Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- August 15, 12:20 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County
- Coordinates
- 40.300, -80.100
Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, August 15, 1988
18 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
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 18
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
18 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Allegheny
- When
- August 15, 12:30 PM CST
- Where
- Allegheny County
- Coordinates
- 40.430, -79.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Westmoreland
- When
- August 15, 1:19 PM CST
- Where
- Westmoreland County
- Coordinates
- 40.300, -79.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette
- When
- August 15, 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County
- Coordinates
- 40.020, -79.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Westmoreland
- When
- August 15, 1:43 PM CST
- Where
- Westmoreland County
- Coordinates
- 40.230, -79.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette
- When
- August 15, 1:50 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County
- Coordinates
- 39.900, -79.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Cambria
- When
- August 15, 1:54 PM CST
- Where
- Cambria County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.330, -78.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Somerset
- When
- August 15, 2:10 PM CST
- Where
- Somerset County
- Coordinates
- 39.930, -79.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Somerset
- When
- August 15, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Somerset County
- Coordinates
- 40.170, -79.070
Thunderstorm Wind, Bedford
- When
- August 15, 2:20 PM CST
- Where
- Bedford County
- Coordinates
- 40.050, -78.650
Thunderstorm Wind, Bedford
- When
- August 15, 2:29 PM CST
- Where
- Bedford County
- Coordinates
- 39.830, -78.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton
- When
- August 15, 2:56 PM CST
- Where
- Fulton County
- Coordinates
- 39.970, -78.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- August 15, 3:08 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County
- Coordinates
- 39.820, -78.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- August 15, 3:17 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County
- Coordinates
- 39.830, -77.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- August 15, 3:32 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County
- Coordinates
- 39.730, -77.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Adams
- When
- August 15, 3:52 PM CST
- Where
- Adams County
- Coordinates
- 39.770, -77.320
Thunderstorm Wind, Adams
- When
- August 15, 3:59 PM CST
- Where
- Adams County
- Coordinates
- 39.820, -77.130
Thunderstorm Wind, York
- When
- August 15, 4:04 PM CST
- Where
- York County
- Coordinates
- 39.800, -76.980
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
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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: 10117288, 10117289, 10117290, 10117291, 10117292, 10117293, 10117294, 10117295, 10117296, 10117297, 10117298, 10117299, 10117300, 10117301, 10117302, 10117303, 10117304, 10117305.