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Event Details:
| Event | Tornado |
| -- Scale | EF0 |
| -- Length | 0.51 Miles |
| -- Width | 40 Yards |
| State | PENNSYLVANIA |
| County/Area | LANCASTER |
| WFO | CTP |
| Report Source | NWS Storm Survey |
| NCEI Data Source | CSV |
| Begin Date | 2023-08-07 16:40 EST-5 |
| Begin Location | 0ENE RAWLINSVILLE |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 39.8806/-76.2673 |
| End Date | 2023-08-07 16:41 EST-5 |
| End Location | 1NE RAWLINSVILLE |
| End Lat/Lon | 39.8866/-76.2618 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | A brief-lived EF0 tornado down in a corn field south of the 1000 block of Truce Road near Rawlinsville during the early evening of August 7, 2023. The tornado pushed northeastward, briefly lifting and then touching back down. The total path length was approximately half a mile, with a maximum estimated peak wind around 85 mph and a maximum path width of 20 yards. |
| Event Narrative | An EF0 tornado down in a corn field south of the 1000 block of Truce Road near Rawlinsville during the early evening of August 7, 2023. Arial imagery reveals a narrow swath of corn downed in a convergent pattern along the tornado track as it moved toward the northeast. On the north side of Truce Road, the tornado snapped the trunk of one large tree and broke limbs off of a few others. The tornado then lifted briefly before touching back down in a second cornfield, downing another swath of corn in a convergent pattern. |
Event Map:
Note: The tornado track is approximate based on the beginning (B) and ending (E) locations. The actual tornado path may differ from a straight line.
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| RAWLINSVILLE | LANCASTER CO. | PA | 08/07/2023 | 16:40 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
