High Wind, Northern Erie
- When
- February 11, 12:30 AM EST to 3:30 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Erie forecast zone
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 42.118, -80.098 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Pennsylvania, February 11, 1996
Wind gusts averaged 50 to 60 mph for several hours after the passage of a strong cold front. A peak wind of 72 mph was reported near Erie.
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
- $7,000
- 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 CLE wrote it up.
Wind gusts averaged 50 to 60 mph for several hours after the passage of a strong cold front. A peak wind of 72 mph was reported near Erie. Damage was minimal but some trees, limbs and power lines were downed.
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, Southern Erie
- When
- February 11, 12:30 AM EST to 3:30 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Erie forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 42.118, -80.098 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Crawford
- When
- February 11, 12:30 AM EST to 3:30 AM EST
- Where
- Crawford forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 41.685, -80.106 (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
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 11 to 12, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Connecticut, February 11, 1996
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 11, 1996
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, February 11 to 12, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Maryland, February 11 to 12, 1996
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, February 11 to 12, 1996
- Winter Storm in Alaska, February 11 to 13, 1996
More
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, February 1996
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: 5549038, 5549039, 5549040.