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.

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 EF0 tornado touched down Tuesday afternoon with peak winds of 70 mph. A downdraft packing those same potent winds continued northeastward in Montgomery County the National Weather Service said.