Morning Roundup: Beaver County man wins $1.3M in Pa. Lottery; tornado confirmed in Clarion County

Here are some of the latest news items happening this morning, Wednesday, June 11:

Beaver County man wins $1.3M in Pa. Lottery

The Pennsylvania Lottery on Tuesday announced that a Beaver County man won more than $1.3 million playing the Pennsylvania Lottery online.

Christopher Lehman, who has served in the Army for 25 years, won while playing the Jackpot Spectacular game on May 30, officials said.

“My wife always says I have good luck,” Lehman said in a statement. “I looked at the progressive prize amount for Jackpot Spectacular and thought, ‘That one’s about to pop soon.’ I budgeted $100 to play that day. I figured, if I lose, I lose.”

Lehman said he and his wife couldn’t believe when he’d won. They called the lottery together to confirm it was real.

He said his win came the day he signed up for a Pennsylvania Lottery online account after having moved from New Hampshire about a month ago.

He plans to use the prize money to pay off his mortgage and his wife’s car loan. The rest, he said, he’ll probably invest.

National Weather Service confirms tornado hit Clarion County

The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado hit Clarion County on Monday.

It marks the first tornado the county has seen since 2017 and the 15th confirmed tornado there on record.

The EF-0 tornado’s wind speeds were estimated to have reached 75 miles per hour in the eastern portion of the county, officials said.

We have confirmed an EF-0 tornado with estimated peak wind speeds of 75mph in eastern Clarion County, PA that occurred on 6/09/25. For Clarion County, this is the first tornado since 7/11/17 (both were an EF-0) and the 15th confirmed tornado on record. pic.twitter.com/WrUEWyQKHD

— NWS Pittsburgh (@NWSPittsburgh) June 10, 2025

The tornado, which touched down near Waterson, occurred just before 5:30 p.m. Monday and traveled .23 miles. No one was injured.