High Wind in Pennsylvania, February 10, 2001

Name: High Wind in Pennsylvania, February 10, 2001
Start: 2001-02-10T02:00
End: 2001-02-10T08:00
Location: Pennsylvania

February 10, 2001 · NWS CTP · 27 events in 27 counties and zones

27 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 27 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $150,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 27

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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS State College, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 9, 10:00 PM EST, 4 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 9, 10:00 PM EST, 4 hours before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
10 PM EST FRI FEB 9 2001

COLD FRONT IS MOVING THRU OHIO EARLY THIS EVENING AND EXHIBITING A
STRONG SQUALL LINE FEATURE IN ADVANCE. RADAR ECHOES SUGGEST MINI BOW
ECHOES AND WITH 60+KT WINDS JUST OFF THE DECK...HAVE TO BE AWARE OF
POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WIND GUSTS WHEN SYSTEM ENTERS OUR CWA.

WILL WORK ON THE SHORT TERM UPDATE...HAVE VERY COMPLICATED WORDING
IN PERIOD ONE DUE TO RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS. VERY MILD AIR WILL
BE SWEPT OUT AND REPLACED BY SHARPLY COLDER AND GUSTY CONDITIONS.
SNOW SHOWERS ALSO A POSSIBILITY.

.CTP...HI WIND WARNING FOR NW MTNS...LAUREL HIGHLANDS...CENTRAL
VALLEYS...AND LOWER SUSQ. WIND ADVISORY FOR MID SUSQ AND NORTH
CENTRAL MTNS.

LA CORTE

The radar

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Event by event

27 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Potter

When: February 10, 2:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where: Potter forecast zone
Property damage: $6,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 41.745, -77.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Deppening low pressure tracked across the upper Ohio Valley, through the Niagara Peninsula, and into Ontario Canada. The low pushed a strong cold front across central Pennsylvania. The front crossed the region between midnight and 5:00 a.m. on February 9th. Damaging winds accompanied the front as it moved through, and persisted through sunrise on the morning of the 9th. Numerous trees, power lines, and utility poles were reported felled across central Pennsylvania, blocking some roadways. More significant property damage included roof damage to a WalMart department store in Bedford/Bedford County, damage to a trailer home in Newbury Township/York County, and a chimney blown down damaging a residential roof in State College/Centre County.

High Wind, Adams

When: February 10, 2:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where: Adams forecast zone
Property damage: $6,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 39.872, -77.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Bedford

When: February 10, 2:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where: Bedford forecast zone
Property damage: $6,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.007, -78.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Blair

When: February 10, 2:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where: Blair forecast zone
Property damage: $6,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.481, -78.349 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Cambria

When: February 10, 2:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where: Cambria forecast zone
Property damage: $6,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.495, -78.714 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Cameron

When: February 10, 2:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where: Cameron forecast zone
Property damage: $6,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 41.437, -78.204 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Clearfield

When: February 10, 2:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where: Clearfield forecast zone
Property damage: $6,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 41.000, -78.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Cumberland

When: February 10, 2:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where: Cumberland forecast zone
Property damage: $6,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.164, -77.266 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Dauphin

When: February 10, 2:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where: Dauphin forecast zone
Property damage: $6,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.415, -76.779 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Elk

When: February 10, 2:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where: Elk forecast zone
Property damage: $6,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 41.425, -78.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Franklin

When: February 10, 2:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where: Franklin forecast zone
Property damage: $6,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 39.927, -77.721 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Fulton

When: February 10, 2:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where: Fulton forecast zone
Property damage: $6,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 39.925, -78.113 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Huntingdon

When: February 10, 2:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where: Huntingdon forecast zone
Property damage: $6,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.417, -77.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Juniata

When: February 10, 2:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where: Juniata forecast zone
Property damage: $6,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.531, -77.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Lancaster

When: February 10, 2:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where: Lancaster forecast zone
Property damage: $6,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.042, -76.248 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Lebanon

When: February 10, 2:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where: Lebanon forecast zone
Property damage: $6,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.367, -76.458 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, McKean

When: February 10, 2:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where: McKean forecast zone
Property damage: $6,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 41.808, -78.569 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Mifflin

When: February 10, 2:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where: Mifflin forecast zone
Property damage: $6,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.610, -77.617 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Northern Centre

When: February 10, 2:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where: Northern Centre forecast zone
Property damage: $6,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.919, -77.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Northern Clinton

When: February 10, 2:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where: Northern Clinton forecast zone
Property damage: $6,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 41.234, -77.638 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Perry

When: February 10, 2:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where: Perry forecast zone
Property damage: $6,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.398, -77.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Schuylkill

When: February 10, 2:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where: Schuylkill forecast zone
Property damage: $6,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.706, -76.216 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Somerset

When: February 10, 2:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where: Somerset forecast zone
Property damage: $6,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 39.972, -79.028 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Southern Centre

When: February 10, 2:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where: Southern Centre forecast zone
Property damage: $6,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.919, -77.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Southern Clinton

When: February 10, 2:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where: Southern Clinton forecast zone
Property damage: $6,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 41.234, -77.638 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Warren

When: February 10, 2:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where: Warren forecast zone
Property damage: $6,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 41.815, -79.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Deepening low pressure tracked across the upper Ohio Valley, through the Niagara Peninsula, and into Ontario Canada. The low pushed a strong cold front across central Pennsylvania. The front crossed the region between midnight and 5:00 a.m. on February 9th. Damaging winds accompanied the front as it moved through, and persisted through sunrise on the morning of the 9th. Numerous trees, power lines, and utility poles were reported felled across central Pennsylvania, blocking some roadways. More significant property damage included roof damage to a WalMart Department Store in Bedford/Bedford County, damage to a trailer home in Newbury Township/York County, and a chimney blown down damaging a residential roof in State College/Centre County.

High Wind, York

When: February 10, 2:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where: York forecast zone
Property damage: $6,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 39.920, -76.726 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

High Wind: Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Pennsylvania in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings in Pennsylvania, February 2001

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: 5234886, 5234887, 5234888, 5234889, 5234890, 5234891, 5234892, 5234893, 5234894, 5234895, 5234896, 5234897, 5234898, 5234899, 5234900, 5234901, 5234902, 5234903, 5234904, 5234905, 5234906, 5234907, 5234908, 5234909, 5234910, 5234973, 5234974.