Thunderstorm Wind, Bradford
- When
- May 13, 4:20 PM EST
- Where
- Bradford County, Troy
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.783, -76.800
Thunderstorm winds brought a tree down on Firehouse Lane causing 2 utility poles to snap.
Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, May 13, 2000
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 82 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:17 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bradford
- When
- May 13, 4:50 PM EST
- Where
- Bradford County, Towanda
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.767, -76.433
Wires down on North Third Street from thunderstorm winds. 150 people left without power.
Thunderstorm Wind, Susquehanna
- When
- May 13, 5:55 PM EST
- Where
- Susquehanna County, Clifford
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.650, -75.600
State Route 247 closed due to downed trees from thunderstorm winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lackawanna
- When
- May 13, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lackawanna County, Scranton
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.417, -75.667
Trees and wires down in Scranton and Carbondale from thunderstorm winds. 2500 people were left without power.
Lightning, Lackawanna
- When
- May 13, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lackawanna County, Scranton
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.437, -75.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A lightning strike caused an attic fire in a house.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Wildfire in Virginia, May 13 to 14, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 13, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Maryland, May 13, 2000
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strikes in Pennsylvania, May 13, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New York, May 13, 2000
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, May 13, 2000
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, May 13, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Maryland, May 13, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 13, 2000
- Flash Flooding in New York, May 13, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Virginia, May 13, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in New York, May 13 to 15, 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: 5146006, 5146007, 5146005, 5146008, 5146009.