Tornado Confirmed in Pa. Pavilion Collapse

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Weather.com - 10/22/12

Above: A line of thunderstorms moving through Lancaster County, Pa. on Friday evening.

PARADISE, Pa. — Authorities have confirmed that it was a tornado that blew through central Pennsylvania and caused a pavilion to collapse at a park, injuring 15 people and causing millions of dollars damage.

The EF-1 tornado touched down shortly after 8 p.m. Friday and over the next 10 minutes traveled about 16 miles from Fern Glen to Paradise in Lancaster County packing maximum winds of 100 to 110 mph, the National Weather Service said Sunday.

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