Severe weather floods roads, causes traffic in Philadelphia region
Powerful storms moved through the Philadelphia region on Thursday, which caused roads to flood and even triggered a tornado warning in South Jersey.
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Powerful storms moved through the Philadelphia region on Thursday, which caused roads to flood and even triggered a tornado warning in South Jersey.
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An EF-0 tornado touched down in Berks County, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday as severe weather hit the Philadelphia region, the National Weather Service said.
The National Weather Service shared new information about the tornado that damaged property in New Jersey and said that a gustnado formed during the storms.
As NWS crews head to Franklin Township to investigate, cleanup continues in Buena Vista Township after an EF-0 tornado ripped through the Collings Lakes section on Friday.
A day after a tornado ripped through their community, neighbors in Collings Lakes came together to help each other after the storm.
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The National Weather Service said the Stanton and Marshallton tornado in New Castle County, Delaware Thursday night was rated an EF1. Peak wind speed was 95 miles an hour and its path was more than a mile. No one was hurt. Ryan Hughes reports at one of the hardest hit areas in Sherwood Park.
Part of the roof was torn off an Acme in New Castle County, Delaware as a confirmed tornado touched down on Thursday night. Ryan Hughes is in the Sherwood Park neighborhood with a look at the damage around the area.
Residents in Delaware said the storm moved through fast and left plenty of damage behind.
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The Philadelphia region won't be experiencing any severe weather on Thursday night.
Video shows a confirmed EF-1 tornado in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, as severe storms hit the state on Monday.
Staff from the National Weather Service's State College office confirmed an EF-1 tornado with winds up to 90 mph touched down in Mahanoy City, a town in Schuylkill County about 40 minutes south of Wilkes-Barre, after surveying the storm damage Tuesday.
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Nationwide, at least 23 people have been killed as severe storms that spawned tornadoes spread across the United States, with Texas bracing for more potentially severe weather on Tuesday. Out in Mahanoy City in Schuylkill County, about 40 minutes outside of Wilkes-Barre, a possible tornado was spotted. No injuries were reported as a result of this possible tornado and the National Weather Service is heading out to survey the damage. There was also a tornado warning issued Monday for Lancaster, Pennsylvania due to rotation observed on radar.
Powerful storms left a trail of devastation in their wake after spawning possible tornadoes in parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas overnight.
The Pittsburgh area had seen four confirmed tornadoes on Friday.
More than 100 tornadoes were detected in six states in the Midwest over the weekend.
The severe storms left six people dead, dozens injured, and caused widespread damage to homes and businesses.
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