Thunderstorm Wind, Carbon
- When
- June 25, 4:40 PM EST
- Where
- Carbon County, Weatherly
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.950, -75.817
Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, June 25, 2000
A severe thunderstorm caused wind damage in opposite sides of Carbon County, hitting the northwest and southeast parts of the county the hardest. Two houses in the northwest part of the county, one in Weatherly Borough and the other in Packer Township were struck by lightning.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 caused wind damage in opposite sides of Carbon County, hitting the northwest and southeast parts of the county the hardest. Two houses in the northwest part of the county, one in Weatherly Borough and the other in Packer Township were struck by lightning. The ensuing fires did minor damage. The severe thunderstorm downed trees in Weatherly Borough, Palmerton Borough and Lower Towamensing Township. The storm also tore to shreds the taco stand at the East Penn Township Recreation Community Carnival. The worst damage occurred in Lower Towamensing Township when the storm destroyed three 100-year-old (3.5 feet in diameter) tulip trees along Hemlock Street. A shed that housed two steers was hurled 30 feet. Two houses suffered wind damage: one had stripping along the side of its roof torn, the other lost its chimney and had its roof punctured by the downed tulip tree.
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 140 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:39 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Carbon
- When
- June 25, 4:40 PM EST
- Where
- Carbon County, Weatherly
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.918, -75.709 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Carbon
- When
- June 25, 5:20 PM EST
- Where
- Carbon County, Palmerton
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.817, -75.600
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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, June 25 to 26, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 25, 2000
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, June 25, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, June 25, 2000
- Lightning Strike in New Hampshire, June 25, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, June 25, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, June 25, 2000
- Flash Flood in Nebraska, June 25, 2000
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: 5153788, 5153789, 5153790.