PITTSBURGH (AP) – Forecasters say a pair of tornadoes have been confirmed in western Pennsylvania over the weekend. The National Weather Service says an EF-0 tornado with estimated winds up to 85 mph touched down in the town of Shippingport before dawn Saturday. The storm uprooted trees and ripped the roof off a pavilion behind the municipal building. Another EF-1 tornado touched down in Monaca shortly before 6:30 a.m. Saturday and traveled two miles with estimated maximum winds up to 95 mph. It uprooted trees, sending one onto the windshield of a car, and ripped the roof off a mobile home before crossing the Ohio River into Freedom and causing more damage.
Two Tornadoes Confirmed On Saturday
October 18, 2021 4:15 am