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EF-1 tornado touched down in Berks County on Saturday: NWS

EF-1 Tornado touched down in Berks County during last weekend's severe storms, NWS says
EF-1 Tornado touched down in Berks County during last weekend's severe storms, NWS says 00:19

WOMELSDORF, Pa. (CBS) -- Strong storms that touched down in our region Saturday actually spawned a tornado, the National Weather Service said Tuesday.

The tornado touched down around 4:18 p.m. Saturday outside Womelsdorf, Pa., a Berks County town about 20-30 minutes west of Reading.

NWS said the tornado had winds of about 90 mph and covered a path about one mile long. There were no injuries reported.

A tornado warning was not issued, but there was a severe thunderstorm warning in Berks County at the time.

The borough said on Facebook that there were reports of damage around town.

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