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Tornado Warning — Potter, PA — Sep 1, 2026

NWS CTP · ETN 31 · National Weather Service warning
Tornado Warning for Potter — radar, warned-area polygon and storm motion
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office CTP issued a tornado warning at 21:28 UTC on Sep 1, 2026 covering Potter, PA; Tioga, PA. The warning was in effect for 19 minutes, ending at Sep 1, 2026 21:47 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 41.91, -77.75, moving southeast at about 31 mph.

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Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
4 WNW Gaines Potter, PA EF1° An NWS Storm Survey team confirmed an EF1 Tornado in Pike Township in Potter County and Gaines Township in Tioga County. The tornado path length was 6.50 miles... had a (CTP)

Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys. ° = rating parsed from the NWS damage-survey text quoted in the SPC report narrative (derived, not an official F-scale entry).

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