The tornado that touched down in South Franklin Township Saturday night, causing damage miles away in Prosperity and beyond, was a short-lived storm, according to the National Weather Service Pittsburgh. The tornado touched down at 8:13 p.m. about a mile north of Pleasant Grove and ended about three miles southwest of Pleasant Grove, at 8:15 […]
Extreme weather caused damage throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania Saturday evening, when a tornado touched down in Washington County, and that storm then rolled through Fayette County.
The worst of Monday’s windstorms bypassed Westmoreland County, but strong morning gusts brought down limbs and damaged trees at several locations in Greensburg. The winds sheared in half a massive pin oak toward the eastern end of the city’s St. Clair Park, temporarily blocking part of a paved walking path.