Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette
- When
- June 16, 3:55 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette County, 3 mi SW of Smithfield
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.770, -79.850
Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and power lines.
Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, June 16, 1998
12 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 2
- Property damage
- $59,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Allegheny
- When
- June 16, 3:56 PM EST
- Where
- Allegheny County, Bethel Park
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.320, -80.030
Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs.
Thunderstorm Wind, Allegheny
- When
- June 16, 3:59 PM EST
- Where
- Allegheny County, Pittsburgh
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 40.430, -79.980
Carnegie Science Center recorded a wind gust to 66 MPH.
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- June 16, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Washington County, South Strabane
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.150, -80.170
A man was slightly injured when thunderstorm winds blew over a tree onto his pickup truck on Old Trails Road by US Route 40.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette
- When
- June 16, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette County, Uniontown
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.900, -79.720
Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees and power lines.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette
- When
- June 16, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette County, Republic
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.970, -79.880
Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees and power lines.
Thunderstorm Wind, Greene
- When
- June 16, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Greene County, 2 mi W of Waynesburg
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.900, -80.230
Thunderstorm winds blew several large tree limbs down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Greene
- When
- June 16, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Greene County, Carmichaels
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.900, -79.980
Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees and power lines.
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- June 16, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Washington County, Monongahela
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.200, -79.930
Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees. One tree fell onto SR 481, closing it off to traffic.
Lightning, Washington
- When
- June 16, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Washington County, Canonsburg
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.189, -80.248 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An 8-year-old boy was slightly injured when the tree he was playing under was struck by lightning.
Thunderstorm Wind, Westmoreland
- When
- June 16, 4:07 PM EST
- Where
- Westmoreland County, West Newton
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.220, -79.770
Thunderstorm winds blew several trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Greene
- When
- June 16, 4:08 PM EST
- Where
- Greene County, Waynesburg
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.900, -80.200
Thunderstorm winds blew several trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Westmoreland
- When
- June 16, 4:09 PM EST
- Where
- Westmoreland County, Herminie
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.270, -79.720
Thunderstorm winds blew several trees down.
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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
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
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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: 5669538, 5669539, 5669540, 5669541, 5669542, 5669543, 5669544, 5669545, 5669546, 5669547, 5669548, 5669549, 5669550.