National Centers for Environmental Information reports:
The National Weather Service in State College PA has confirmed a tornado near Barnes Gap in Fulton County Pennsylvania on June 16, 2016.
This was a small brief tornado that moved through a wooded area crossing Route 484 Buck Valley Road just northeast of Barnes Gap. Trees were snapped and uprooted in different directions indicating a cyclonic pattern.
Much greater damage occurred from a 3 mile wide swath over 5 miles long of scattered straightline wind damage and hail from this storm. The storm moved southeast through Inglesmith in Bedford County into the southwest corner of Fulton County. The hail laid down a thick carpet of leaves on the roadway. Hailstones were|reported to cover the ground with stones golfball to baseball in size near Inglesmith. Cars were dented and a windshield was smashed and some windows on homes and barns were broken. Peak winds were estimated at 80 mph.
There were no injuries or fatalities.
Note:|Start Lat/Lon was 39.7397, -78.3438.|Ending Lat/Lon was 39.7390, -78.3420.
