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Tornado touched down in Pa. on Tuesday: National Weather Service
A rare January tornado touched down in western Pennsylvania on Tuesday.
National Weather Service in Pittsburgh reports that survey teams confirmed an EF-1 tornado touched down just north of New Lebanon in Mercer County.
Maximum wind gusts of 95 mph were estimated. More details about the storm are expected sometime later in the day on Wednesday.
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https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/01/tornado-touched-down-in-pa-on-tuesday-national-weather-service.html
From Pittsburgh, PA NWS:
...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR JANUARY 8TH 2019 TORNADO...
Start Location...2 north-northeast of New Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Date...January 8 2019
Estimated Time...1125 am EST
Maximum EF-Scale Rating...EF1
Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...95 mph
Maximum Path Width...400 yards
Path Length...2.8 miles
Beginning Lat/Lon...41.4329/-80.0753
Ending Lat/Lon...41.4517/-80.0286
* Fatalities...0
* Injuries...0
https://www.weather.gov/pbz/Tornado
