Thunderstorm Wind, Bucks
- When
- December 2, 1:15 AM EST
- Where
- Bucks County, Warrington
- Coordinates
- 40.250, -75.130
Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, December 2, 1996
A severe thunderstorm snapped off a six-foot diameter tree in Warrington and damaged a chimney. Several smaller trees were also snapped off.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 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 snapped off a six-foot diameter tree in Warrington and damaged a chimney. Several smaller trees were also snapped off. Outdoor furniture was blown off a deck.
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 70 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:17 UTC.
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
- Marine High Wind in California, December 2, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, December 2, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, December 2, 1996
- Flooding in Vermont, December 2, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, December 2, 1996
- Flooding in New York, December 2, 1996
- Flooding in New York, December 2 to 3, 1996
- Flash Flooding in Maine, December 2, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, December 2, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, December 2, 1996
- Flash Flood in Vermont, December 2, 1996
- Flooding in New York, December 2, 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: 5576726.