Tornado Reports
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| 19:08Z | EF1 | KCCX | PA | Centre | Zion | A tornado occurred to the southeast of Zion on the afternoon of July 2, 2023. The tornado touched down just east of the end of Ralph's Lane and moved east-northeastward, uprooting several large trees. The tornado dissipated east of Dusty Lane. No structures were directly impacted by the tornado, as it moved through a predominantly forested area. The tornado was rated EF-1, the path length was less than one mile, and the path width was approximately 200 yards. |
| 19:44Z | EF0 | KCCX | PA | Dauphin | Lenkerville | A brief EF-0 tornado occurred near Route 147 in Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County. Trees were downed by the tornado, blocking the roadway at 3462 PA 147. The tornado damage was intermittent as it traveled east for about 1 mile, downing more trees as it crossed over Shippen Dam Rd. The survey also found a larger area of more sporadic, non-tornadic wind damage to the north of the tornado track, which extended nearly 20 miles from Seven Stars in Juniata County to Gratz in Dauphin County. This damage mostly consisted of downed trees and tree limbs, as well as downed|powerlines on Specktown Road in Lykens Twp, Dauphin County. It was determined that this larger area of sporadic damage was associated with the forward flank downdraft of the same storm, which is an area of straight line winds within a supercell. The tornado was rated an EF-0, with a path length of just under 1 mile and a max path width of approximately 50 yards. |
| 19:48Z | EF1 | KCCX | PA | Union | Swengel | A tornado touched down in Lewis Township during the afternoon of July 2, 2023. The tornado touched down just south of Route 45 to the east of Harleton and tracked ENE causing damage to a well-constructed chicken coop along with uplifting a majority of a barn`s roof and spreading it throughout a nearby field. The tornado tracked just west of a residence along Pleasant Grove Road, where many large limbs were observed to be down with a healthy cherry tree snapped before continuing to move northeastward. Trees along the intersection of Kaiser Run Road and Windy Valley Lane were uprooted and snapped with a small outer building having damage lofted into a nearby field. The tornado dissipated just north of Kaiser Run Road. The rating was EF-1, path length was around 1.5 miles, and max path width was approximately 150 yards. |
| 19:55Z | EF1 | KLVX | KY | Anderson | Gudgel | Severe storms developed west of Lawrenceburg in two waves. One produced |straight line winds as a squall line and moved from west to east into downtown|Lawrenceburg where it caused multiple trees to fall, likely with winds of |80-90 mph. Additionally, a brick building downtown that had been previously |damaged from the March 3rd event suffered additional damage to the brickwork.||The other was a storm that developed just south of that line and caused a |tornado to drop along Highway 44 west of Lawrenceburg starting in the 2200 |block where several large trees had fallen along the road but had been cleaned |up by the time the survey occurred. There was significant tree damage along |McDonald Road paralleling Highway 44. The most significant damage occurred|around a square home with pyramid shaped roof. Trees fell without hitting the |home, but fell in multiple directions. No shingles were damaged, but that may |be due to the steepness of the roof. The survey continued ENE with tree |damage on both McDonald and Highway 44 from the 2200 block all they way |to the 1600 block. At the latter location, a barndominium suffered partial roof |damage. Part of the metal roof was torn in one slab and thrown to the east of |the property. The property owner witnessed a circulation approaching and took |shelter in an open garage whose closed doors were blown outwards. At this |point the tornado appeared to lift, but additional damage was reported just |downstream, along Hammonds Creek Rd, where several trees on a property |were uprooted or snapped. The tornado appeared to lift beyond this point and |merge with the main line heading towards Lawrenceburg. |
| 19:59Z | EF1 | KCCX | PA | Union | Mifflinburg | A tornado touched down in West Buffalo Township during the afternoon of July 2, 2023. Initial touchdown was in a field just west of Pleasant Grove Road, and the tornado tracked adjacent to Dietrich Road towards Pine Valley Trailer Park where some minor damage was observed to outer buildings. The tornado continued northeastward towards the intersection of Church Road and Clark Avenue where garage door collapsed inward and a roof was lifted off. The tornado dissipated just south of a bend in Church Road. The tornado was rated an EF-1, with a path length of just over 2 miles and a max path width of approximately 50 yards. |
| 20:25Z | EF1 | KCCX | PA | Union | Linntown | A tornado occurred on the north side of Lewisburg in Union County, just south of the Kelly Township Fields. The tornado moved ENE snapping trees before tipping over|an RV in a Flea Market, along with blowing away an open structure. The tornado deviated to more of a northeasterly track as it tore off the metal roof of a fireworks store, causing damage to cars parked at the business and launching pieces of the metal roof across U.S. Highway 15. More sporadic damage was then observed across U.S. Highway 15 and the Susquehanna River in western portions of Northumberland County. Several small trees were snapped off along South Drive with periodic damage observed along roads intersecting Shakespeare Avenue, with the most notable being areas of a roof being torn off of a residence at the intersection of Jordan Street and Wood Street. The tornado continued to show sporadic damage until it dissipated slightly west of Milton Area High/Middle School at 4:33 PM, where insulation continued to be observed from the Flea Market on the north side of Lewisburg. The tornado was rated an EF-1, with a path length of nearly 2.5 miles and a max path width of approximately 150 yards. |
| 23:08Z | EF0 | KBGM | PA | Susquehanna | Harford | Most of the damage surveyed was broken branches, with |spotty uprooted trees. The worst damage was found at a residence |at the corner of Tingley Lake Rd and Wilcox Rd. The foundation of |a manufactured home was slightly shifted with additional minor |damage to the roof and window of a nearby residence. Inhabitants |were home at the time of the tornado and described it as an |intense, sudden wind that did not last long. A swath of downed |pines to the east of the manufactured home was where the worst |damage was found with winds estimated near 85 mph. As |the survey continued northeast from the residence, tree damage |became much more sporadic. The last of the damage was found at a |residence off of Fair Hill Rd with no damage continuing Northeast |of the location towards Interstate 81. Resident of home was also |present at the time of the tornado and also described it as a sudden |wind that lasted 15 to 30 seconds. |
| 23:18Z | EF0 | KBGM | PA | Lackawanna | Throop | A tornado touched down in a residential neighborhood of Dickson|City PA on the evening of Sunday, July 2, 2023. The tornado damage|consisted of large branches snapped, one large tree uprooted,|minor damage to shingles and vinyl fences, and other residential|property damage. The tornado was short-lived, and on the ground|for approximately 4 minutes, with a path 70 yards wide and 4|blocks long from Poplar Street to Oak Street. |
| 23:55Z | EF1 | KLVX | KY | Casey | Beech Bottom | The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey of damage to a |property off of Wilson Ridge Road. There a well-built home with a metal roof |had its roof peeled off in the middle section of the home. In that same area, |an attached back porch awning was also lifted and completely detached from |the house. Some thick siding was removed from the home as well. Damage |in this area was consistent with an EF-1 tornado with winds of 100-105 mph. |The homeowner stated the damage occurred a little before eight o`clock, |which is important given multiple storms moving across the area over that hour. |Time that the tornado was on the ground was brief. Homeowner noted a small |gap in the tree line north of the house which we believe was the starting point. |Damage went downstream into a field of soybeans, but there was no apparent|path in the soybeans themselves. |
Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).