Thunderstorm Wind, Erie
- When
- August 6, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Erie County
- Coordinates
- 42.080, -80.080
Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, August 6, 1968
7 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Event by event
7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, McKean
- When
- August 6, 3:45 AM CST
- Where
- McKean County
- Coordinates
- 42.000, -78.580
Thunderstorm Wind, York
- When
- August 6, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- York County
- Coordinates
- 39.880, -76.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Armstrong
- When
- August 6, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Armstrong County
- Coordinates
- 40.880, -79.680
Thunderstorm Wind, Bucks
- When
- August 6, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Bucks County
- Coordinates
- 40.280, -74.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Montour
- When
- August 6, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Montour County
- Coordinates
- 41.000, -76.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Mercer
- When
- August 6, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mercer County
- Coordinates
- 41.280, -80.500
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in New York, August 6, 1968
- Tornado in Georgia, August 6, 1968
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, August 6, 1968
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 6, 1968
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Michigan, August 6, 1968
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, August 6, 1968
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 6, 1968
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 6, 1968
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 6, 1968
More
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 1968Every state in 1968This day in weather history
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10116475, 10116476, 10116477, 10116478, 10116479, 10116480, 10116694.