Thunderstorm Wind, Westmoreland
- When
- June 16, 4:27 PM EST
- Where
- Westmoreland County, Manor
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.330, -79.670
Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees.
Tornado and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 16, 1998
11 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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
- 0
- Property damage
- $135,000
- Crop damage
- $30,000
- Events
- 12
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
11 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Allegheny
- When
- June 16, 4:28 PM EST
- Where
- Allegheny County, Wilkinsburg
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.430, -79.850
Several power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
Tornado, Westmoreland
- When
- June 16, 4:28 PM EST
- Where
- Westmoreland County, 2 mi NW of Bagdad
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 40.670, -79.670
A weak F0 tornado damaged shingles on one house and snapped/uprooted 30 to 40 trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Armstrong
- When
- June 16, 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Armstrong County, Apollo
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.580, -79.570
Thunderstorm winds blew down a few trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Allegheny
- When
- June 16, 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Allegheny County, Pittsburgh
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.430, -79.980
Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and power lines.
Thunderstorm Wind, Allegheny
- When
- June 16, 4:35 PM EST
- Where
- Allegheny County, Munhall
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.400, -79.920
Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree.
Thunderstorm Wind, Indiana
- When
- June 16, 4:36 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Indiana County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.630, -79.130
Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees and power lines across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Westmoreland
- When
- June 16, 4:38 PM EST
- Where
- Westmoreland County, Stahlstown
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.150, -79.330
Thunderstorm winds blew the roof and porch off of a house. Several trees were also blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Indiana
- When
- June 16, 4:40 PM EST
- Where
- Indiana County, Blairsville
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.400, -79.200
Thunderstorm winds uprooted several trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Allegheny
- When
- June 16, 4:40 PM EST
- Where
- Allegheny County, Turtle Creek
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.420, -79.820
Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off of a house.
Thunderstorm Wind, Allegheny
- When
- June 16, 4:40 PM EST
- Where
- Allegheny County, Glenfield
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.520, -80.130
Several buildings received minor damage from thunderstorm winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Allegheny
- When
- June 16, 4:41 PM EST
- Where
- Allegheny County, Pittsburgh
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 40.430, -79.980
Carnegie Science Center recorded a wind gust to 60 MPH.
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.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
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: 5669638, 5669639, 5669640, 5669641, 5669642, 5669643, 5669644, 5669700, 5669701, 5669702, 5669703, 5669704.