×

Tornado touches down in Warren County

Photo by Kelly West: The National Weather Service in State College, Pa., has confirmed reports of a tornado in Warren County on Thursday night.

WARREN, Pa. — It’s official. The National Weather Service in State College, Pa., issued a public information statement Friday afternoon confirming reports of a tornado in Warren County on Thursday night.

The NWS, in cooperation with Warren County Emergency Management officials, “has confirmed that a weak, EF0 tornado briefly touched down about 2 miles to the north-northwest of Youngsville in Warren County,” according to the statement.

Damage included, the statement said, “approximately 25 downed or uprooted trees, and roof damage to one home that included several large areas of roof sheathing and shingles torn off.”

“Several eyewitnesses, including local firefighters and County Emergency Management Agency officials, watched the funnel cloud track from west to east and touch down briefly about one quarter of a mile to the west of State Route 27 or Matthews Run Road, before tracking east and lifting about 100 feet to the east of Matthews Run Road,” the weather service announced Friday.

The tornado was likely on the ground for just a minute or two from 7:54 p.m. to 7:56 p.m., officials said.

According to the NWS statement, “an interesting occurrence associated with tornado was that light objects in the form of blankets and empty water buckets were sucked out of an open barn and pulled about 100 feet north, to the center of the tornado path.”

According to the Enhanced Fujita Scale, an EF0 tornado has the potential to reach wind speeds between 65 and 85 miles per hour. Thursday’s tornado had, according to the NWS, an estimated maximum wind speed of 80 miles per hour, a maximum path width of 20 yards, and a path length of three-tenths of a mile.

No injuries or fatalities are reported as a result of the tornado, according to the NWS.

Newsletter

Today's breaking news and more in your inbox

I'm interested in (please check all that apply)
Are you a paying subscriber to the newspaper? *
   

COMMENTS

[vivafbcomment]

Starting at $4.62/week.

Subscribe Today