Tornado, Lancaster
- When
- May 19, 7:03 PM EST to 7:05 PM EST
- Where
- Lancaster County, 1.06 mi SE of Schoeneck to 1.34 mi NW of Denver
- Rating
- EF1
- Path length
- 0.84 mi
- Path width
- 125 yd
- Injuries
- 0 direct, 3 indirect
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- NWS Storm Survey
- Coordinates
- 40.241, -76.164
A National Weather Service survey team confirmed an EF-1 tornado near Denver in West Cocalico Township in Lancaster County Pennsylvania on May 19 2019.
The tornado first formed near the Oak Ridge mobile home park, just to the north and west of Oak Ridge Court. Dozens of trees were uprooted or snapped in this area, with minor structural damage also noted to some of the mobile homes, just south of the region of significant tree damage. Maximum winds were estimated to be near 100 mph|at this time.
The tornado then tracked northeastward across Wollups Hill Road, with additional tree uproots and snaps in this area. The tornado then subsequently tracked eastward, very close to the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76), between Wollups Hill Road and Kline Road. Additional tree snaps and uproots occurred on either side of the highway (both north and south of the Interstate). The Pennsylvania Turnpike had to be closed for a time, due to fallen trees and debris across the highway.
The tornado then continued on an east-northeastward heading, causing additional tree damage, as well as some structural damage, in the vicinity of both Kline Road and Bridal Path Way. Damage was noted to a mobile home close to Kline Road and just to the south of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. A storage shed, housing lawn equipment, was also destroyed in this vicinity. Also, three homes sustained roof damage along Kline Road, just north of the Turnpike. Maximum winds were estimated to be near 105 mph at this point. Three minor injuries were sustained in this area due to flying debris.
The tornado appeared to dissipate, just to the east of Kline Road and north|of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, at around 805 PM EDT.