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Tornado confirmed to have touched down near Weedville Tuesday

The National Weather Service in State College announced that “a tornado is confirmed to have touched down in Elk County on Tuesday, May 4 just before 3 p.m. north-northwest of Weedville. Photo evidence shows tree damage concentrated along a narrow area along Old Byrnedale Rd and Route 255. Several trees were uprooted or snapped. This is likely near the end of the damage path based on weakening low level rotation and updraft strength observed by radar.”

Additionally, “video evidence from Weedville shows a rapidly rotating funnel approximately 0.5 miles west-southwest of route 255. A ridge line obstructed the view of the ground beneath the funnel. However, a radar-indicated tornado debris signature supports the idea that the tornado was likely on the ground and lofting debris at the time.”

The agency listed the exact time that the tornado touched down as having been 2:51 p.m. and the location as having been 2.5 miles north-northwest

of Weedville. The EF1 tornado had estimated peak winds of 90 miles per hour. It traveled a path 0.6 miles in length and 125 yards wide.

No injuries were reported as a result of the tornado.

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