Thursday, August 19, 2021

Confirmed Tornado Touches Down in Schuylkill County on Wednesday


The NWS is officially reporting that a tornado touched down in Schuylkill County on Wednesday.

The National Weather Service has confirmed that an EF-0 tornado touched down near West Main Street and Broad Street in Valley View and traveled north for about 75 yards through an orchard on Wednesday.

The forming of the tornado was caught on video by onlookers in the area just before 1:00pm, Wednesday.

Tornado photo/video from Kortnee Wagner. Damage photos by Don Scicchitano