The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has been tracking tornadoes for decades. This interactive map from the USA TODAY Network, which contains NOAA data starting in January 1950, pinpoints where a tornado touched down in Pennsylvania and traces its path of destruction.

May 31, 1985: ‘I heard a noise like a train.’ Remembering the Albion-Cranesville tornado

For more recent tornadoes, clicking deeper provides more details, damage estimates and whether someone was injured or killed in the storm.

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This article originally appeared on Erie Times-News: PA tornado history since 1950, see every touchdown, destructive path