EF1 tornado in Washington County, Pennsylvania

Tornado June 6, 2026 · Washington County, Pennsylvania

EF1

Rating

14.9 mi

Whole path

350 yd

Path width

$192K

Damage as recorded

NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Washington County → Washington County → Washington County → Fayette County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 350 yards (0.20 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

NWS storm survey confirms a tornado west of Centerville.

The wider storm

Ahead of an approaching cold front and aided by leading shortwave-induced ascent, a cluster of thunderstorms tracked across southeastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania producing wind damage, several tornadoes, and a few instances of large hail. Moist southerly flow pulled upper 50s to low 60s dew points with surface temperatures in the mid 70s allowing for sufficient destabilization up to 1500 J/kg of MLCAPE, 35-40 knots of effective shear, and 50-150 m2/s2 of 0-1 km SRH to support an all hazards threat.

Began near Deemston (40.0400, -80.0100).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Fayette County EF1 Westmoreland County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1345717. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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