Pennsylvania, 1994Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 15, 1994
July 15, 1994 · 5 events in 3 counties and zones
5 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $500,000
- 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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland
- When
- July 15, 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Cumberland County
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.164, -77.266 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe thunderstorms caused scattered wind related damage throughout the county. In West Pennsboro winds gusted to 63 mph and tore off the roof of a barn and sheared the tops off of several trees. In Greason, 11 trees were uprooted. In both Mechanicsburg and Hampden houses were damaged by trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dauphin
- When
- July 15, 6:02 PM EST
- Where
- Dauphin County, Harrisburg
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.415, -76.779 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm wind gusts to 63 mph were recorded at both the Harrisburg Federal Office Building and Harrisburg International Airport. Within the city of Harrisburg, damaging winds at Riverfront Park uprooted trees that were more than a century old. Damage to cars and homes was estimated at $100,000. About 2,000 customers lost power due to downed trees and wires.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dauphin
- When
- July 15, 6:13 PM EST
- Where
- Dauphin County, Harrisburg Intl Airpo
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.415, -76.779 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm wind gusts to 63 mph were recorded at both the Harrisburg Federal Office Building and Harrisburg International Airport. Within the city of Harrisburg, damaging winds at Riverfront Park uprooted trees that were more than a century old. Damage to cars and homes was estimated at $100,000. About 2,000 customers lost power due to downed trees and wires.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dauphin
- When
- July 15, 6:15 PM EST
- Where
- Dauphin County, Harrisburg
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Coordinates
- 40.415, -76.779 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm wind gusts to 63 mph were recorded at both the Harrisburg Federal Office Building and Harrisburg International Airport. Within the city of Harrisburg, damaging winds at Riverfront Park uprooted trees that were more than a century old. Damage to cars and homes was estimated at $100,000. About 2,000 customers lost power due to downed trees and wires.
Thunderstorm Wind, York
- When
- July 15, 6:45 PM EST
- Where
- York County, N Portion
- Coordinates
- 39.920, -76.726 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees were reported uprooted in Northern York County.
- 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.
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 15, 1994$160,000 · 14 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 15, 1994$165,000 · 1.75 in hail · 8 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Colorado, July 15, 1994$50,000 · F1 · 4 events
- Tornado and Hail in Kansas, July 15, 1994$46,000 · F0 · 23 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 15, 1994$50,000 · 2.75 in hail · 8 events
- Tornado and Hail in Wyoming, July 15, 1994F0 · 6 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 15, 1994$5,000 · 1 in hail · 6 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Dakota, July 15, 19941.75 in hail · 3 events
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, July 15, 1994F0 · 3 events
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 15, 1994$10,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 15, 1994$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Maine, July 15, 1994$5,000 · 1 event
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: 10343728, 10343648, 10343649, 10343650, 10345413.