This is a repeating eventaugust 20, 2022august 20, 2024
Wilkes-Barre, PA F3 Tornado (1914)
Event Details
Homes destroyed in the Empire neighborhood.
On August 20, 1914, an F3 tornado ripped through the eastern edge of Wilke-Barre. 7 people were killed and over 70 were injured as 25 homes were leveled and over 100 others were damaged. Four of the fatalities occurred in a silk mill that was demolished.