1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong thunderstorm winds blew over 2 sets of baseball bleachers in the Warrendale Park. One set of bleachers was thrown into a fence, the other was thrown over a 6 foot fence and under power lines. A tree and large branches were also downed.
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Every storm in Pennsylvania in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, October 1998
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