Tornado Surveys, Snow Sunk Boats
Several storm surveys have been performed in the State of Pennsylvania, where dozens of wind reports were received on Friday. Three which found tornadoes are shown below. If additional reports come in on Sunday, this entry will be adjusted.As noted, these reports may indicate the first tornados EVER in December for the state. The Tornado Project online lists no December tornadoes in Pennsylvnia between 1950 and 1995.
LOCAL STORM REPORTS IN PA
But first, this bizarre report from the NWS in Missouri:
Now, on to the Tornado reports. Here's a photo by the Associated Press of the "Accu-Mold" building in Halifax (ironic):
Dana Buffington stands in the ruins of what was the machine shop at Accu-Mold and Tool Co. in Halifax, Pa., Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006. According to Greg DeVior at the National Weather Service in State College, Pa., a tornado that touched down Sunday evening was on the ground for 1.5 miles with damage spreading over eight miles with straight line winds. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
See this blog entry for radar images and loops from last night.
#1: F2 Tornado in Luzerne County, PA: 150 Yards Wide, 15 Miles Long
EXERPTS: OVER 100 HOMES SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. A ROOF WAS COMPLETELY TORN OFF OF A
WELL-CONSTRUCTED HOME AND THROWN 150 FEET INTO A NEIGHBORING YARD. AT MR. Z'S SUPERMARKET, A 9000 POUND AIR-CONDITIONING UNIT WAS LIFTED FROM ITS BASE AND TIPPED. AT THE SAME LOCATION, A 2500 POUND AIR-CONDITIONER WAS BLOWN OFF THE ROOF AND LANDED APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET FROM ITS INITIAL LOCATION.
#2: F1 Tornado in Daupin County, PA: 75 Yards Wide, 1.5 Miles Long
EXERPTS: ONE FATALITY OCCURRED AT THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTES 225 AND 147 WHEN A TREE FELL ON A CAR AT THE INTERSECTION... 25 TO 30 RESIDENCES WITH MINOR DAMAGE. THOUSANDS OF TREES WERE ALSO FELLED DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS... AND THE EMBEDDED TORNADO.
#3: : F1 Tornado in Westmoreland County, PA: 100 Yards Long
Workers repair lines next to a twisted billboard as the moon rises over Halifax, Pa., Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006. According to Greg DeVior at the National Weather Service in State College, Pa., a tornado was on the ground Friday for 1.5 miles with damage spreading over eight miles with straight line winds. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
The NWS in State College, PA offered this summary and some maps:
- RADAR SHOWING STORM MOVING AT 76 KNOTS (87 MPH)
- VISIBLE SATELLITE WITH LIGHTNING STRIKES
- LOCAL STORM REPORTS (SHOWN ABOVE)
