Thunderstorm Wind, Chester
- When
- September 13, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Chester County, 2 mi NE of Goshenville
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 40.020, -75.500
Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, September 13, 1996
A severe thunderstorm uprooted several trees in East Goshen Township and injured an 8-year-old boy. A 100 foot high tree was snapped off about 20 feet off the ground and crashed through the house on North Chester Road.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- 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 several trees in East Goshen Township and injured an 8-year-old boy. A 100 foot high tree was snapped off about 20 feet off the ground and crashed through the house on North Chester Road. The boy was pinned by the tree on a bed and sustained a broken pelvis. It took about 30 minutes to free him. Other trees were also uprooted in West Chester and East Whiteland Township. About 12,000 homes lost power, most in East Whiteland Township.
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 93 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:02 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.
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The same day elsewhere
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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: 5580603.