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           Tornado In York County, PA

                                      June 12th, 2023

Damage Survey Results

                Rating = EF-0 with Max Wind Speed 75MPH

Summary Image, EF-0 strength 2 minutes and 130 yds long

 

Summary

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
600 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2023

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 06/12/23 TORNADO EVENT IN YORK COUNTY...

.YORK COUNTY TORNADO...

RATING:                 EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    75 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  0.37 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   130 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             06/12/2023
START TIME:             01:30 PM EDT
START LOCATION:         3 WNW MANCHESTER / YORK COUNTY / PA
START LAT/LON:          40.0839 / -76.7746

END DATE:               06/12/2023
END TIME:               01:32 PM EDT
END LOCATION:           3 WNW MANCHESTER / YORK COUNTY / PA
END LAT/LON:            40.0877 / -76.7705

SURVEY SUMMARY:
AT 1:30 PM LOCAL TIME A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN CONEWAGO TOWNSHIP.
THE TORNADO CROSSED CLOVERLEAF RD AND TRACKED 1/3 OF A MILE
CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES IN THE AREA BEFORE LIFTING AT 1:32
PM LOCAL TIME. A FEW TREES WERE UPROOTED BETWEEN CLOVERLEAF RD AND
KERN RD. THE NWS STATE COLLEGE OFFICE CONDUCTED THIS SURVEY IN
CONJUNCTION WITH YORK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, CUMBERLAND
COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND SEARCH & RESCUE 93.

&&

EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

EF0...WEAK......65 TO 85 MPH
EF1...WEAK......86 TO 110 MPH
EF2...STRONG....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3...STRONG....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4...VIOLENT...166 TO 200 MPH
EF5...VIOLENT...>200 MPH

NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.


$$
BOWEN/BAUCO/SOUTHWARD/KATSOUROS/COLBERT

Radar Images

17:23Z (1:23 PM EDT) from KLWX (Sterling, VA radar)

KLWX Radar 4 panel 1723Z 12 June 2023


17:27Z (1:23 PM EDT) from KLWX (Sterling, VA radar) :

KLWX Radar 4 panel 1727Z 12 June 2023

Rotation Tracks from the afternoon of 12 June 2023 (MRMS):

MRMS Rotation Tracks

Damage Location

Map/Location of damage, wide view

Map/Location of damage, zoomed

Damage from the air (Courtesy York County EMA):

Damage_1

Damage_2