Pennsylvania, 1998

Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, September 27, 1998

September 27, 1998 · NWS BGM · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$35,000
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.

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bradford

When
September 27, 1:25 PM EST to 1:30 PM EST
Where
Bradford County, Sayre to Athens
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.980, -76.500

A line of severe thunderstorms which produced wind damage upstream across the southern tier of New York earlier in the afternoon dipped into northern Bradford county. Isolated occurrences of wind damage resulted. State police officials reported several trees and utility poles downed in Sayre around 225 pm and a few more trees toppled in Athens at about 230 pm EDT.

Thunderstorm Wind, Susquehanna

When
September 27, 1:45 PM EST to 1:50 PM EST
Where
Susquehanna County, Little Meadows
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.980, -76.130

The same line of thunderstorms that produced isolated damage in northern Bradford county earlier in the afternoon continued eastward through the northern tier of Susquehanna county just south of the state line. More isolated wind damage accompanied these storms. State police officials again observed the downing of a few trees in Little Meadows along route 858 at about 245 pm EDT. A short time later, the storm blew over a few more trees in the Silver Lake area. Portions of route 167 had to be closed for a brief time period until fallen trees could be cleared from the roadway.

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.

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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: 5665374, 5665463.