EF1 tornado in Crawford County, Pennsylvania

A National Weather Service Cleveland storm survey determined that a brief EF-1 tornado touched down in central Crawford County at approximately 4:28 PM EDT, south of Dibble Hill Road and east of Theuret Hill Road, and tracked southeast. The tornado snapped several large tree limbs near the point of touchdown before crossing Stoltz Road, where several large trees were uprooted and fell onto a detached garage. A power pole snapped and fell toward the northwest even as the tornado moved southeast. Leaves and hay debris were scattered and pasted across the east side of a barn and nearby structures, indicating rotational winds. Additional trees were snapped and uprooted south of the property and within a tree line to the east. Based on the damage, maximum winds were estimated at 90 mph, yielding an EF-1 rating. The tornado had an estimated maximum width of 75 yards. The National Weather Service Cleveland thanks the Crawford County EMA for its assistance during the storm survey.

A line of thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front Sunday afternoon and moved southeast across Lake Erie into portions of Northwest Pennsylvania. Storms became strong to severe as they moved southeast over the Lake Erie Islands and towards the lakeshore, bringing damaging wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph. Storms continued to intensify as they continued east to southeast into Northwest Pennsylvania, resulting in peak wind gusts in excess of 70 mph at times and hail slightly larger than quarters, particularly near the OH/PA border across Northwest Pennsylvania where a few tornadoes also occurred. At the height of the event, over 150,000 power outages were reported across Ohio and Northwest Pennsylvania.