Power Outage in Hermitage, PA

Wind gusts of up to 55 MPH were measured on a PADOT sensor at the I-80/I-79 interchange. Multiple trees and power lines were reported down in Shenango Township. In Mercer, a statue was knocked down near the county courthouse, and multiple trees were reported down in the area.

A few instances of downed trees and power lines were reported in Findlay Township.

An emergency manager reported trees and power lines down in Greenville.

Multiple trees and power lines were reported to be down throughout the county.

Trees and power lines down in this vicinity.

Numerous trees and power lines were reported to be blown down along Route 62.

Several trees and power lines were reported to be blown down along North Neshannock Road.

Trees and power lines were downed near McDowell Road, according to a local fire department.

County 911 officials reported that multiple trees and power lines were blown down across Jefferson Township.

County law enforcement reported that wind gusts blew power lines down on to State Route 62, closing the road for a time.

The 911 Call Center reported trees and power lines down.

The public reported numerous trees and power lines down.

The 911 Call Center reported trees and power lines down.

The public reported a tree blown down inot power lines near Rt 208 and Nutt Road.

The 911 call center reported trees and power lines down.

State official reported large trees and power lines blown down.

Amateur radio reported power lins down in Greenville.

A state official reports large branches and power lines down.

A trained spotter reported a large tree limb and a power pole down south of Greenville.

An NWS storm survey found an EF0 tornado touched down about 3 miles south of Greenville just east of the Shenango River and had a path length of close to 3 miles east along Kidds Mill Road before dissipating. Numerous trees were snapped or toppled as well as power lines and power poles. 3 homes suffered minor roof damage. The maximum winds were estimated at 70 MPH with a maximum width of about 80 yards.

An NWS storm survey found an EF0 tornado touched down about 3 miles south of Greenville just east of the Shenango River and had a path length of close to 3 miles east along Kidds Mill Road before dissipating. Numerous trees were snapped or toppled as well as power lines and power poles. 3 homes suffered minor roof damage. The maximum winds were estimated at 70 MPH with a maximum width of about 80 yards.

A trained spotter reported numerous trees, telephone poles and power lines down between Greenville and Jamestown.

A trained spotter reported trees and power lines down in Greenville.

Numerous trees and power lines down.

Large trees and power lines blown down. Lightning caused house fire in New Lebanon.

Trees down in Sandy Lake. 3000 customers without electric power.

Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and power lines.

Ordinary rain began about 3 AM on 5th; changed to freezing rain about 1 PM on 5th; and back to ordinary rain the afternoon of the 6th. Significant ice accumulated on all exposed surfaces, causing trees and power lines to fall. Jefferson and Venango County emergency managers said "many trees down."

Trees and/or power lines were blown down by wind at 6:00 AM in Beaver (Beaver Co), 06:15 AM in Kittanning (Armstrong), 08:00 AM in Grove City (Mercer), 10 AM in Sugar Creek (Venango), and 11 AM in Franklin Twp (Greene Co).

A storm producing two separate tornadoes moved across Mercer and Venango counties. The first tornado spawned by this storm, an F0, touched down in Mercer County at 1:35 PM EST near the community of Hermitage (approximately 2 miles east of Sharon) and moved to the east-northeast for about 6 miles before dissipating at approximately 1:40 PM EST. The maximum estimated winds were about 70 MPH. Some of the damage observed from this first tornado included a downed fire tower near Hermitage. The windward side of a barn in Jefferson Township was blown apart and the adjacent building exhibited large holes in the metal sides from flying debris. A garage that was under construction also suffered major damage. Numerous trees and telephone poles were either toppled or snapped along the path of the tornado. There were also some trees toppled onto houses. The same storm continued moving to the east-northeast and produced another tornado in Mercer County, an F1, which touched down about 5 miles northeast of Mercer near Lake Latonka at 1:45 PM EST. It moved to the east-northeast along Routes 65 and 965, eventually crossing over into Venango County at 2:00 PM EST approximately 5 miles east of the town of Stoneboro. The tornado continued traveling to the east-northeast in Venango County, passing just south of the town of Polk, then dissipating about 2 miles southwest of Franklin at approximately 2:06 PM EST. Even though the tornado dissipated, sporadic downburst wind damage continued for several more miles in Venango County. The total path length of this tornado was about 16 miles, with 10 of those miles in Mercer County and 6 miles in Venango County. The maximum estimated winds were 105 MPH with a maximum width of about 200 yards. In Mercer County, this tornado produced structural damage to several houses at Lake Latonka. Also, there were several decks and porches destroyed. Some sheds and small garages were damaged, and there were numerous trees toppled or snapped. One boat was blown over, and siding and shingles were blown off houses. Near Jackson Corners, there were numerous large trees downed, as well as power lines and telephone poles. Also, several trees were toppled onto houses. Several signs were destroyed, and roofs, siding and shingles were ripped from several houses and out-buildings. The fish hatchery building had about a 100-square foot piece of its metal roof ripped off and thrown several hundred yards. A relatively new garage was completely destroyed. Also, a wooden 2x4 board was found thrown into a mobile home and pieces of wood were also driven into the front of a car. As the tornado approached the Venango County line, the damage pattern widened considerably. Thousands of trees and branches were snapped or toppled. At this point the path width of damage stretched to nearly nearly one-half mile, as the tornado track was joined by microburst damage.In Venango County, this tornado caused minor damage to 3 homes; moderate damage to another, and totally destroyed 4 barns. There were also 2 tree farms that suffered major damage and one-half of a double-wide mobile home was turned completely over onto its roof.