Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Central Plains and Midwest; Heat Pushes into the South and East

Scattered severe thunderstorms capable of large hail in excess of two inches, strong tornadoes, and damaging wind gusts are likely across parts of the Upper Mississippi Valley and Midwest this evening. Heavy to excessive rainfall may bring a flooding threat to portions of the Central Plains to the Midwest through Thursday. The heatwave in the Central U.S. will begin to push South and East Thursday Read More >

A tornado moved one mile south of Penfield to seven miles north of Lock Haven. Ten houses were destroyed or damaged. About 88,000 trees were destroyed in Pennsylvania State Forest land. In Clinton County, this tornado also took down a large metal fire tower and at least one cabin. Golf ball size hail fell near Avis. This tornado carved a 75 mile long path of damage; at times this path was 1.5 miles wide.

Source: NCDC Storm Data: May 1985; Volume 27, Number 5

The scar from this tornado can still be seen in satellite imagery. In this Bing map, you can see the scar extending from south of Hollywood, PA to northeast of Jersey Shore, PA.