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On June 2, 1998, an F1 tornado moved southeast along Pennsylvania Route 453 northwest of Tyrone. Significant tree damage was noted in several locations along a four-mile path, beginning approximately five miles northwest of Tyrone.
The majority of the settled portion of the township is in Sinking Valley, between the two arms of the mountain. According to the United States Census Bureau, Tyrone Township has a total area of 41.9 square miles (108.4 km 2), of which 41.8 square miles (108.3 km 2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km 2), or 0.11%, is water. [5] The township ...
In total, the tornado was on the ground for 36.8 miles (59.2 km) and 50 minutes. [38] [36] [23] [37] Approximately 29 houses were destroyed and another 125 were damaged along the tornado's path, and about half of the homes remaining nevertheless suffered moderate to major damage. Thousands of trees were snapped or uprooted.
NWS rates the force of a tornado by wind speed and the damage it leaves behind on a scale named for meteorologist Ted Fujita and refined in 2007 as the "Enhanced Fujita" — EF — in categories ...
"This can be achieved if the tornado is visible at a far distance and there is light traffic, by driving at right angles to the perceived path of the tornado and seeking shelter in a sturdy ...
One of these tracked 122 miles across Arkansas, the longest tornado path of record in that state. A Feb. 21-22, 1971 outbreak claimed 121 lives from Texas to North Carolina, the deadliest February ...
In the township the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years.
A tornado inflicted roof damage to a home as soon as it formed. Moving east, an anchored mobile home was lifted and tipped over, sustaining major damage. Another home northeast of the mobile home had significant soffit and porch damage. An old TV tower was toppled on the property. Numerous pine trees were snapped along the tornado's path. [30] EF0