Tornado in Pennsylvania, November 8, 1996

The Pine Station-Jersey Shore tornado moved east from Pine Station crossing Pine Creek into Lycoming County just southwest of Jersey Shore. The F1 tornado touched down about 2 miles southwest of Avis near Pine Station on the north side of Bald Eagle Mountain just to the west of Round Top Mountain. The storm moved northeast along a 4 mile track, snapping off trees and causing limited structural damage along an intermittent path. Trees were blown over about a mile up the ridge above Pine Station. The south side of an eastward facing garage was blown out at that location. A home in Pine Station had a porch roof on the east side of the structure collapse. Tree damage in that area strongly suggested circulation. Trees were downed just across the Susquehanna River east of Pine Station. Corn flattened in a field just east of the river showed definite signs of rotation. Damage to corn and a few trees continued east ending just after crossing Pine Creek 1 mile southwest of Jersey Shore. At that location, a barn was damaged and half of the roof was removed from a home. A second area of downburst related damage occurred 1 mile north of Avis extending about 3 miles from just west of Valley View Road east to Pine Creek. From Pine Creek, damage continued east about 4 miles on the north side of Jersey Shore to the intersection of Route 287 with Route 220. At the initial downburst site, trees were snapped or blown over on the hillside just west of Valley View Road. East of the road, a home was moved a couple of inches on its foundation, and several other homes had parts of roofing removed. About a mile further east, the Avis Elementary School had some metal facade blown from the roof. Just west of Pine Creek, a barn was completely flattened, and several trees were blown over. A number of trees were snapped or damaged on the north side of Jersey Shore, an unoccupied mobile home was turned on its side, and a number of buildings sustained minor damage.