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Tornado confirmed in Elrama

A tornado touched down in Elrama on Friday, according to the National Weather Service. In a post to Facebook on Saturday, the NWS stated that it was an EF0 tornado that traveled about six miles from Elrama to the eastern parts of Elizabeth. The EF scale uses wind speed to determine a ...

NWS confirms tornadoes in Washington and Fayette counties

The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has confirmed the tornado that struck Finleyville, Union Township, on Saturday night was rated an EF2. The NWS also determined that a brief EF0 tornado touched down near New Salem in Fayette County, and an EF1 tornado crossed from Fayette County ...

Residents, churchgoers recall tornado touchdown, begin clearing debris

“It was the scariest thing I’ve ever experienced in my life,” said Lynn Michigan, who was attending a Saturday evening service at Crossroads Ministries in Finleyville with her husband, Rob, when a tornado touched down around 6:05 p.m. Rob, a member of the Castle Shannon Volunteer Fire ...

Suspected tornado rips through Washington County

A suspected tornado swept through Washington County Saturday evening, blowing out windows and ripping the roof off a Finleyville church and damaging at least a dozen homes in the area. No serious injuries were reported. About 55 to 60 people were inside Crossroads Ministries Church at 81 ...