Pennsylvania, 1999Flood and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, August 13, 1999
August 13, 1999 · NWS BGM · 6 events in 5 counties and zones
Scattered thunderstorms were spawned over northeast Pennsylvania by an upper level disturbance that moved out of the Ohio Valley earlier in the evening. Several trees and some powerlines were downed over parts of the area as a results of strong wind gusts interacting with full canopy trees.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $50,000
- 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.
Scattered thunderstorms were spawned over northeast Pennsylvania by an upper level disturbance that moved out of the Ohio Valley earlier in the evening. Several trees and some powerlines were downed over parts of the area as a results of strong wind gusts interacting with full canopy trees. Torrential rains also caused minor ponding of water in many locations and street flooding in the city of Wilkes--Barre.
Flood, Luzerne
- When
- August 13, 6:00 PM EST to 8:30 PM EST
- Where
- Luzerne County, Wilkes Barre
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.177, -75.989 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Runoff from torrential thunderstorm rains blocked storm drains resulting in flooded and closed roads throughout the city. In some areas, the water depth was estimated to be as high as three feet.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wyoming
- When
- August 13, 6:41 PM EST
- Where
- Wyoming County, Tunkhannock to Factoryville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.530, -75.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Susquehanna
- When
- August 13, 7:10 PM EST
- Where
- Susquehanna County, Lanesboro
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.950, -75.600
Scattered trees were also downed in the towns of Clifford and Lennox and also parts of state roads 247and 347 in the southeastern part of the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne
- When
- August 13, 7:20 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne County, Pleasant Mt to Waymart
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.730, -75.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Lackawanna
- When
- August 13, 7:25 PM EST
- Where
- Lackawanna County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.430, -75.620
Thunderstorm Wind, Luzerne
- When
- August 13, 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Luzerne County, Mtn Top to Kingston
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.170, -75.900
Trees and powerlines were downed by severe thunderstorm wind gusts around the Wilkes-Barre metro area
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
- 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.
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, August 13, 19991 death · 1 injured · $50,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 13, 19994 injured · $346,000 · 1.75 in hail · 25 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, August 13, 1999$346,000 · 1 in hail · 14 events
- Tornadoes in New Hampshire, August 13, 1999$100,000 · F1 · 2 events
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 13 to 14, 1999$250,000 · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 13 to 14, 1999$184,000 · 0.75 in hail · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, August 13, 1999$54,000 · 1 in hail · 26 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, August 13 to 24, 1999$79,000 · 1.75 in hail · 9 events
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Ohio, August 13, 1999$105,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, August 13, 1999$60,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Vermont, August 13, 1999$60,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 13, 1999$33,000 · 8 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: 5713239, 5713142, 5713143, 5713237, 5713238, 5713141.