1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The State College radar (KCCX), 68 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:36 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
41/30/25N, 77/57/53W to 41/28/55N, 77/55/55W. An F0 tornado touched down in the extreme southwest corner of Potter County southeast of Wharton shortly after 3:30 p.m. EDT. The storm moved southeast, damaging trees along a narrow 2-mile path between Montour and Trout Run Roads.
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