{"id":2618,"date":"2025-05-21T04:13:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T08:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.weatheramerica.com\/?p=2618"},"modified":"2025-06-27T04:15:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T08:15:44","slug":"weather-alert-pennsylvania-tornado-confirmed-near-pittsburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/2025\/05\/21\/weather-alert-pennsylvania-tornado-confirmed-near-pittsburgh\/","title":{"rendered":"Weather alert Pennsylvania: tornado confirmed near Pittsburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2619\" src=\"http:\/\/us.weatheramerica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/tornado-in-Pennsylvania_2105.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/tornado-in-Pennsylvania_2105.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/tornado-in-Pennsylvania_2105-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/tornado-in-Pennsylvania_2105-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/tornado-in-Pennsylvania_2105-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/tornado-in-Pennsylvania_2105-615x410.jpg 615w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/tornado-in-Pennsylvania_2105-860x572.jpg 860w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/tornado-in-Pennsylvania_2105-220x146.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>A tornado touched down in East Finley, Washington County<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania<\/strong> \u2014 The <strong>National Weather Service<\/strong> has officially <strong>confirmed a tornado<\/strong> touchdown on <strong>Friday, May 16, 2025<\/strong>, in the <strong>East Finley<\/strong> area of <strong>Washington County<\/strong>, southwest of <strong>Pittsburgh<\/strong>. The storm occurred just <strong>before 3 p.m.<\/strong> between <strong>Birch Road<\/strong> and <strong>Elwood Day Road<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Classified as an <strong>EF0 tornado<\/strong>, the storm reached <strong>peak winds of 65 mph (about 105 km\/h)<\/strong>. It had a <strong>width of 75 yards (roughly 69 meters)<\/strong> and stayed on the ground for approximately <strong>0.47 miles (around 750 meters)<\/strong>. While <strong>no injuries or fatalities<\/strong> were reported, the <strong>storm caused tree damage<\/strong> in its path.<\/p>\n<p>This tornado came in the wake of multiple <strong>severe weather alerts<\/strong> issued for the <strong>western Pennsylvania<\/strong> region earlier in the day.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Tornado frequency and regional risk analysis<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Data from the <strong>National Weather Service<\/strong> indicates that over <strong>70% of tornadoes<\/strong> occurring in <strong>western Pennsylvania<\/strong> fall into the <strong>EF0 or EF1 category<\/strong>, which typically results in limited structural damage but still poses significant risk to people and property.<\/p>\n<p>A recent study by <strong>Home Gnome<\/strong>, based on <strong>FEMA data<\/strong>, analyzed nearly <strong>950 U.S. counties<\/strong> with <strong>moderate to very high tornado risk<\/strong>. The assessment factored in <strong>tornado frequency<\/strong>, <strong>projected annual losses<\/strong>, <strong>average home age<\/strong>, and whether <strong>local building codes<\/strong> include <strong>tornado-resistant standards<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thirteen Pennsylvania counties<\/strong> ranked among the top U.S. counties at <strong>highest tornado risk<\/strong>. These include:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Philadelphia (90), Montgomery (242), Delaware (310), Allegheny (370), Bucks (373), Chester (410), Berks (434), Lehigh (551), Northampton (728), Dauphin (730), Lancaster (743), Luzerne (766), and Lebanon (930).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Among these, <strong>Allegheny County<\/strong>, home to <strong>Pittsburgh<\/strong>, ranks <strong>370th<\/strong>, reinforcing the area&#8217;s <strong>growing vulnerability<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Additional tornadoes recently confirmed across Pennsylvania<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Besides the tornado in <strong>East Finley<\/strong>, at least <strong>four other twisters<\/strong> have been verified recently in <strong>Pennsylvania<\/strong>. Notably, a <strong>tornado in Schuylkill County<\/strong> inflicted damage on <strong>homes<\/strong> and even shattered <strong>windows at a local elementary school<\/strong>, underscoring the <strong>intensifying weather volatility<\/strong> in the state.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Extended forecast: Pittsburgh weather outlook through Saturday<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Tonight (Tuesday, May 20):<\/strong> Expect <strong>scattered showers<\/strong> before <strong>11 p.m.<\/strong>, followed by possible <strong>thunderstorms<\/strong>. <strong>Cloudy skies<\/strong>, with <strong>lows near 56\u00b0F (13\u00b0C)<\/strong>. <strong>East winds<\/strong> at <strong>6\u20139 mph<\/strong>, and <strong>70% chance of rain<\/strong>, with <strong>up to half an inch<\/strong> of precipitation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, May 21:<\/strong> Morning <strong>showers and thunderstorms<\/strong>, continuing through the day. <strong>High near 68\u00b0F (20\u00b0C)<\/strong> with <strong>southeast winds<\/strong> at <strong>10 mph<\/strong>. <strong>Rainfall totals<\/strong> may approach <strong>1 inch<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday night:<\/strong> Persistent <strong>showers<\/strong> and <strong>isolated storms<\/strong> until about <strong>2 a.m.<\/strong>, with a <strong>low around 53\u00b0F (12\u00b0C)<\/strong>. Winds shift to <strong>southwest<\/strong>, around <strong>8 mph<\/strong>, and rain chances remain at <strong>90%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, May 22:<\/strong> Widespread <strong>showers<\/strong> and possible <strong>afternoon thunderstorms<\/strong>. Temperatures will <strong>struggle to reach 60\u00b0F (16\u00b0C)<\/strong>, with <strong>west winds<\/strong> gusting up to <strong>21 mph<\/strong>. <strong>Rainfall<\/strong> mostly light.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday night:<\/strong> A <strong>diminishing chance of rain<\/strong> before <strong>2 a.m.<\/strong>, under <strong>mostly cloudy skies<\/strong>. Expect <strong>lows near 47\u00b0F (8\u00b0C)<\/strong> and lighter rainfall amounts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, May 23:<\/strong> <strong>Afternoon showers likely<\/strong>, with <strong>partly sunny skies<\/strong> and <strong>highs near 59\u00b0F (15\u00b0C)<\/strong>. Precipitation chances at <strong>70%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday night:<\/strong> Showers continue, especially <strong>before 8 p.m.<\/strong>, then skies turning <strong>mostly cloudy<\/strong>, with <strong>lows around 44\u00b0F (7\u00b0C)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, May 24:<\/strong> <strong>A 30% chance of rain<\/strong> in the morning, otherwise <strong>partly sunny<\/strong>, with a <strong>high near 63\u00b0F (17\u00b0C)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>instability<\/strong> in <strong>atmospheric conditions<\/strong> signals a continued <strong>unsettled pattern<\/strong> for the <strong>Pittsburgh region<\/strong>, especially heading into the <strong>Memorial Day weekend<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A tornado touched down in East Finley, Washington County PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania \u2014 The National Weather Service has officially confirmed a tornado touchdown on Friday, May 16, 2025, in the East Finley area of Washington County, southwest of Pittsburgh. 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