Pennsylvania, 1998

Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, June 16, 1998

June 16, 1998 · NWS CTP · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Thunderstorm winds blew down trees across the county. In Osterburg a woman suffered a broken arm when a tree fell on her near the ballfield.

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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 CTP wrote it up.

Thunderstorm winds blew down trees across the county. In Osterburg a woman suffered a broken arm when a tree fell on her near the ballfield. A farmer in Menoh escaped injury when he sought shelter in a milking parlor section of a barn, only to have the barn flattened around him. Fortunately, he was in a cinder block portion of the barn that remained in place. In Hyndman, many trees were downed, mobile home roofs were bowed, and lawn ornaments were blown away at a trailer park.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bedford

When
June 16, 5:25 PM EST
Where
Bedford County, Hyndman
Measured
51 kt (59 mph)
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
39.820, -78.730

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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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: 5657049.