PITTSBURGH (Newsradio 1020 KDKA) – The Pittsburgh area is seeing roughly twice the number of reported tornadoes so far this year.
The most recent was Sunday night when the National Weather Service confirms it was a tornado that touched down in and around the town of Parker in Armstrong and Butler Counties. The EF 1 tornado ripped the roof off a historic home, toppled a gazebo, and tore down several large trees.
An EF1 tornado with winds up to 105 mph has been confirmed in Butler and Armstrong counties near and in Parker, PA. A full report with more details will be issued later this afternoon.
— NWS Pittsburgh (@NWSPittsburgh) June 17, 2019"What we've been seeing is the high shear – low energy storms that have produced a lot of tornado activity," according to National Weather Service meteorologist John Darnley. Last night tornado produced winds estimated at 105 miles an hour.
Darnley says tornados start at EF zero with winds of at least 65 miles an hour to EF 5 with winds of more than 201 miles an hour.
We just wanted to share the Enhanced Fujita Scale for tornadoes. pic.twitter.com/8ZLMa5J8et
— NWS Pittsburgh (@NWSPittsburgh) June 17, 2019No one was injured in last night's storm.
A National Weather Service team returned from Parker today to confirm the twister. Officials had put out tornado warnings before Sunday night's storm struck at 6:20 pm.
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