It occurred during Tuesday afternoon’s severe thunderstorm and was followed by downdraft indicative of straight-line wind, a National Weather Service survey team concluded.

An EF-0 tornado touched down in Berks County, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday as severe weather hit the Philadelphia region, the National Weather Service said.

A weak tornado briefly touched down in Berks County, damaging trees along a nearly mile-long path, the National Weather Service confirmed in a statement issued Wednesday, July 2. The EF-0 twister struck Weavertown in Amity Township around 4:47 p.