Yes. Tornadoes can happen almost anywhere. The Reading area was affected by an F3 tornado in 1950, an F1 tornado in 1963, and an F2 tornado in 1979.
Yes. A torando can hit anywhere, although Philadelphia is not a more likely city to get hit. The states/cities that get the most tornadoes are in Toranado Alley. (Most of the Midwest states)!
From 2010 to 2011 there were 47 tornadoes in Pennsylvania.
Tornadoes are not particularly common in Pennsylvania. The state averages about 17 per year which is not very much, especially since most of them are weak. The worst tornado event to affect the state was on May 31, 1985 when 21 tornadoes, including the state's only recorded F5, tore through northern Pennsylvania claiming 65 lives.
As of September 26 there have been 10 confirmed tornadoes in Pennsylvania in 2012.
Yes, Pennsylvania does experience tornadoes. On average, Pennsylvania sees around 16 tornadoes per year, with the peak tornado season typically occurring in the late spring and summer months. Tornadoes in Pennsylvania can range from weak EF0 tornadoes to stronger EF2 tornadoes.
There were 11 tornadoes in Pennsylvania in 2005.
Tornadoes can happen in any place that gets thunderstorms.
Yes, of course, there are tornadoes in Pennsylvania. The most-recent severe outbreak occurred in 1985 when a system of tornadoes developed near Albion in northwest Pennsylvania and tracked across the state. Forty-seven confirmed tornadoes were associated with this outbreak, and there were numerous injuries and deaths before the system weakened in north-central and southeastern PA.
Tornadoes happen in Miami for the same reason they happen anywhere else. See the related question for how tornadoes form in general.
The highest tornado activity in Pennsylvania is usually in June.
Yes, most notably the northwest area of Pennsylvania saw an unusually high number of tornadoes. Among these tornadoes was an EF0 tornado that struck Presque Isle State Park near Erie on June 27.
Since official record began in 1950 through 2013, there have been a total of 738 tornadoes recorded in Pennsylvania. Final data for 2014 has not yet been published. The actual number of tornadoes is probably significantly higher than this, as we missed many of the weaker tornadoes in the early part of this period. If you are referring to a specific event in which tornadoes struck Pennsylvania, please specify in a separate question.