Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, April 30, 1994

Two tornadoes struck southern Franklin County. The first occurred in Antrim Township, southwest of Greencastle. The tornado first struck a church on Worleytown Road. The steeple was destroyed along with a large portion of the roof. Gravestones were also damaged. At the end of its path, a barn was destroyed. Numerous trees along the path were damaged. A nearby house had the windows sucked out. A second tornado touched down approximately six miles southwest of Pond Bank, then moved northeast into Pond Bank and dissipated. Two mobile homes were destroyed; two houses were heavily damaged. A 14-year-old boy and 24-year-old man were injured in one of the mobile homes. Two barns were also destroyed. Property loss from this tornado was estimated at $300,000. Several other structures throughout the county were damaged by the strong thunderstorm winds, mainly roof damage. In Quincy Township, 15 cows were killed when wind blew a power line into a nearby fence. A witness noted, "the fence illuminated like a heating element in a toaster," electrocuting the cows standing nearby. Power lines were downed throughout the county with approximately 2,900 customers experiencing outages. Storm surveys were conducted by National Weather Service personnel from Harrisburg and State College.

Two tornadoes struck southern Franklin County. The first occurred in Antrim Township, southwest of Greencastle. The tornado first struck a church on Worleytown Road. The steeple was destroyed along with a large portion of the roof. Gravestones were also damaged. At the end of its path, a barn was destroyed. Numerous trees along the path were damaged. A nearby house had the windows sucked out. A second tornado touched down approximately six miles southwest of Pond Bank, then moved northeast into Pond Bank and dissipated. Two mobile homes were destroyed; two houses were heavily damaged. A 14-year-old boy and 24-year-old man were injured in one of the mobile homes. Two barns were also destroyed. Property loss from this tornado was estimated at $300,000. Several other structures throughout the county were damaged by the strong thunderstorm winds, mainly roof damage. In Quincy Township, 15 cows were killed when wind blew a power line into a nearby fence. A witness noted, "the fence illuminated like a heating element in a toaster," electrocuting the cows standing nearby. Power lines were downed throughout the county with approximately 2,900 customers experiencing outages. Storm surveys were conducted by National Weather Service personnel from Harrisburg and State College.

Two tornadoes struck southern Franklin County. The first occurred in Antrim Township, southwest of Greencastle. The tornado first struck a church on Worleytown Road. The steeple was destroyed along with a large portion of the roof. Gravestones were also damaged. At the end of its path, a barn was destroyed. Numerous trees along the path were damaged. A nearby house had the windows sucked out. A second tornado touched down approximately six miles southwest of Pond Bank, then moved northeast into Pond Bank and dissipated. Two mobile homes were destroyed; two houses were heavily damaged. A 14-year-old boy and 24-year-old man were injured in one of the mobile homes. Two barns were also destroyed. Property loss from this tornado was estimated at $300,000. Several other structures throughout the county were damaged by the strong thunderstorm winds, mainly roof damage. In Quincy Township, 15 cows were killed when wind blew a power line into a nearby fence. A witness noted, "the fence illuminated like a heating element in a toaster," electrocuting the cows standing nearby. Power lines were downed throughout the county with approximately 2,900 customers experiencing outages. Storm surveys were conducted by National Weather Service personnel from Harrisburg and State College.

Trees were downed along Route 66 in Bethel Twp.

Thunderstorm wind downed trees and damaged several homes at Carbon Center. One home sustained minor damage to the roof. A window was also broken. A second home sustained major damage, with the roof partially blown off and some structural damage to the interior; loss was estimated at $20,000. A nearby mobile home had its gutters and flashing blown off. Two sheds were also damaged or destroyed. Trees were downed in the immediate area. A lawn chair was wrapped around a pole. A storm survey of the damaged area was conducted by Weather Service personnel from Pittsburgh. Damage was determined to be that of a microburst.