Putting cows on the front page since 1885.
Putting cows on the front page since 1885.
During the afternoon of August 29, a tornado briefly touched down in southern Blair County, leaving behind a trail of damage but causing no injuries or fatalities.
The tornado, classified as an EF1, brought estimated peak winds of 95 mph and was on the ground for approximately three minutes.
The tornado began at 4:17 p.m., just south-southwest of Roaring Spring, in Roaring Spring Township, near a motorcycle repair shop east of State Route 867.
In this area, the storm reached its peak intensity, snapping or uprooting between one and two dozen trees.
One of the trees fell on the garage of the re...
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