We are in the midst of a kick-ass thunderstorm in Washington, D.C. We have
had 1.12 inches of rain since 10:30, and it shows no sign of abating. The
peak wind gust was only 23 mph, but we've had lots of lightning . . . a
jolly good show!
Bennett
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jesse Ferrell (CASI)" <j{at}weatherwatchers.org>
To: "CASISR" <stormreports{at}casi-internal>
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 20:26
Subject: [STORMREPORTS] ...SMALL TORNADO TOUCHDOWN IN LANCASTER COUNTY ...
JUNE 18
> ABUS34 KCTP 191718
> PNSCTP
> PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
> NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
> 120 PM EDT MON JUN 19 2000
>
> ...SMALL TORNADO TOUCHDOWN IN LANCASTER COUNTY DURING THE
> EVENING OF
> SUNDAY JUNE 18...
>
> LANCASTER COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY OFFICIALS
> CONFIRMED THE
> OCCURRENCE OF A SMALL TORNADO NEAR GORDONVILLE IN EASTERN
> LANCASTER
> COUNTY FROM 745 PM TO 750 PM ON SUNDAY JUNE 18.
>
> THE TORNADO BEGAN AS A FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR BIRD-IN-HAND AS
> DESCRIBED
> BY EYEWITNESSES. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN INTERMITTENTLY
> FOR ABOUT
> A QUARTER MILE IN FIELDS NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF LEACOCK
> AND EAST
> GORDAN ROAD TRAVELLING EAST. ALTHOUGH THE NARROW FUNNEL
> WAS
> DETERMINED TO ONLY BE SEVERAL FEET WIDE...THERE WAS
> VEGETATION
> DAMAGE UP TO 10 YARDS WIDE IN PLACES. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS
> ONLY A
> LITTLE DAMAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SMALL TORNADO...SEVERAL
> TREES WERE
> KNOCKED DOWN...A WAGON WAS OVERTURNED AND SMALL PIECE OF
> ROOFING WAS
> DISPLACED.
>
> WIND SPEEDS IN THE DAMAGE PATH WERE ESTIMATED TO BE UP TO
> 65 TO 70
> MPH OR F0 ON THE FUJITA TORNADO DAMAGE SCALE. THE SMALL
> TORNADO WAS
> OBSERVED AGAIN AS A FUNNEL CLOUD BY EYEWITNESSES FROM THE
> GAP AREA
> AS IT RETREATED SKYWARD.
>
> $$
>
> BUDD
>
> --
> ==============================================================
> Jesse Ferrell - Meteorologist/Web Dev. - j{at}weatherwatchers.org
> Central Atlantic Storm Investigators - www.weatherwatchers.org
> "A tornado? Why wasn't it dissipated by the weather
> modification net?" --Jean-Luc Picard || ICQ No. 136832 ||
>
>
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