Pennsylvania, 1998Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, June 2, 1998
June 2, 1998 · NWS PBZ · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Flash Flood, Westmoreland
- When
- June 2, 8:06 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Westmoreland County, Lower Burrell
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.311, -79.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Street and basement flooding reported in Lower Burrell.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette
- When
- June 2, 8:30 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette County, Wharton Furnace
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.820, -79.650
Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees and power lines.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Pennsylvania, June 2, 19982 deaths · 15 injured · $3.3 million · F3 · 10 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Maryland, June 2, 19985 injured · $5.5 million · F4 · 21 events
- Tornadoes in Pennsylvania, June 2, 199850 injured · $13 million · F1 · 2 events
- Tornado in West Virginia, June 2, 1998$7.0 million · F2 · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Hail in West Virginia, June 2, 19985 injured · $593,000 · F2 · 6 events
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, June 2, 1998$5.0 million · F2 · 1 event
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, June 2, 1998F3 · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Hail in West Virginia, June 2, 19981 injured · $12 million · F1 · 13 events
- Tornado in New York, June 2, 1998$1.0 million · F2 · 1 event
- Tornado in Maryland, June 2, 1998$1.0 million · F2 · 1 event
- Tornado in Maryland, June 2, 1998$500,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Hail in New York, June 2, 1998$665,000 · F1 · 13 events
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: 5669111, 5669112.