radioNovo News for Johnstown: August 4, 2026

RNN JOHNSTOWN 08/04/26          A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SURVEY CONFIRMS AN E-F 2 TORNADO STRUCK NORTHERN SOMERSET COUNTY ON JULY 18TH. THE BRIEF, THREE MINUTE STORM PACKED 125 MILE-PER-HOUR WINDS, FLATTENING A SWATH OF TREES WEST OF THE CONEMAUGH TOWNSHIP RESERVOIR. AUTHORITIES REPORT NO INJURIES OR DEATHS FROM THE STORM.          ORGANIZERS OF RUMBLE THROUGH THE VALLEY SAY THEIR 2026 FESTIVAL WAS THE BIGGEST AND BEST YET AFTER MOVING TO THE AMERICAN LEGION FAIRGROUNDS NEAR EBENSBURG. THE NEW 80-ACRE VENUE ALLOWED FOR LARGER CROWDS, FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENTS, DRAG RACES, AND FREE PARKING, WITH ORGANIZERS CONFIRMING THE FESTIVAL WILL STAY AT THE FAIRGROUNDS FOR FUTURE EVENTS.          AND SOME 4000-PLUS PEOPLE ATTENDED THE 4TH ANNUAL SQUONKAPALOOZA THIS PAST SATURDAY AT THE BOTTLE WORKS IN JOHNSTOWN......... CELEBRATING THE SAD, MYTHICAL SQUONK CREATURE, WHICH IS SAID TO BE NATIVE TO PENNSYLVANIA'S HEMLOCK FORESTS.   THE EVENT DREW VENDORS TRAVELING FROM AS FAR AWAY AS IOWA, NEW YORK, OHIO AND VIRGINIA TO BE PART OF THE EVENT.