EF1 Tornado — Wayne, Pennsylvania

2024-05-27 · near Rutledgedale, Wayne, Pennsylvania

Event narrative

A brief tornado touched down near the intersection of Oregon Turnpike and Cochecton Turnpike in West Damascus in the early evening of May 27th. The tornado initially produced minor tree and crop damage and lifted some debris into powerlines. It then

continued eastward and crossed Cochecton Turnpike as well as Rutledgedale Road, uprooted a very large tree, and lofted additional debris into the tree. The tornado then crossed through a farm and caused significant roof and structural damage to a couple of barns. This is where the tornado was at its peak strength, with a metal roof partially lifted off a barn and a large wooden door ripped off another barn. Debris was also lofted down a hill roughly 100 feet away. Some minor tree and crop damage was observed down this hill, which was the last visible damage of the survey and the determined location where the tornado lifted.

Wider weather episode

Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms moved through the area, where there was limited instability yet significant wind shear supportive of rotation in storm cells. A storm early in the evening did produce a brief tornado in West Damascus in Wayne County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1170225. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.