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Snow Across the Great Lakes, Central Appalachians, and Northeast; Unsettled Weather in the West

Light to moderate snow will continue into Saturday over the Great Lakes, Central Appalachians, and Northeast. This weekend into next week, a series of atmospheric rivers will bring gusty winds, periods of heavy rain, and mountain snow to northern California and the Pacific Northwest. Colder temperatures are in store for the weekend from the Great Lakes to East Coast. Read More >

Wider Map of Tornado Area

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
334 PM EDT THU APR 23 2015

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR COLYER LAKE IN CENTRE COUNTY
PENNSYLVANIA...

CORRECTED LATITUDE OF ENDING POINT

LOCATION...COLYER LAKE IN CENTRE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA
DATE...APRIL 20 2015
ESTIMATED TIME...0755 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...65 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...40 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...1 MILE
BEGINNING LAT/LON...40.79 /  77.68W
ENDING LAT/LON...40.79 /  77.66W
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0

* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.

...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS CONFIRMED A
TORNADO NEAR COLYER LAKE IN CENTRE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA ON APRIL
20 2015.

THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG CHURCH HILL ROAD IN POTTER TOWNSHIP 
AND CONTINUED TO THE NORTHEAST...TOUCHING DOWN SPORADICALLY ALONG A
ONE MILE PATH. DAMAGE WAS MAINLY CONFINED TO TREES...HOWEVER...ONE 
BARN SUSTAINED ROOF DAMAGE. THIS BARN WAS ALONG DOGTOWN ROAD AND WAS
THE END OF THE DAMAGE PATH.

THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/CTP.

FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES
INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH.
EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH.
EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH.
EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH.
EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH.
EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH.

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