A Tornado Occurred near Roaring Spring in Blair County on Thursday August 29th, 2024

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
856 PM EDT Fri Aug 30 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 08/29/24 Tornado Event in Roaring Spring PA...

.Roaring Spring Tornado...

Rating: EF1
Estimated Peak Wind: 95 mph
Path Length /statute/: 0.81 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 100 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0

Start Date: 08/29/2024
Start Time: 04:17 PM EDT
Start Location: 1 SSW Roaring Spring / Blair County / PA
Start Lat/Lon: 40.3169 / -78.4082

End Date: 08/29/2024
End Time: 04:20 PM EDT
End Location: 2 S Roaring Spring / Blair County / PA
End Lat/Lon: 40.3066 / -78.4033

Survey Summary:
A severe thunderstorm over southern Blair County spawned a tornado late
in the afternoon on Thursday, August 29th. The tornado was on the ground
for about 3 minutes, with a track length of just under a mile.

The tornado path started in Roaring Spring Township, just east of State
Route 867 and near a motorcycle repair shop. One to two dozen trees were
either snapped or uprooted in this vicinity, with one of the trees landing
on the garage of the repair shop and heavily damaging the roof. This is the
point where the tornado peaked in intensity, producing maximum winds near
95 mph, which is in the EF-1 category.

The tornado then moved south-southeast, roughly paralleling
Dick Schoolhouse Road, producing sporadic areas of tree damage, with winds
mostly between 65 and 85 mph. Near the end of the path length, just east
of Dick Schoolhouse Road, about halfway between Orchard Road and Packing
Shed Lane, the tornado flattened a narrow swath of crops in a cornfield.
Shortly thereafter, the tornado dissipated.

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>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.

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