The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has confirmed two tornadoes touched down during the volatile weather this past Thursday evening in our area.
According to the NWS report, a EF-1 tornado laid a roughly 2 mile path in New Galilee while a second EF-1 tornado laid a 2.62 mile path in Franklin Township. Both tornadoes had estimated max wind speeds of 90 MPH.
The first tornado, recorded at 6:56 p.m. was confined along either side of Fairlane Boulevard/State Route 351 in New Galilee. Majority of the damage was hardwood and softwood trees missing large branches. One softwood tree was uprooted, which was the damage indicator that warranted the EF1 rating. One of the large branches fell onto a detached garage causing damage to the roof. The tornado lifted prior to reaching the intersection of State Route 351 and Big Beaver Boulevard.
More details & pictures regarding the EF-1 tornado from the New Galilee, PA area that occurred on October 21, 2021: pic.twitter.com/MSpTDTczpM
— NWS Pittsburgh (@NWSPittsburgh) October 23, 2021
The second tornado was recorded at 7:11 p.m. in far northeastern Beaver County in Franklin Township eastward to Harmony Township Butler County. The tornado started four miles ESE Ellport and ended four miles NW Harmony in Butler County.
The damage much like previous ones for this event was regulated to hardwood and softwood trees. There was no structure damage observed along the track.
Damage initially started on American School Road then east along North Camp Run Road. The most intense damage was recorded farther down American School Road where at least 30 hardwood trees were uprooted or had large branches down. As the tornado continued down American School Road down softwood trees and hardwood trees snapped
at the trunk were observed. The tornado lifted as it crossed into Butler County just beyond the intersection of American School Road and Scott Ridge Road.
More details & pictures regarding the EF-1 tornado from the Franklin and Harmony Twp areas in PA that occurred on October 21, 2021: pic.twitter.com/Gz7qOOSWUv
— NWS Pittsburgh (@NWSPittsburgh) October 23, 2021
From 1950 to 2020 NWS documented 18 tornadoes in Beaver County. NWS thanks Beaver County Emergency Services for their helpin the process.
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