Last night (6/08/08), a line of severe thunderstorms developed inland. For the most part, these storms were classified as severe because of their winds that were in excess of 58 miles per hour.
As this line moved into Venango County, a trained weather spotter noticed a funnel cloud which prompted a tornado warning. Just for informational purposes, a funnel cloud does not become a tornado until it touches the ground. There has been, up to this point, been NO confirmation that it did touch the ground.
Vanessa Rockovich, in Oil City, snapped these impressive pictures as the storm passed over head.
If you ever snap a weather picture, or weather video, make sure to email it to us at weather@wsee.tv, just like Vanessa did!
Ray Petelin,
WSEE Storm Team Meteorologist