Tornado Confirmed in York County PA On Monday June 12

June 14, 2023

In the storms that moved through the Mid-Atlantic region on Monday, June 12, there was one cell in particular that turned severe. At 1:27 PM, The National Weather Service posted a Tornado Warning for northern York County. This cell was indicated by Doppler Radar.

This stirred added excitement as Pennsylvania just had the first May on record with no severe weather.

Doppler Radar Snapshot at 1:32 PM

This is a comparison of the Doppler Radar Reflectivity on the Left and Velocity on the Right. This shows the brief hook echo that passed north of York over the Conowingo Township.

The tornado was identified with winds of 75 mph, on the ground for 0.37 miles, and a maximum width of 130 yards.

Doppler Radar Loop: 12:45 PM to 2 PM

Here we can see the track of the storm cell moving almost due north around 30 mph.

The National Weather Service

Rotation Track

SURVEY SUMMARY:

AT 1:30 PM LOCAL TIME A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN CONEWAGO TOWNSHIP.

THE TORNADO CROSSED CLOVERLEAF RD AND TRACKED 1/3 OF A MILE

CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES IN THE AREA BEFORE LIFTING AT 1:32

PM LOCAL TIME. A FEW TREES WERE UPROOTED BETWEEN CLOVERLEAF RD AND

KERN RD. THE NWS STATE COLLEGE OFFICE CONDUCTED THIS SURVEY IN

CONJUNCTION WITH YORK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, CUMBERLAND

COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND SEARCH & RESCUE 93.

Tornado Damage Path

Downed Trees: Seen From York County EMA

YORK COUNTY TORNADO…

• RATING:                 EF0
• ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    75 MPH
• PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  0.37 MILES
• PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   130 YARDS
• FATALITIES:             0
• INJURIES:               0
• START DATE:             06/12/2023
• START TIME:             01:30 PM EDT
• START LOCATION:         3 WNW MANCHESTER / YORK COUNTY / PA
• START LAT/LON:          40.0839 / -76.7746
• END DATE:               06/12/2023
• END TIME:               01:32 PM EDT
• END LOCATION:           3 WNW MANCHESTER / YORK COUNTY / PA
• END LAT/LON:            40.0877 / -76.7705

Tornado Damage Location

Online Report/Tweet

At approximately 1:30 PM yesterday (Monday), a brief EF-0 tornado touched down in Conewago Twp, York County with max winds near 75 mph. The tornado knocked down a few trees along its 1/3 mile track, on the ground for less than 2 minutes. #PAwx pic.twitter.com/CIkSqr1oMa

— NWS State College (@NWSStateCollege) June 13, 2023

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