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Originally Posted by PhillyNation
I've never seen a twister in my life. Other than that one fluke outbreak in Western PA in the 1980's....how many times have you ever heard about a tornado that caused the level of damage in PA that is commonly seen in tornado alley and the southeast? It's just not a common occurance. But hey...it snows here a few times a year and it gets cold for a few months so I live in hell........
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What about South Central PA, though, Mike? It is a fairly common occurrence there. Campbelltown (just outside of Hershey) was completely leveled a few years ago. Halifax (north of HBG) just had one a few months ago (Oct. I think it was) that caused serious widespread damage. I lived just outside of the city limits for the later years of my life, and I actually SAW 2 tornadoes in those years. If I take into account all of the confirmed ones we had in my immediate area that I didn't see, then it is easily 5+.
The valley traps lots of weather systems (and creates new ones) and then immediately sends those systems across flatter areas where they can gain energy and wreak havoc. Adams, Dauphin, Cumberland, Lancaster, Lebanon, etc., Counties can be quite active tornado areas. South Eastern PA is not effected as much because by the time it reaches those counties, a lot (if not all) of the energy has been dumped in SC PA.