National Weather Service Confirms Tornado In Chester County
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HONEY BROOK, Pa. (CBS) -- The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has confirmed a tornado near Honey Brook in Chester County Tuesday afternoon.
Here is the first preliminary PNS on the tornado that had occurred in Chester County PA yesterday. #pawx http://t.co/UVaWq6Bid7
— NWS Mount Holly (@NWS_MountHolly) July 1, 2015
The NWS says it was an EF-1 tornado with an estimated maximum wind speed of 95 mph.
Numerous videos of what witnesses believed to be a tornado were posted to social media accounts, but an official determination was only made this afternoon.
National Weather Service officials also went to Lehigh County to investigate possible tornado activity. But officials said only straight line wind damage was found.
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