Pennsylvania, 1994

Tornado and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 27, 1994

June 27, 1994 · 10 events in 7 counties and zones

9 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 10 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$500,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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

9 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland

When
June 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Cumberland County, Carlisle
Coordinates
40.164, -77.266 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were uprooted and there was minor wind damage to a few buildings. In nearby Middlesex Township, a galvanized barn roof was peeled half off. The tin roof of the house next door was also peeled from its rafters.

Tornado, Columbia

When
June 27, 12:45 PM EST
Where
Columbia County, Bloomsburg
Rating
F1
Path length
0.25 mi
Path width
75 yd
Property damage
$500,000
Coordinates
41.049, -76.405 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tornado touched down in Bloomsburg and flattened the E-Z Storage Facility. The tornado also partially blew the roofs off of six houses, flipped over or damaged four trailers, tore off the front porch of a house, damaged two barns and threw a 14 foot boat into an apple tree. One house was damaged severely enough to make it uninhabitable. No injuries were reported. Elsewhere in Columbia County, trees were uprooted in Montour. A microburst uprooted numerous trees and damaged several trailers in Benton and Maple Grove. A large number of trees were also uprooted in Rohrsburg.

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When
June 27, 12:50 PM EST
Where
Columbia County, Bloomsburg
Coordinates
41.049, -76.405 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tornado touched down in Bloomsburg and flattened the E-Z Storage Facility. The tornado also partially blew the roofs off of six houses, flipped over or damaged four trailers, tore off the front porch of a house, damaged two barns and threw a 14 foot boat into an apple tree. One house was damaged severely enough to make it uninhabitable. No injuries were reported. Elsewhere in Columbia County, trees were uprooted in Montour. A microburst uprooted numerous trees and damaged several trailers in Benton and Maple Grove. A large number of trees were also uprooted in Rohrsburg.

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When
June 27, 12:55 PM EST
Where
Columbia County, Northern
Coordinates
41.049, -76.405 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tornado touched down in Bloomsburg and flattened the E-Z Storage Facility. The tornado also partially blew the roofs off of six houses, flipped over or damaged four trailers, tore off the front porch of a house, damaged two barns and threw a 14 foot boat into an apple tree. One house was damaged severely enough to make it uninhabitable. No injuries were reported. Elsewhere in Columbia County, trees were uprooted in Montour. A microburst uprooted numerous trees and damaged several trailers in Benton and Maple Grove. A large number of trees were also uprooted in Rohrsburg.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bucks

When
June 27, 1:00 PM EST
Where
Bucks County, Buckingham Vly
Coordinates
40.337, -75.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and wires were knocked in Buckingham and Solebury. About 6,500 persons lost power in Bucks County.

Thunderstorm Wind, Luzerne

When
June 27, 1:20 PM EST
Where
Luzerne County, Northwest
Coordinates
41.177, -75.989 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were knocked down in Ricketts Glenn State Park.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sullivan

When
June 27, 1:40 PM EST
Where
Sullivan County, Colley Township
Coordinates
41.446, -76.512 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two separate severe thunderstorms struck Colley Township. The first one damaged about 100 trees, shearing the tops off and dropping them on power lines. The second one knocked over trees and power lines on Pennsylvania State Route 87.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sullivan

When
June 27, 1:55 PM EST
Where
Sullivan County, Colley Township
Coordinates
41.446, -76.512 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two separate severe thunderstorms struck Colley Township. The first one damaged about 100 trees, shearing the tops off and dropping them on power lines. The second one knocked over trees and power lines on Pennsylvania State Route 87.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wyoming

When
June 27, 2:00 PM EST
Where
Wyoming County, Laceyville
Coordinates
41.518, -76.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three dwellings suffered serious wind related damage. Lighter damage affected other cottages or homes, mainly siding ripped away. Wind related damage on Lacey Street extended into neighboring Braintrim Township. Many trees and limbs were down in a mile wide swath across the townships.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bradford

When
June 27, 2:15 PM EST to 2:25 PM EST
Where
Bradford County, Eastern
Coordinates
41.789, -76.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds uprooted more than two dozen trees across Eastern Bradford County. In the Spring Hill Area of Tuscarora, two houses suffered roof damage and a barn endured moderate structural damage.

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.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 10343725, 10343691, 10343692, 10343693, 10343814, 10345871, 10345520, 10345521, 10345367, 10343992.