Six EF1 Tornadoes Confirmed in One Afternoon in Southwestern Pennsylvania; No Deaths or Injuries
On the afternoon of June 6, 2026, six confirmed tornadoes, all rated EF1, touched down in Washington, Fayette and Westmoreland counties in southwestern Pennsylvania, United States, as a squall line crossed the region. There were no deaths and no injuries. The National Weather Service office in Pittsburgh confirmed the outbreak in damage survey results published on June 8 and 9.
All six tornadoes formed as mesovortices embedded in the squall line. Washington County was struck by three: the Beallsville tornado, with peak winds of 95 mph, partially destroyed a farm barn; the Ellsworth tornado was the strongest and longest, with peak winds of 110 mph, a path of 7.28 miles and a maximum width of 400 yards, snapping about 50 hardwood trees and partially damaging the roof of a home on Cherry Street with a fallen tree; and the Centerville tornado, with peak winds of 95 mph, brought down nearly 200 trees around the National Pike Steam Show property.
Fayette County was also struck by three: the Linn tornado, with peak winds of 100 mph and a path of 0.43 miles; the Virgin Run tornado, with peak winds of 90 mph and a path of 5.11 miles; and the Jacobs Creek tornado, with peak winds of 107 mph and a path of 5.20 miles, which crossed into Westmoreland County. The Weather Service's per-tornado tables list zero fatalities and zero injuries for all six tornadoes.
The Weather Service said the survey information is preliminary and subject to change pending final review and publication in NWS Storm Data, and that other parts of the squall line produced non-tornadic straight-line wind damage.
Source: National Weather Service Pittsburgh
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