Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Issued by NWS Pittsburgh, PA
945 NOUS41 KPBZ 301754 PNSPBZ PAZ073-074-310600- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT National Weather Service PITTSBURGH PA 154 PM EDT Thu May 30 2024 ...NWS Damage Survey for 05/29/2024 Tornado Event... .Latrobe, PA Tornado... Rating: EF-0 Estimated Peak Wind: 60-70 mph Path Length /statute/: Unknown, estimated at about 0.25 mile Path Width /maximum/: Unknown, estimated at about 50 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/29/2024 Start Time: 6:16pm EDT Start Location: McChesneytown-Loyalhanna Start Lat/Lon: 40.310N 79.361W End Date: 05/29/2024 End Time: 6:18pm EDT End Location: McChesneytown-Loyalhanna End Lat/Lon: 40.308N 79.356W A brief, weak tornado occurred on May 29 in a strengthening/ developing convective cell on the east side of Latrobe, as documented by multiple videos provided to NWS. An aerial survey by Westmoreland EMA revealed patchy threshold damage over a short distance along Route 982 east of Latrobe, including a few large limbs and several small limbs snapped and shingles removed from a home. The tornado appears to have formed as a developing updraft interacted with an outflow boundary from other showers/storms and briefly tightened a vertical circulation to tornadic intensity. The updraft weakened quickly thereafter, as did the damaging wind speed at the surface. NWS Pittsburgh appreciates the assistance provided by Westmoreland County EMA and the information provided by affected residents to help us identify and classify this brief tornado. This is the 21st tornado in the Pittsburgh CWA for the 2024 calendar year. && EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories: EF0.....65 to 85 mph EF1.....86 to 110 mph EF2.....111 to 135 mph EF3.....136 to 165 mph EF4.....166 to 200 mph EF5.....>200 mph NOTE: The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS Storm Data. $$ Kramar