PENNSYLVANIA
TORNADO ARCHIVE
MAY 31, 1985
TORNADO OUTBREAK
Tornadoes
Links
OUTBREAK: NWS State College 34th Anniversary, NWS Cleveland Outbreak Recap, May 31, 1985: A tornado outbreak out of place (US Tornadoes), May 31, 1985 Tornado Outbreak by Nick Wilkes, 1985 United States-Canada tornado outbreak, Remembering Pennsylvania's Deadliest Tornado Outbreak, 34 Years Ago (Morning Call)
NILES, OH & WHEATLAND, PA F5: 1985 Niles Tornado (NilesHistoricalSociety), 1985 Niles Tornado WKBN 27 Coverage, Niles-Wheatland EF5, Wheatland-Hermitage EF5, Effects of '85 tornado still felt today, NWS State College Wheatland recap,
MOSHANNON STATE FOREST F4: Moshannon State Forest recap, Survivors Remember Parker Dam Tornado 30 Years Later, 30-Year Anniversary of Deadly Tornado Outbreak (WNEP),
The Moshannon State Forest tornado left a near 70-mile path of destruction across Clearfield, Centre, and Clinton Counties. Roughly 88,000 trees and 10 homes were destroyed as the monster F4 plowed through the wilderness of north central PA.
WSR-77 radar from Penn State University showing the Moshannon State Forest supercell that produced numerous intense, long-lived tornadoes.
The Wheatland-Hermitage tornado remains the most intense recorded tornado in Pennsylvania history. The F5 twister destroyed over 100 homes, snapped trees at their bases, and tore up sections of pavement as it passed through several towns in Mercer County.
PSU NARR 5/31/1985
