Thunderstorm Wind, Erie
- When
- August 4, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Erie County, Erie
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 42.118, -80.098 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees were downed, some on power lines.
Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, August 4, 1994
8 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- $56,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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
8 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Warren
- When
- August 4, 3:15 PM EST
- Where
- Warren County, Youngsville
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 41.815, -79.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A tree fell on a house.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dauphin
- When
- August 4, 4:26 PM EST
- Where
- Dauphin County, Harrisburg
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.415, -76.779 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Measured wind gusts to 60 mph and 58 mph were recorded at the Federal Building in downtown Harrisburg and at Harrisburg International Airport respectively.
Thunderstorm Wind, Beaver
- When
- August 4, 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Beaver County
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 40.682, -80.349 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees were downed in Daugherty, Center, and Potter Townships.
Thunderstorm Wind, Berks
- When
- August 4, 5:50 PM EST
- Where
- Berks County, C Portion
- Coordinates
- 40.416, -75.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe thunderstorms uprooted trees in Reading and Muhlenberg Township in central Berks County and in Topton and Boyertown in eastern Berks County. Scattered power outages occurred in these areas because of downed trees and power lines with the greatest concentration (730) in Muhlenberg Township.
Thunderstorm Wind, Berks
- When
- August 4, 6:10 PM EST
- Where
- Berks County, Topton
- Coordinates
- 40.416, -75.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe thunderstorms uprooted trees in Reading and Muhlenberg Township in central Berks County and in Topton and Boyertown in eastern Berks County. Scattered power outages occurred in these areas because of downed trees and power lines with the greatest concentration (730) in Muhlenberg Township.
Thunderstorm Wind, Berks
- When
- August 4, 6:20 PM EST
- Where
- Berks County, Boyertown
- Coordinates
- 40.416, -75.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe thunderstorms uprooted trees in Reading and Muhlenberg Township in central Berks County and in Topton and Boyertown in eastern Berks County. Scattered power outages occurred in these areas because of downed trees and power lines with the greatest concentration (730) in Muhlenberg Township.
Thunderstorm Wind, Greene
- When
- August 4, 6:45 PM EST
- Where
- Greene County, Waynesburg
- Coordinates
- 39.854, -80.223 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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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- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 4, 1994
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, August 4, 1994
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 4, 1994
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: 10345771, 10345247, 10343675, 10343783, 10343883, 10343884, 10343885, 10345996.