When was the last time that a tornado touched down in Philadelphia, PA?

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Wednesday 18th May 2011 Small tornado touches down in the Far Northeast By Allison Steele and Anthony R. Wood INQUIRER STAFF WRITERS A small tornado, born of storms that battered the Philadelphia region with heavy rain, touched down in the Far Northeast at midafternoon Wednesday, smashing a car-repair shop, crushing a beer distributorship, and ripping the roof off a crab house. The mini-swirl of destruction, which also slightly damaged an apartment building and left three people in need of Red Cross care, carried winds of about 75 m.p.h., the National Weather Service said. The tornado vanished as quickly as it appeared, touching at 1:50 p.m., and bumping along for just 300 feet, cutting a path of wreckage 100 feet wide. Residents and shoppers in the area of Bustleton Avenue and Red Lion Road ran for safety, and police reported no injuries. http://www.philly.com/philly/news/122179683.html May 18 11, 9:53 PM

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"Gee, Toto, I don't think we are in Philadelphia anymore..." May 19 11, 12:24 AM