Weather service confirms tornado outside Philadelphia

Forecasters confirmed the category EF-1 twister Wednesday after surveying damage in Honey Brook, about 40 miles northwest of Philadelphia.(Electronic image via NBC10)
The National Weather Service says a tornado with maximum winds of 95 mph hit a rural southeastern Pennsylvania community during severe thunderstorms on Tuesday.
Forecasters confirmed the category EF-1 twister Wednesday after surveying damage in Honey Brook, about 40 miles northwest of downtown Philadelphia.
Preliminary information shows the tornado formed around 2:15 p.m. Tuesday and moved along a 1½-mile path at a maximum width of 100 yards.
Honey Brook Fire Chief Robert Klinger Jr. says the storm caused some damage but that no injuries were reported.
The weather service says it’ll release a full description of tornado damage later Wednesday.
It’s also surveying damage in Lehigh County, where strong winds knocked down trees and power lines, nickel-sized hail fell and funnel clouds sightings were reported.
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