Thunderstorm Wind, Mercer
- When
- May 9, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Mercer County
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.320, -80.400
Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, May 9, 1988
5 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
- 5
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
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford
- When
- May 9, 5:18 PM CST
- Where
- Crawford County
- Coordinates
- 41.500, -80.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Erie
- When
- May 9, 5:21 PM CST
- Where
- Erie County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.930, -80.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Mercer
- When
- May 9, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Mercer County
- Coordinates
- 41.400, -80.450
Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford
- When
- May 9, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Crawford County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.750, -80.370
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 and Hail in Kentucky, May 9, 1988
- Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, May 9, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 9, 1988
- Hail in Texas, May 9, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 9, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 9, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Indiana, May 9, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 9, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 9, 1988
More
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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: 10115907, 10115908, 10115909, 10115910, 10115911.