Pennsylvania, 1998

Tornado in Pennsylvania, June 2, 1998

June 2, 1998 · NWS CTP · 1 event in 1 county or zone

An F0 tornado toppled a number of large walnut trees at a home off Dunkel Run Road about 3 miles northwest of Bald Eagle. A telephone pole was also snapped off.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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What happened

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An F0 tornado toppled a number of large walnut trees at a home off Dunkel Run Road about 3 miles northwest of Bald Eagle. A telephone pole was also snapped off. Eyewitnesses told of seeing the telephone pole twist around completely at least once before being snapped off. Hail up to 1 inch was observed just prior to the tornado touchdown.

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1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Centre

When
June 2, 8:35 PM EST to 8:40 PM EST
Where
Centre County, Philipsburg
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
67 yd
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
40.900, -78.230

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.

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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: 5656969.