High Wind, Washington
- When
- April 30, 5:45 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.189, -80.248 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Pennsylvania, April 30, 1996
High winds, with and behind a strong cold front passing through Southwestern Pennsylvania, gusted to 59 mph at the Pittsburgh International Airport. A tree fell into power lines in Aliquippa in Beaver County.
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
- $25,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS PBZ wrote it up.
High winds, with and behind a strong cold front passing through Southwestern Pennsylvania, gusted to 59 mph at the Pittsburgh International Airport. A tree fell into power lines in Aliquippa in Beaver County. Numerous power outages occurred across Washington County. In Houston, Washington County, a powerful gust of wind ripped a porch from a home and damaged the roof around 545 EST. A pine tree was also downed onto another porch of a nearby home.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Allegheny
- When
- April 30, 5:54 AM EST
- Where
- Allegheny forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 40.469, -79.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Beaver
- When
- April 30, 6:30 AM EST
- Where
- Beaver forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.682, -80.349 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, April 30, 1996
- High Wind in New York, April 30, 1996
- High Wind in West Virginia, April 30, 1996
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, April 30, 1996
- Tornado in Florida, April 30, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, April 30, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Florida, April 30, 1996
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, April 30, 1996
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: 5544975, 5544973, 5544974.