Thunderstorm Wind, McKean
- When
- July 18, 8:45 AM CST
- Where
- McKean County
- Coordinates
- 41.820, -78.450
Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 18, 1986
12 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 1
- Injuries
- 15
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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
12 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Berks
- When
- July 18, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Berks County
- Coordinates
- 40.270, -75.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland
- When
- July 18, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Cumberland County
- Coordinates
- 40.220, -77.000
Thunderstorm Wind, York
- When
- July 18, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- York County
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 15 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 40.030, -76.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Warren
- When
- July 18, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Warren County
- Coordinates
- 41.850, -79.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Warren
- When
- July 18, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Warren County
- Coordinates
- 41.920, -79.430
Thunderstorm Wind, McKean
- When
- July 18, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- McKean County
- Coordinates
- 41.950, -78.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Warren
- When
- July 18, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Warren County
- Coordinates
- 41.950, -79.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Forest
- When
- July 18, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Forest County
- Coordinates
- 41.570, -79.430
Thunderstorm Wind, Erie
- When
- July 18, 9:51 PM CST
- Where
- Erie County
- Coordinates
- 41.950, -79.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Cambria
- When
- July 18, 11:15 PM CST
- Where
- Cambria County
- Coordinates
- 40.480, -78.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Cambria
- When
- July 18, 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Cambria County
- Coordinates
- 40.480, -78.770
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind, York | 1986-07-18 | Direct |
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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, July 18, 1986
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, July 18, 1986
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 18, 1986
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maine, July 18, 1986
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 18, 1986
- Hail in Nebraska, July 18, 1986
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 18, 1986
More
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 1986Every state in 1986This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, July 1986
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: 10117121, 10117122, 10117123, 10117124, 10117125, 10117126, 10117127, 10117128, 10117129, 10117130, 10117131, 10117132.