Pennsylvania, 2000

High Wind in Pennsylvania, April 9, 2000

April 9, 2000 · NWS CTP · 10 events in 10 counties and zones

10 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 10 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$15,000
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.

The radar

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Event by event

10 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Mifflin

When
April 9, 6:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Mifflin forecast zone
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
40.610, -77.617 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold air and strong northerly winds followed the snow as low pressure moved northeast out of the state. Trees were down in a few locations. Shingles blew off the roof of a home in the Port Royal area. Emergency Management in Gettysburg measured wind gusts to 58mph around 12:45 p.m.

High Wind, Adams

When
April 9, 6:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Adams forecast zone
Measured
58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
39.872, -77.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Columbia

When
April 9, 6:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Columbia forecast zone
Measured
58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
41.049, -76.405 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Cumberland

When
April 9, 6:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Cumberland forecast zone
Measured
58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
40.164, -77.266 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Juniata

When
April 9, 6:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Juniata forecast zone
Measured
58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
40.531, -77.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Lebanon

When
April 9, 6:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Lebanon forecast zone
Measured
58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
40.367, -76.458 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Montour

When
April 9, 6:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Montour forecast zone
Measured
58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
41.028, -76.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Northumberland

When
April 9, 6:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Northumberland forecast zone
Measured
58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
40.852, -76.709 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Perry

When
April 9, 6:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Perry forecast zone
Measured
58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
40.398, -77.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Schuylkill

When
April 9, 6:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Schuylkill forecast zone
Measured
58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
40.706, -76.216 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5141856, 5141857, 5141858, 5141859, 5141860, 5142141, 5142142, 5142143, 5142144, 5142145.