Thunderstorm Wind, Chester
- When
- March 3, 9:05 PM EST
- Where
- Chester County, Upland to West Chester
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)
- Coordinates
- 39.880, -75.780
Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, March 3, 1999
A severe thunderstorm tore down wires, tree limbs and several trees in Chester County from West Marlborough Township northeast to West Chester. About 7,000 homes and businesses lost power.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS PHI wrote it up.
A severe thunderstorm tore down wires, tree limbs and several trees in Chester County from West Marlborough Township northeast to West Chester. About 7,000 homes and businesses lost power. A wind gust to 65 mph was measured in West Chester. Fallen limbs damaged a fence in West Marlborough.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Avalanche in Alaska, March 3 to 4, 1999
- Strong Wind in North Carolina, March 3, 1999
- Tornado in Florida, March 3, 1999
- Storm Surge in Washington, March 3, 1999
- High Wind in North Carolina, March 3, 1999
- High Wind in North Carolina, March 3, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 3, 1999
- High Wind in North Carolina, March 3, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Florida, March 3, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, March 3, 1999
More
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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: 5691574.