Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- April 30, 3:36 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Horsham
- Coordinates
- 40.180, -75.150
Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 30, 1996
A severe thunderstorm uprooted trees and tossed lawn furniture in Horsham. One house was damaged by a tree in the Hidden Creek Development as a unearthed willow tree punctured a hole in the roof.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 PHI wrote it up.
A severe thunderstorm uprooted trees and tossed lawn furniture in Horsham. One house was damaged by a tree in the Hidden Creek Development as a unearthed willow tree punctured a hole in the roof. About 2 miles northeast of Horsham the same severe thunderstorm uprooted two large oak trees and ripped the siding from one house.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
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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: 5561286.