Thunderstorm Wind, Berks
- When
- June 16, 7:25 PM EST to 7:55 PM EST
- Where
- Berks County, Womelsdorf to Boyertown
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.370, -76.180
Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, June 16, 1998
A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees and wires in over a dozen places across the northern half of Berks County. Several roads were closed for a few hours as road crews cleared them of downed trees and wires.
Where it happened
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- 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 PHI wrote it up.
A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees and wires in over a dozen places across the northern half of Berks County. Several roads were closed for a few hours as road crews cleared them of downed trees and wires. A tree fell on and caused minor damage to a house in Saint Lawrence. This was the only report of structural damage received. The utilities reported about 5,000 homes and businesses lost power throughout the county during the height of the storm.
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 158 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:27 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
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strikes in Michigan, June 16, 1998
- Flood in Indiana, June 16 to 28, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 16, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Virginia, June 16, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Maryland, June 16, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 16, 1998
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Utah, June 16 to 17, 1998
- Flash Flooding in New Hampshire, June 16 to 17, 1998
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in West Virginia, June 16, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Virginia, June 16, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Ohio, June 16, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 16, 1998
More
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, June 1998
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: 5665622.