Thunderstorm Wind, Bradford
- When
- May 18, 2:19 PM EST to 3:37 PM EST
- Where
- Bradford County, Countywide
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 41.783, -76.500
Trees and wires down from thunderstorm winds.
Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, May 18, 2000
7 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- 7
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), 63 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:19 UTC.
Event by event
7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Susquehanna
- When
- May 18, 2:45 PM EST to 3:47 PM EST
- Where
- Susquehanna County, Countywide
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 41.800, -75.783
Trees and wires down along with minor structural damage from thunderstorm winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne
- When
- May 18, 3:11 PM EST to 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne County, Countywide
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 41.617, -75.250
Trees and wires down countywide from thunderstorm winds. 11000 people left without power.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wyoming
- When
- May 18, 3:27 PM EST to 4:08 PM EST
- Where
- Wyoming County, Countywide
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.517, -75.983
Trees and wires down from thunderstorm winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lackawanna
- When
- May 18, 3:32 PM EST to 4:40 PM EST
- Where
- Lackawanna County, Countywide
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 41.433, -75.617
Reports of scattered trees and wires down from thunderstorm winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Luzerne
- When
- May 18, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Luzerne County, Wilkes Barre
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.250, -75.867
A roof was blown off a house as well as roof damage to a business from thunderstorm winds. Also numerous trees and wires were reported down across the northern portion of the county. There was also some damage to buildings and vehicles from falling trees and limbs. 10000 people left without power.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pike
- When
- May 18, 4:03 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pike County, Countywide
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 41.333, -75.033
Trees and wires down from thunderstorm winds.
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
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- Rip Current in California, May 18, 2000
- Tornadoes and Flooding in Iowa, May 18, 2000
- Wildfire in Alaska, May 18, 2000
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Wisconsin, May 18, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 18, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Michigan, May 18 to 20, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 18, 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: 5146365, 5146364, 5145918, 5145915, 5145919, 5145917, 5145916.