NOUS41 KCTP 221401
PNSCTP
PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053-
056>059-063>066-180200-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1000 AM EDT WED AUG 22 2001
...F1 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN ELK COUNTY ON AUGUST 19TH...
A SURVEY OF TORNADO DAMAGE IN ELK AND FOREST COUNTIES WAS CONDUCTED
BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE YESTERDAY. AT APPROXIMATELY 355 PM
ON SUNDAY AUGUST 19 2001...A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 1 MILE
SOUTHWEST OF DUHRING IN FOREST COUNTY. AROUND 405 PM THE TORNADO
CROSSED THE FOREST COUNTY LINE INTO ELK COUNTY.
THE TORNADO LEFT A SPORADIC DAMAGE PATH ABOUT 10 MILES IN LENGTH
WHICH EXTENDED FROM NEAR DUHRING IN FOREST COUNTY TO JUST NORTH OF
THE TOWN OF NANSEN IN ELK COUNTY. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN SEVERAL
TIMES ALONG THE PATH.
IN ELK COUNTY...THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR HIGHLAND AND NANSEN.
IN THESE AREAS NEARLY 25 TREES WERE KNOCKED DOWN AND SEVERAL TREE
TOPS WERE ALSO SNAPPED OFF. ADDITIONALLY...NICKEL SIZE HAIL OCCURRED
IN THIS AREA. THE PATH WAS AROUND 100 YARDS WIDE IN ELK COUNTY. THE
TORNADO HAD ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS OF 80 TO 90 MPH AND CAN BE
CLASSIFIED AS A WEAK F1 TORNADO ON THE FUJITA SCALE. THERE WERE NO
INJURIES OR DEATHS.
$$
ONDREJIK/KANE/GARTNER/GRUMM
NOUS41 KPBZ 221223
PNSPBZ
MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-
029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-221945-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
815 AM EDT WED AUG 22 2001
...TORNADO HITS FOREST COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA ON AUGUST 19TH...
AT APPROXIMATELY 355 PM ON SUNDAY 19 AUGUST 2001...A TORNADO TOUCHED
DOWN ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTHWEST OF DUHRING IN FOREST COUNTY...PENNSYLVANIA.
THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST AND CROSSED INTO ELK COUNTY. THE STORM
LEFT A SPORADIC DAMAGE PATH ABOUT 10 MILES IN LENGTH WHICH EXTENDED FROM
ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF DUHRING TO JUST NORTH OF THE TOWN OF NANSEN IN
ELK COUNTY.
THE PATH WIDTH REACHED A MAXIMUM NEAR DUHRING AND IT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
NEARLY 300 YARDS. THE WORST DAMAGE ALSO OCCURRED NEAR THE TOWN OF
DUHRING WHERE THE WINDS WERE ESTIMATED TO HAVE REACHED 90 MPH. THIS
PUTS THE TORNADO AT AN F1 ON THE FUJITA SCALE.
AN ESTIMATED 250 TREES WERE TOPPLED NEAR DUHRING. SEVERAL OF THE TREES
FELL ON CABINS...HOUSES...AND VEHICLES. HAIL THE SIZE OF NICKLES COVERED
THE GROUND WITH SOME HAIL STONES AS LARGE AS GOLFBALLS. NO
INJURIES WERE REPORTED WITH THIS TORNADO.
SO FAR THIS SPRING AND SUMMER SEASON...THE DUHRING TORNADO HAS BEEN
THE STRONGEST CONFIRMED TORNADO (F1) TO AFFECT THE COUNTY WARNING AREA
OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH. SINCE APRIL...WE HAVE
SEEN ADDITIONAL TORNADOES TOUCH DOWN IN LAWRENCE...BUTLER...AND GARRETT
COUNTIES. ALL OF THESE TORNADOES WERE F0.
KANE/ONDREJIK
NWUS51 KPBZ 221406
LSRPBZ
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH, PA
1006 AM EDT WED AUG 22 2001
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0355 PM 1 SW DUHRING PA TORNADO
08/19/01 FOREST *** 0 DEAD, 0 INJ ***
F1 TORNADO 300 YARDS WIDE
WITH WINDS ESTIMATED TO 90
MPH MOVED NORTHEAST FROM
NEAR DUHRING ALONG A 3-MILE
LONG INTERMITTENT PATH TO
THE ELK COUNTY LINE.
CS
NWUS51 KCTP 200441 CCA
LSRCTP
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
900 PM EDT SUN AUG 19 2001
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0355 PM 1 N KYLERTOWN PA WIND DAMAGE
08/19/01 CLEARFIELD TREE DOWN ON WIRES ON
DEER CREEK ROAD.
0405 PM COVINGTON PA WIND DAMAGE
08/19/01 CLEARFIELD TREE DOWN ON
MILLERSVILLE ROAD.
0420 PM RUSSELL CITY PA WIND DAMAGE
08/19/01 ELK NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
BLOCKING ROUTES 66 AND
948.
0419 PM KYLERTOWN PA WIND DAMAGE
08/19/01 CLEARFIELD NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES
DOWN.
0420 PM TYRONE PA .75 INCH HAIL
08/19/01 BLAIR DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED.
0442 PM WARRIORS MARK PA WIND DAMAGE
08/19/01 HUNTINGDON TREE DOWN BLOCKING
ROUTE 550.
0445 PM 2S LANTZ CORNERS PA WIND DAMAGE
08/19/01 MCKEAN TREES DOWN ACROSS ROUTE
219.
0455 PM GATESBURG PA .88 INCH HAIL
08/19/01 CENTRE OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE
REPORTED NICKLE SIZE HAIL.
0510 PM STATE COLLEGE PA WIND DAMAGE
08/19/01 CENTRE OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE
ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS TO
60 MPH.
0530 PM 2N EBENSBURG PA WIND DAMAGE
08/19/01 CAMBRIA TREES DOWN ON ROUTE 219.
0532 PM LEMONT PA 1.00 INCH HAIL
08/19/01 CENTRE OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE
REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
0533 PM STATE COLLEGE PA 1.5 INCH HAIL
08/19/01 CENTRE OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE
REPORTED 1.5 INCH HAIL.
0536 PM GLEN UNION PA WIND DAMAGE
08/19/01 CLINTON TREES DOWN BLOCKING BOTH
LANES OF ROUTE 120.
0545 PM STATE COLLEGE PA WIND DAMAGE
08/19/01 CENTRE OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE
REPORTED NUMEROUS TREES
DOWN IN THE SCIENCE PARK
ROAD AREA. ALSO REPORT
OF AN OUT-BUILDING
COLLAPSE AFTER A TREE
FELL ON IT.
0550 PM STATE COLLEGE PA WIND DAMAGE
08/19/01 CENTRE WALL OF A BUILDING BLOWN
DOWN ON EASTERLY PARKWAY.
0552 PM ALTOONA PA WIND DAMAGE
08/19/01 BLAIR TREE DOWN.
0600 PM 1 S POTTERS MILLS PA WIND DAMAGE
08/19/01 CENTRE OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE
REPORTED TREE AND SIGN DOWN
ON ROUTE 322.
0645 PM CENTRE HALL PA WIND DAMAGE
08/19/01 CENTRE TREE DOWN ON THE ROAD TO
PENNS CAVE.
0700 PM STATE COLLEGE PA FLOODING
08/19/01 CENTRE TRIBUTARY OF SLAB CABIN
RUN OUT OF BANKS FLOODING
ROUTE 26.
$$
JUNG/HEAD
NWUS51 KPBZ 250205
LSRPBZ
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH, PA
1005 PM EDT FRI AUG 24 2001
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0340 PM 11 SE OIL CITY PA WIND DAMAGE
08/19/01 VENANGO LARGE BRANCHES DOWN
COVERING ROAD REPORTED BY
PUBLIC. 1/2 INCH HAIL
COVERED GROUND.
NWUS51 KPBZ 200115 CCA
LSRPBZ
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT......CORRECTED.....
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH, PA
900 PM EDT SUN AUG 19 2001
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0154 PM MONROEVILLE PA WIND DAMAGE
08/19/01 ALLEGHENY TREES DOWN ACROSS ROADS
AND ON HOUSE. REPORTED BY
LAW ENFORCEMENT
0404 PM MARIENVILLE PA .75 INCH HAIL
08/19/01 FOREST REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTERS
0420 PM HOMER CITY PA .88 INCH HAIL
08/19/01 INDIANA REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTERS
0340 PM LEEPER PA .75 INCH HAIL
08/19/01 CLARION REPORTED BY PUBLIC
0410 PM RIMERSBURG PA WIND DAMAGE
08/19/01 CLARION REPORTED BY PUBLIC
0450 PM 6 E HOMEWOOD PA WIND DAMAGE
08/19/01 BEAVER TREES DOWN REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
0510 PM 1 NE PORTERSVILLE PA .88 INCH HAIL
08/19/01 BUTLER LARGE HAIL MORAINE
STATE PARK REPORTED
BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
0510 PM 1 NE PORTERSVILLE PA WIND DAMAGE
08/19/01 BUTLER NUMEROUS TREES
DOWN MORAINE STATE
PARK
0405 PM EAST BRADY PA WIND DAMAGE
08/19/01 ARMSTRONG LARGE BRANCHES DOWN
CORRECTED FOR SPACING
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