Many homes affected by Thursday’s rare tornado in Uniontown have been cleared for residents to return, officials said Monday. But 22 buildings were destroyed and nine more were heavily damaged, said Thomas Perez, operations coordinator for The Salvation Army’s emergency disaster services unit. In total, 218 structures sustained some level of damage — 73 with…
Uniontown neighborhood working to clean up after tornado rips through area Thursday
A tornado ripped through Uniontown Thursday evening, damaging dozens of homes and leaving streets littered with full roofs and walls, uprooted trees and downed utility poles. Two young children and their mother were trapped in a trailer in the area of Reppert Boulevard for about 20 minutes before a family member and a neighbor cleared…
NWS Confirms EF1 Tornado In Uniontown
UNIONTOWN (KDKA) – Severe weather rolled through western Pennsylvania Thursday night, which caused heavy damage in Fayette County. Gallatin Avenue in Uniontown was hit particularly hard. Now, the National Weather Service has confirmed an EF1 tornado touched down, which had winds up to 105 mph. It’s the first tornado recorded in the month of February…