Thunderstorm Wind, Northampton
- When
- June 17, 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Northampton County, Leithsville
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.550, -75.330
Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, June 17, 1998
A severe thunderstorm knocked down four foot wide trees along Pennsylvania State Route 412 in Lower Saucon Township. Downed trees, limbs and wires were reported along a quarter mile stretch of the roadway.
Where it happened
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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 four foot wide trees along Pennsylvania State Route 412 in Lower Saucon Township. Downed trees, limbs and wires were reported along a quarter mile stretch of the roadway. One truck was damaged by the downed trees and the roadway was closed for over an hour. The same thunderstorm also uprooted a couple of trees in Bethlehem, one damaged another vehicle.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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
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- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 17, 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: 5665623.