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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
406 PM EDT MON JUN 8 2026
...NWS METEOROLOGISTS CONFIRM A TORNADO OCCURRED IN NORTHWESTERN
FAYETTE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA...
A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY TEAM HAS CONFIRMED THAT
AN EF1 TORNADO OCCURRED IN NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY. THE TRACK
RUNS FROM JUST EAST OF STAR JUNCTION AND ENDS JUST NORTH OF VANDERBILT.
MAXIMUM WIND IN THE TORNADO IS ESTIMATED TO BE 90 MPH.
THIS IS THE THIRD CONFIRMED TORNADO IN RELATION TO THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA ON JUNE 6TH 2026. THE
FIRST WAS NEAR ELLSWORTH IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND
THE SECOND WAS SOUTHEAST OF SMITHTON IN FAR SOUTHERN WESTMORELAND
COUNTY.
A FINAL ASSESSMENT INCLUDING RESULTS OF THE SURVEY ARE EXPECTED
TO BE COMPLETED AND TRANSMITTED VIA A PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENT BY THIS EVENING.
THE STORM SURVEY INFORMATION WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE ON OUR
WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PITTSBURGH
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