National Weather Service: EF2 Tornado Confirmed In Wayne Township, Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down in Armstrong County on Thursday.
According to National Weather Service, the EF2 tornado touched down in Wayne Township.
After surveying the damage, the National Weather Service said the tornado damaged homes and destroyed two barns. Some of that damage was carried three-quarters of a mile away by the winds.
The storm dropped the tornado at 11:47 a.m. near State Route 1035 and Pine Road in Rural Valley. It traveled northeast, carving a path of damage for 9 miles, ending north of Dayton near Boat Launch Road at 11:56 a.m.
At its widest point, this tornado was 350 yards wide. The National Weather Service notes that most of the tornado's nine-mile path had damage similar to an EF0 tornado, but had a brief period of 120 mph winds, giving it the EF2 designation.
