Tornado Confirmed Near Pittsburgh International Airport

May 9, 2024 2:51 am

(WPXI) – A confirmed tornado touched down in Allegheny County during Wednesday’s early morning storms. The tornado hit near the Marriott at Pittsburgh International Airport in Findlay Township.  The National Weather Service said most of the damage was along Aten Road.  The tornado was rated an EF1 and had 105 miles per hour winds that snapped at least fifteen to twenty trees as the tornado traveled .2 miles southeast.  A nearby building lost a metal roof;, with a portion of it falling on the interstate.. This is the third confirmed tornado that hit the Pittsburgh area during Wednesday’s morning storm system. A tornado that was at least an EF2 hit Hancock County in West Virginia and an EF1 tornado touched down in Ligonier Township in Westmoreland County.  Washington County 911 tells WJPA there were no weather-related damages or injuries in the county.  (Photo:  Hancock County, W.Va.)