Thunderstorm Wind, Dauphin
- When
- September 28, 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Dauphin County, Steelton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.230, -76.820
Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, September 28, 1996
Thunderstorms moved rapidly east across the area, taking down trees and power lines. A water spout was spotted on the Susquehanna River near Duncannon.
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 CTP wrote it up.
Thunderstorms moved rapidly east across the area, taking down trees and power lines. A water spout was spotted on the Susquehanna River near Duncannon.
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 126 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:29 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
- Tornado in Alabama, September 28, 1996
- Strong Wind in Connecticut, September 28, 1996
- Tornadoes in New York, September 28, 1996
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, September 28, 1996
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, September 28, 1996
- Tornado in Maryland, September 28, 1996
- High Wind in Vermont, September 28, 1996
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, September 28, 1996
- Flooding in North Carolina, September 28, 1996
- High Wind in New York, September 28, 1996
- Flash Flood in Ohio, September 28, 1996
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, September 28, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5568803.