Pennsylvania, 1996

Tornado in Pennsylvania, July 30, 1996

July 30, 1996 · NWS PBZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A tornado briefly touched down just east of Reynoldsville. The tornado uprooted and damaged a few trees.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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What happened

The episode as NWS PBZ wrote it up.

A tornado briefly touched down just east of Reynoldsville. The tornado uprooted and damaged a few trees.

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 76 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:58 UTC.

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1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Jefferson

When
July 30, 4:00 PM EST to 4:02 PM EST
Where
Jefferson County, 1 mi E of Reynoldsville
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
41.100, -78.880

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5574754.