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AccuWeather provides advance warning for rare Pennsylvania tornado

tornado damage with flipped over truck

Summary

AccuWeather For Business clients were the first to learn about a dangerous approaching tornado, later rated EF-3, and the strongest in the state since 2004.

Key Highlights

AccuWeather provided more than 20 minutes advance notice, saving property and lives

Public warnings, such as the National Weather Service, came 3 minutes after the tornado was already on the ground

On July 29, an EF-3 tornado rocked Bensalem, PA with winds of up to 140 mph

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Additional success stories from July 29, 2021:

  • Waldron, IN (EF-1 tornado) 90 mph peak winds: AccuWeather clients received 22 minutes of advance notice. No NWS warning was issued. 
  • Watertown, WI (EF-0 tornado) 80 mph peak winds: AccuWeather clients received 20 minutes of advance notice. The NWS warning came after the tornado passed. 
  • Shelbyville, IN (EF-1 tornado) 90 mph peak winds: AccuWeather clients received 10 minutes of advance notice. No NWS warning was issued. 
  • Columbia, MD (EF-0 tornado): AccuWeather clients received 30 minutes of advance notice. The NWS warning was 8 minutes before touchdown.

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