Thunderstorm Wind, Indiana
- When
- June 16, 4:42 PM EST
- Where
- Indiana County, Blairsville
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.400, -79.200
Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees.
Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 16, 1998
9 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- $67,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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
9 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Westmoreland
- When
- June 16, 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Westmoreland County, Rector
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.200, -79.230
Thunderstorm winds uprooted/downed numerous trees in and around the Rector area in Ligonier Township.
Thunderstorm Wind, Westmoreland
- When
- June 16, 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Westmoreland County, Latrobe
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.300, -79.380
Thunderstorm winds blew several large trees down. One tree fell onto a car, with the passengers sustaining only minor injuries.
Thunderstorm Wind, Butler
- When
- June 16, 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Butler County, Butler
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 40.850, -79.880
A private citizen reported a 60 MPH wind gust from a thunderstorm.
Thunderstorm Wind, Butler
- When
- June 16, 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Butler County, 7 mi SW of Butler
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.780, -79.980
Thunderstorm winds blew several large trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Indiana
- When
- June 16, 4:50 PM EST
- Where
- Indiana County, 5 mi NE of Blairsville
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.450, -79.130
Thunderstorm winds blew several large tree limbs down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Allegheny
- When
- June 16, 4:53 PM EST
- Where
- Allegheny County, Harmerville
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.530, -79.850
Thunderstorm winds blew several large trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Indiana
- When
- June 16, 4:53 PM EST
- Where
- Indiana County, Blairsville
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.400, -79.200
Thunderstorm winds blew several large trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Indiana
- When
- June 16, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Indiana County, Indiana
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.630, -79.150
Thunderstorm winds blew several large 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.
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: 5669707, 5669708, 5669709, 5669710, 5669711, 5669712, 5669713, 5669714, 5669715.