Tornado confirmed in southern Berks County on Tuesday

The National Weather Service Mount Holly, N.J. office, which covers Berks County, confirmed Wednesday that an EF0 tornado touched down in Amity Township Tuesday, July 1, at 4:47 p.m.

[4:55 PM] We have confirmed an EF-0 tornado with peak winds to 70 mph in Amity Township Berks County, PA. This occurred yesterday, 7/1, around 4:47 PM. More details will be available later this evening or on Thursday. #pawx

— NWS Mount Holly (@NWS_MountHolly) July 2, 2025

Peak winds in the weak twister registered 70 mph Tuesday, the NWS stated.

“In addition, a rear-flank downdraft with straight-line winds up to 70 mph occurred and continued northeastward toward Boyertown and then to the north side of Gilbertsville (Montgomery County),” a public information statement from NWS said.

More than 10,000 customers in Berks were without electricity immediately after the storm dropped inches of rain and packed powerful winds knocking down trees.

More information on the tornado was expected later Wednesday or Thursday.