Thunderstorm Wind, Potter
- When
- July 18, 5:40 PM EST
- Where
- Potter County, Roulette
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 41.745, -77.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and powerlines were downed near Route 6.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 18, 1994
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- $500
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Potter
- When
- July 18, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Potter County, Galeton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.745, -77.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and powerlines were downed near Route 6.
Thunderstorm Wind, York
- When
- July 18, 10:15 PM EST
- Where
- York County, York
- Coordinates
- 39.920, -76.726 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines within York including the parking lot of a McDonald's Restaurant. Only 300 persons lost power, but it took until the next day to restore power to everyone.
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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Wind in Nevada, July 18, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 18, 1994
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, July 18, 1994
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, July 18, 1994
- Hail in Montana, July 18, 1994
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 18, 1994
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 18, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 18, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 18, 1994
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, July 18, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, July 18, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 18, 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: 10345577, 10345578, 10345415.