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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1224 PM EDT Tue Apr 25 2023

...NWS Damage Survey for the April 22, 2023 Tornado Event...

A line of severe thunderstorms produced a brief tornado in 
western Berks County. This was in addition to scattered straight 
line wind damage that occurred across other portions of 
southeastern Pennsylvania.

.Womelsdorf Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.0 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   125 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             April 22, 2023
Start Time:             4:18 PM EDT
Start Location:         1 mile SW of Womelsdorf / Berks County / PA
Start Lat/Lon:          40.3554 / -76.1971

End Date:               April 22, 2023
End Time:               4:20 PM EDT
End Location:           Womelsdorf / Berks County / PA
End Lat/Lon:            40.3669 / -76.1847

A tornado began less than a mile southwest of Womelsdorf along PA 
Route 419 between Memorial Boulevard and Brickplant Road just over 
the Berks and Lebanon County line where a few old wooden telephone 
poles were pushed over. The tornado continued northeast through a 
field toward the Conrad Weiser West Elementary School. A few 
softwood trees in a tree line were snapped or uprooted along the 
property line of the field and the school. This is the location 
where the tornado reached its maximum estimated winds of 90 mph and 
maximum width of approximately 125 yards. The tornado continued 
across the school grounds and into a recreational field where a set 
of metal bleachers was blown over. The tornado then moved northeast 
into the central part of Womelsdorf where varying degrees of minor 
damage occurred to structures and trees, mainly between 3rd Street 
and 2nd Street as the tornado crossed Cherry Alley, High Street, 
Mulberry Alley, and Franklin Street. Several homes, garages, and 
barns had roofing material blow off, several small trees were 
uprooted, and numerous downed large tree branches caused some 
collateral structural damage to some homes and vehicles. The 
tornadic circulation began to weaken considerably as it crossed 2nd 
Street north of Franklin Street near Pear Alley where some 
additional minor tree damage occurred. The tornado dissipated as it 
moved into the Womelsdorf Union Cemetery.

The National Weather Service would like to thank the Berks County 
Department of Emergency Services, Mr. Lou Ruh, and other Skywarn 
Spotters for providing assistance with this survey.

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph
EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph
EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph
EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph
EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph
EF5...Violent...>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

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Gorse/Staarmann/Wunderlin