The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh said Thursday a tornado touched down Wednesday in Washington County. A survey team was on site Thursday afternoon to examine storm damage in Chartiers and North Strabane townships, the weather service said. The tornado started near Houston and ...
The winds that whipped through Menallen Township on Sunday were consistent with an EF-1 tornado, according to the National Weather Service. A team from the NWS was in Fayette County to survey the damage in Menallen on Tuesday. NWS Meteorologist Jason Frazier said the survey team was also in ...
Days after a second tornado swept through Elrama, causing extensive damage, two national volunteer groups are assisting with cleanup efforts. Union Township officials said residents can call PA211 to get in touch with Team Rubicon and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief, which are providing ...
A tornado touched down in Elrama on Friday, according to the National Weather Service. In a post to Facebook on Saturday, the NWS stated that it was an EF0 tornado that traveled about six miles from Elrama to the eastern parts of Elizabeth. The EF scale uses wind speed to determine a ...
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has confirmed the tornado that struck Finleyville, Union Township, on Saturday night was rated an EF2. The NWS also determined that a brief EF0 tornado touched down near New Salem in Fayette County, and an EF1 tornado crossed from Fayette County ...
“It was the scariest thing I’ve ever experienced in my life,” said Lynn Michigan, who was attending a Saturday evening service at Crossroads Ministries in Finleyville with her husband, Rob, when a tornado touched down around 6:05 p.m. Rob, a member of the Castle Shannon Volunteer Fire ...
