Thunderstorm Wind, Chester
- When
- February 22, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Chester County, Coatesville
- Coordinates
- 39.980, -75.820
A squall line of severe thunderstorms downed several trees in Coatesville.
Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, February 22, 1997
2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- 2
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.
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 120 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:59 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- February 22, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Collegeville
- Coordinates
- 40.200, -75.450
A squall line of severe thunderstorms downed a few trees in Collegeville.
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
- High Wind in New York, February 22, 1997
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- Lightning Strike in Maine, February 22, 1997
- High Wind in New York, February 22, 1997
- High Wind in Vermont, February 22, 1997
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, February 22, 1997
- Damaging Wind in New York, February 22, 1997
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in New York, February 22, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Maine, February 22, 1997
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, February 22, 1997
- Lightning Strike in New York, February 22, 1997
- Flooding in Indiana, February 22 to 28, 1997
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: 5595684, 5595685.