Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe
- When
- May 10, 3:10 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Blakeslee
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.100, -75.617
Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, May 10, 2000
A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees in the northwest part of Monroe County. Between the high winds and the frequent lightning, about 4,500 homes and businesses lost power during the thunderstorms on the 10th.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- 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
- 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 knocked down several trees in the northwest part of Monroe County. Between the high winds and the frequent lightning, about 4,500 homes and businesses lost power during the thunderstorms on the 10th.
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 126 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:10 UTC.
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
- Flash Flooding and Flood in New York, May 10 to 11, 2000
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Connecticut, May 10, 2000
- Flash Flood and Hail in Pennsylvania, May 10 to 11, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, May 10, 2000
- Flash Flood and Hail in New York, May 10, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, May 10, 2000
- Flash Flood and Hail in New York, May 10, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, May 10 to 11, 2000
- Flooding in New York, May 10 to 17, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 10, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, May 10, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 10, 2000
More
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, May 2000
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: 5144711.