Thunderstorm Wind, Lehigh
- When
- October 4, 5:05 PM EST to 5:45 PM EST
- Where
- Lehigh County, Jacksonville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.667, -75.817
Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, October 4, 2000
A severe thunderstorm knocked down numerous trees in Lehigh County. The greatest concentration was in the southwest part of the county, the least in the northeast part of the county.
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 numerous trees in Lehigh County. The greatest concentration was in the southwest part of the county, the least in the northeast part of the county. Within Allentown itself, about twenty trees were knocked down on roadways. Power outages and small hail were reported in Fogelsville.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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
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- Hail and Damaging Wind in New Jersey, October 4, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, October 4 to 5, 2000
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- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, October 4, 2000
- Flash Flood in Florida, October 4, 2000
- Damaging Winds in New York, October 4, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, October 4, 2000
- Ice Storm and High Wind in Alaska, October 4 to 6, 2000
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strikes in Pennsylvania, October 4, 2000
- Damaging Winds in New York, October 4, 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: 5157778.