Bath, PA tornado history
16 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Bath, PA from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 88th of 372 Pennsylvania cities with a tornado on record. 1 was rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on August 7, 2023 (EF1, 0.3-mile path); the strongest, on July 26, 1981, was rated F3.
Dashed circle: 10 miles from the city's Census center point. A tornado counts when its recorded path passes inside the circle. Paths run straight from start to end point, as SPC records them.
Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Every tornado within 10 miles of the center of Bath, PA
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2023 | EF1 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Lehigh County, PA | 6.8 mi |
| Sep 6, 2008 | EF1 | 0.6 mi | 0 / 0 | Lehigh County, PA | 7.7 mi |
| Nov 8, 1996 | F1 | 10.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Monroe County, PA | 8.6 mi |
| Nov 8, 1996 | F2 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 1 | Northampton County, PA | 8.8 mi |
| Jul 15, 1992 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Northampton County, PA | 6.9 mi |
| Jul 15, 1992 | F1 | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Northampton County, PA | 3.5 mi |
| Jul 14, 1985 | F0 | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Northampton County, PA | 6.1 mi |
| Aug 11, 1983 | F1 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Northampton County, PA | 9.0 mi |
| Aug 11, 1983 | F1 | 11.0 mi | 0 / 2 | Lehigh County, PA | 4.0 mi |
| Jul 26, 1981 | F3 | 3.3 mi | 0 / 2 | Northampton County, PA | 8.4 mi |
| Aug 28, 1978 | F1 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 1 | Montgomery County, PA | 5.1 mi |
| Jun 1, 1977 | F1 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Northampton County, PA | 3.4 mi |
| Mar 21, 1976 | F1 | 4.6 mi | 0 / 0 | Lehigh County, PA | 6.8 mi |
| Jun 28, 1973 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Northampton County, PA | 5.2 mi |
| Aug 7, 1957 | F0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Lehigh County, PA | 8.9 mi |
| Jul 5, 1950 | F2 | 12.9 mi | 0 / 2 | Lehigh County, PA | 6.9 mi |
More: Northampton County tornadoes · Pennsylvania tornado history · Bath hail history · Pennsylvania damaging wind
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) tornado file, 1950–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Ratings are the ones the National Weather Service assigned: Fujita (F) scale before Feb 1, 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Paths are drawn as straight lines from the start to the end point SPC records; real paths curve. City and county boundaries: US Census Bureau.
NWS Damage Survey Paths Near Bath
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 1 tornado within 10 miles of Bath in damage surveys (1 EF1). On the map, those paths follow the survey, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, instead of a straight line from start to end.
| Date | Rating | Peak wind | Path length | Max width | Deaths / injuries | On the ground | Surveyed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2023 | EF1 | 100 mph | 0.3 mi | 160 yd | 0 / 0 | 23:21–23:23 UTC | NWS Mount Holly |
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.