Coraopolis-based meteorologist Rihaan Gangat with the National Weather Service said the agency was still investigating claims that a tornado touched down just outside of Slippery Rock.
Tornado warnings for five counties in western Pennsylvania were issued Saturday night. Venango, Clarion, Armstrong, Warren and Butler counties all issued tornado warnings that lasted until 8:15 p.m.
A representative with Venango County 911 said the dispatch center received no reports of a storm touching down while the warnings were in place.
Tornado reported in Warren County
The NWS is also trying to determine whether a tornado touched down in Warren County during the storm, causing some damage but no reported injuries.
Authorities said there were several tornado reports near Scandia between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday.
Meteorologist Paul Head said it could have been a tornado touching down several times or it could have been a downburst, and officials won’t be able to tell until they examine the damage.
He said a National Weather Service team has been dispatched to the area to investigate. There was a report of a barn being blown over, and local officials reported trees and wires coming down, but Head said little other damage was reported in the very rural area.
