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    Confirmed: Tornado touches down in Blair County

    By Bill Shannon,

    2024-08-31

    BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — The National Weather Service (NWS) out of State College confirmed an EF-1 tornado touched down Thursday afternoon.

    The tornado touched down in the Roaring Spring area Aug. 29 at 4:17 p.m. with estimated peak winds of 95 miles per hour.

    The NWS said it lasted three minutes, had a max width of 100 yards, and traveled 0.81 miles on the ground.

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    Photo: National Weather Service

    No injuries or deaths were reported.

    Stick with WTAJ Your Weather Authority for all severe weather alerts and updates.

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    Lynn Racz
    09-01
    I believe I drove through the same storm/tornado a little earlier in Cresson.
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