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003 NOUS41 KCTP 281948 PNSCTP PAZ056-290000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 348 PM EDT FRI JUN 28 2013 ...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR TOBOYNE TOWNSHIP IN PERRY COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA... LOCATION...TOBOYNE TOWNSHIP IN PERRY COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA DATE...6/27/2013 ESTIMATED TIME...220 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...80-90 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS PATH LENGTH...2 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON... N/A ENDING LAT/LON... N/A * FATALITIES...0 * INJURIES...0 * THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA. ...SUMMARY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS CONFIRMED AN EF1 TORNADO...WITH WINDS BETWEEN 80 AND 90 MPH...IN TOBOYNE TOWNSHIP PERRY COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA ON 6/27/2013. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR GOODLAND ROAD IN THE TUSCARORA STATE FOREST. THE STORM TRAVELED ALONG RTE 274 WITH INTERMITTENT TOUCHDOWNS BEFORE FINALLY LIFTING OFF NEAR EBY CEMETERY AROUND 224 PM. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO ONE HOME WHERE A TREE FELL ON THE ROOF...AND THERE WAS A BARN THAT HAD DAMAGE TO ITS ROOF. THERE ALSO WERE ESTIMATED TO BE AS MANY AS 50 TREES DAMAGED OR KNOCKED DOWN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DEATHS FROM THE STORM. THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/CTP. FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH. EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH. EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH. EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH. EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH. EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH. $$ LA CORTE