State College, PA

Weather Forecast Office

Severe Weather and Tornado of July 24th, 2010

Overview

Multiple Severe Thunderstorms occurred over Northern PA during the evening hours of July 24th, 2010. One tornado has been confirmed by survey by the NWS and local Emergency Management near Galeton in Eastern Potter County.

Tornado
Radar
Storm Reports

Tornadoes:

Tornado -2WSW Galeton
Potter County, Pennsylvania

Date	07/24/2010
Time (Local)	7:05 PM EDT
EF Rating	EF1
Est. Peak Winds	90 MPH
Path Length	1 MILE
Max Width	250 YARDS
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO NEAR 2WSW GALETON IN POTTER COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA ON 07 24 2010. AN EF1 TORNADO OCCURRED IN EASTERN POTTER COUNTY FROM THE EVENING OF JULY 24TH 2010. THE TORNADO STARTED AROUND 705 PM EDT AND WAS ON THE GROUND FOR ABOUT ONE MILE. THE PATH WAS SLIGHTLY CURVED AND EXTENDED FROM A SMALL TRIBUTARY OF THE WEST BRANCH OF PINE CREEK JUST TO THE NORTH OF STATE ROUTE 2002 TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THAT SAME ROAD. THE TORNADO DESTROYED AN ESTIMATED 1500 TREES...AND UP TO 10 POWER POLES ALONG STATE ROUTE 2002 WEST-SOUTHWEST OF GALETON. THE DAMAGE OCCURRED IN A VERY RURAL AREA AND MADE NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE SEVERAL EYEWITNESSES TO THE TORNADO.

Radar


Reflectivity Galeton 2248Z	Storm Relative Motion 2248Z	Reflectivity Galeton 2253Z	Storm Relative Motion 2253Z

Reflectivity Galeton 2257Z	Storm Relative Motion 2257Z	Reflectivity Galeton 2302Z	Storm Relative Motion 2302Z

Reflectivity Galeton 2307Z	Storm Relative Motion 2307Z	Reflectivity Galeton 2311Z	Storm Relative Motion 2311Z

Reflectivity Galeton 2316Z	Storm Relative Motion 2316Z	Reflectivity Galeton 2320Z	Storm Relative Motion 2320Z

Storm Reports

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1103 PM EDT SAT JUL 24 2010

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0610 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 N TIDIOUTE 41.77N 79.40W
07/24/2010 WARREN PA EMERGENCY MNGR

TREE DOWN OFF YOUNGSVILLE ROAD NORTH OF TIDIOUTE.

0610 PM TSTM WND DMG 7 E RUSSELL 41.92N 79.00W
07/24/2010 WARREN PA EMERGENCY MNGR

TREE DOWN ALONG HULTBURG ROAD

0623 PM TSTM WND DMG 8 W ELDRED 41.96N 78.54W
07/24/2010 MCKEAN PA EMERGENCY MNGR

TREES DOWN IN DUKE CENTER ON THE CORNER OF OIL VALLEY
ROAD AND MAIN STREET

0638 PM TSTM WND DMG BRADFORD 41.96N 78.64W
07/24/2010 MCKEAN PA EMERGENCY MNGR

TREES DOWN ON CONGRESS STREET

0640 PM TSTM WND DMG BRADFORD 41.96N 78.64W
07/24/2010 MCKEAN PA EMERGENCY MNGR

TREES DOWN ON WEST CORYDEN STREET

0640 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 E BRADFORD 41.96N 78.56W
07/24/2010 MCKEAN PA EMERGENCY MNGR

TREES DOWN ON PRAM HOLLOW ROAD

0645 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 S BRADFORD 41.90N 78.64W
07/24/2010 MCKEAN PA EMERGENCY MNGR

TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON MINARD RUN ROAD NEAR CUSTER CITY
AT 650 PM

0645 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 S BRADFORD 41.90N 78.64W
07/24/2010 MCKEAN PA EMERGENCY MNGR

TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON MINARD RUN ROAD NEAR CUSTER CITY

0650 PM HAIL 6 S ULYSSES 41.82N 77.76W
07/24/2010 M1.25 INCH POTTER PA TRAINED SPOTTER

HAIL THE SIZE OF KENNEDY HALF DOLLARS ACCOMPANIED 0.76
INCHES OF RAIN

0710 PM TORNADO 1 S GALETON 41.72N 77.64W
07/24/2010 POTTER PA EMERGENCY MNGR

EMA REPORTS THAT GALETON FIRE CHIEF REPORTS NUMEROUS
TREES DOWN OVER THE WEST BRANCH ROAD. THEY ARE WAITING
FOR CREWS TO OPEN ROAD UP SO THEY CAN ASSESS DAMAGE. THE
DAMAGE TRACK EXTENDS UP THE MOUNTAIN AS FAR AS HE CAN
SEE.

0710 PM TORNADO 1 SW GALETON 41.72N 77.66W
07/24/2010 POTTER PA PUBLIC

EYEWITNESS SAW FUNNEL TOUCH DOWN ON WEST BRANCH ROAD AND
START RIPPING UP TREES BEFORE HE TOOK SHELTER.

0715 PM FUNNEL CLOUD GALETON 41.73N 77.64W
07/24/2010 POTTER PA TRAINED SPOTTER

WALL CLOUD WITH FUNNEL DID NOT TOUCH GROUND

0745 PM TORNADO 5 SW MORRIS 41.60N 77.34W
07/24/2010 TIOGA PA EMERGENCY MNGR

NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER POLES SNAPPED OFF NEAR THE
JUNCTION OF WILSON HILL ROAD AND ROUTE 414.

0745 PM TSTM WND DMG 10 NNW JERSEY SHORE 41.33N 77.34W
07/24/2010 LYCOMING PA EMERGENCY MNGR

NUMEROUS TREES OVER 414 ROAD IMPASSIBLE

0755 PM TSTM WND DMG CEDAR RUN 41.52N 77.45W
07/24/2010 LYCOMING PA EMERGENCY MNGR

NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON ROUTE 414 NEAR CEDAR RUN. ROUTE
414 IS CLOSED.

0850 PM TSTM WND DMG LOCK HAVEN 41.14N 77.45W
07/24/2010 CLINTON PA EMERGENCY MNGR

TREES DOWN ON HEISEY MUSEUM IN LOCK HAVEN. MINIMAL
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.

0900 PM TSTM WND DMG TREASURE LAKE 41.17N 78.72W
07/24/2010 CLEARFIELD PA EMERGENCY MNGR

TREES DOWN

0900 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 E WILLIAMSPORT 41.24N 77.00W
07/24/2010 LYCOMING PA CO-OP OBSERVER

TREE DOWN AT INTERSECTION OF WASHINGTON BLVD AND
KATHERINE STREET. OBSERVERS POLICE SCANNER INDICATES
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ELSEWHERE IN CITY BUT UNSURE
AS TO WHERE.

0910 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 ENE JERSEY SHORE 41.22N 77.20W
07/24/2010 LYCOMING PA TRAINED SPOTTER

TREES DOWN ON ROUTE 287 JUST NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION
WITH ROUTE 220.

0915 PM TSTM WND DMG CLEARFIELD 41.02N 78.44W
07/24/2010 CLEARFIELD PA EMERGENCY MNGR

TREES DOWN IN CLEARFIELD BOROUGH

0945 PM TSTM WND DMG BLOOMSBURG 41.00N 76.46W
07/24/2010 COLUMBIA PA EMERGENCY MNGR

SWATH OF TREES DOWN IN BLOOMSBURG AND GEORGES TOWNSHIP

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