Strong Wind, Berks
- When
- March 7, 4:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Berks forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.416, -75.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind in Pennsylvania, March 7, 1999
A low pressure system moved from the Southern Plains the morning of the 5th, into northern Ohio the morning of the 6th, cut across northern Pennsylvania during the day on the 6th and reached Cape Cod the morning of the 7th. As the low intensified during the day on the 7th, the pressure difference between it and a high pressure system building into the region from the Great Lakes produced wind…
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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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- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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 low pressure system moved from the Southern Plains the morning of the 5th, into northern Ohio the morning of the 6th, cut across northern Pennsylvania during the day on the 6th and reached Cape Cod the morning of the 7th. As the low intensified during the day on the 7th, the pressure difference between it and a high pressure system building into the region from the Great Lakes produced wind gusts of around 40 mph across Eastern Pennsylvania. Peak wind gusts included 43 mph at the Philadelphia International Airport and Northeast Philadelphia Airport, 41 mph at the Lehigh Valley International Airport, 39 mph in Reading (Berks County), 38 mph at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Airport and 36 mph in Pottstown (Montgomery County).
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Bucks
- When
- March 7, 4:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bucks forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Strong Wind, Carbon
- When
- March 7, 4:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Carbon forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.918, -75.709 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Chester
- When
- March 7, 4:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Chester forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Strong Wind, Delaware
- When
- March 7, 4:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Delaware forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.917, -75.399 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Lehigh
- When
- March 7, 4:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lehigh forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.613, -75.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Monroe
- When
- March 7, 4:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.058, -75.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Montgomery
- When
- March 7, 4:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Strong Wind, Northampton
- When
- March 7, 4:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northampton forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.754, -75.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Philadelphia
- When
- March 7, 4:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Philadelphia forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.008, -75.134 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Strong Wind in New Hampshire, March 7, 1999
- Cold in Maine, March 7 to 9, 1999
- Strong Wind in New Jersey, March 7, 1999
- High Wind in Texas, March 7, 1999
- Strong Wind in Maryland, March 7, 1999
- Winter Storm in Colorado, March 7 to 8, 1999
- Strong Wind in Delaware, March 7, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, March 7 to 8, 1999
- High Wind in Alaska, March 7 to 8, 1999
- High Wind in Colorado, March 7, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, March 7, 1999
More
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, March 1999
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: 5691690, 5691691, 5691692, 5691693, 5691694, 5691695, 5691696, 5691697, 5691698, 5691699.