FRENCH CREEK TOWNSHIP — The National Weather Service rarely conducts tornado surveys in the snow. In fact, Fred McMullen, a meteorologist from the weather service Pittsburgh office, said Tuesday’s storm was just the sixth recorded January tornado in Pennsylvania since record-keeping began in the early 1950s. “This time of year we’re usually thinking salt and…
‘It went by so fast’: Mercer County man saw rare winter tornado touch down
NEW LEBANON, Pa. (WYTV) – The National Weather Service confirmed Wednesday that a second tornado hit our area on Tuesday. This one was in New Lebanon in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Wednesday morning, the NWS surveyed the damage. Only the seventh recorded January tornado for Pennsylvania, an EF-1 bounced along Smith Road just north of New…
Pa. tornado traveled nearly 3 miles, mostly damaged trees: National Weather Service
The rare January tornado that touched down in western Pennsylvania on Tuesday mostly damaged trees. National Weather Service in Pittsburgh announced findings from a survey team that assessed the damage in the tornado’s aftermath. The tornado, categorized as an EF-1, touched down about 2 miles north of New Lebanon in Mercer County. It had maximum…