Tornado first touched down at 445pm east of Crabtree near Delmont, through Salem and Unity Townships, lifted, then touched down again near Latrobe Area Hospital, where it tore a house off its foundation and set it back down again. It travelled on Clover Hill and Oakville area where 37 homes and 12 mobile homes were destroyed, 15 homes partially damaged, 1 elementary school damaged and 16 automobiles severely damaged. Here it changed course, heading east toward Rte. 30 where a furniture company warehouse had 5 buildings unroofed and their contents destroyed. It finally ripped through Darlington, where substantial damage was done to a farm house, several outbuildings (one of which contained an automobile) and nearly all trees surrounding the property.
A man died Tuesday, July 13th, from injuries received when his mobile home was blown off its foundation. Flat bed of the trailer found approximately 200 feet away, smashed into the side of a house; remainder of the trailer totally demolished. Of the 17 injuries, 2 were serious and 5 more were hospitalized in fair condition.
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