June 2, 1998

F2 Tornado Crosses Northeastern Preston County

An F2 tornado entered the northeastern tip of Preston County at about 9:45 p.m. and crossed into Garrett County, Maryland, about five minutes later. Along its full 12-mile path through Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Maryland, the tornado destroyed a dairy barn and two house trailers, damaged roofs, and cut a path of uprooted and sheared trees as wide as 300 yards. No injuries were reported.

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National Weather Service Pittsburgh, “The June 2nd 1998 Tornado Outbreak”

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