Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 26, 1998

Name: Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 26, 1998
Start: 1998-06-26T17:16
End: 1998-06-26T20:30
Location: Pennsylvania

June 26, 1998 · NWS PBZ · 6 events in 1 county or zone

5 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $39,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 6

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 Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 27 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:15 UTC.

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Event by event

5 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: June 26, 5:16 PM EST
Where: Washington County, Lawrence Hills
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.300, -80.120

Thunderstorm winds blew several trees and power lines down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: June 26, 5:20 PM EST
Where: Washington County, Mc Murray
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.280, -80.080

Thunderstorm winds blew several trees and power lines down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: June 26, 5:30 PM EST
Where: Washington County, 1 mi E of Canonsburg
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.250, -80.180

Thunderstorm winds blew several trees and power lines down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: June 26, 6:55 PM EST
Where: Washington County, 4 mi NW of Amity
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.080, -80.250

Thunderstorm winds blew two large trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: June 26, 6:55 PM EST
Where: Washington County, Scenery Hill
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.080, -80.070

Thunderstorm winds blew down a few large trees.

Flash Flood, Washington

When: June 26, 7:30 PM EST to 8:30 PM EST
Where: Washington County, 8 mi SE of Washington
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 40.189, -80.248 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm rains caused a small creek to overflow onto S. Main Extension. This creek eventually rose to waist-high levels and flooded a parked pickup truck, moving it over 20 feet and lodging it in a creek bed.

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.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Pennsylvania in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Pennsylvania, June 1998

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: 5668496, 5668497, 5668498, 5668499, 5668500, 5668501.