Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, August 13, 1995

Name: Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, August 13, 1995
Start: 1995-08-13T20:43
End: 1995-08-13T22:05
Location: Pennsylvania

August 13, 1995 · 8 events in 5 counties and zones

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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $11,000
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.

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 86 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:43 UTC.

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Event by event

8 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mercer

When: August 13, 8:43 PM EST
Where: Mercer County, Greenville
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 41.302, -80.258 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mercer

When: August 13, 9:05 PM EST
Where: Mercer County, Fredonia
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 41.302, -80.258 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: August 13, 9:10 PM EST
Where: Crawford County, Countywide
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.685, -80.106 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed in a number of locations along with several utility poles.

Thunderstorm Wind, Armstrong

When: August 13, 9:20 PM EST
Where: Armstrong County, Logansport
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 40.812, -79.464 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Indiana

When: August 13, 9:30 PM EST
Where: Indiana County, Homer City
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 40.652, -79.087 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed by thunderstorm winds near Homer City.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mercer

When: August 13, 9:40 PM EST
Where: Mercer County, Mercer
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 41.302, -80.258 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees near Mercer and a tree and large branches in West Middlesex.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mercer

When: August 13, 9:51 PM EST
Where: Mercer County, West Middlesex
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 41.302, -80.258 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees near Mercer and a tree and large branches in West Middlesex.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cambria

When: August 13, 10:05 PM EST
Where: Cambria County, Johnstown
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 40.495, -78.714 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds gusted to 60 mph in Johnstown.

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

Every storm in Pennsylvania in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history Warnings in Pennsylvania, August 1995

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: 10343764, 10343765, 10343719, 10343772, 10345739, 10343766, 10343767, 10343478.