1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 125 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:34 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees were down in Somerset and other spots in the county. A tree also fell on a home in Shanksville.
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