango County7 killed
- F4, Clearfield County69 mi
- F4, Warren County4 killed
- F3, Beaver County9 killed
- F3, Lycoming County6 killed
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.