EF1 tornado in Wayne County, Pennsylvania

This tornado is believed to be a smaller spin-up tornado on the edge of a developing strong rear flank downburst from the storm. It occurs at the same time as the other more significant, long track tornado. A narrow concentrated path of damage through trees was observed. About two miles of damage occurred in Wayne County, all of which was to trees.

A warm front lifted north into northeast Pennsylvania during the afternoon, putting the area into the warm and moist air mass of the warm sector, with temperatures in the mid 80s and dew points in the 70s. Showers and thunderstorms developed in the vicinity of the front in this unstable air mass. Stronger storms developed across southeast Susquehanna county, with one storm in particular developing strong rotation as it moved southeast into Wayne county. This storm went on to produce four tornadoes and other significant microburst damage as it continued southeast through Wayne and into Pike county.