Pennsylvania, 2001

Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 25, 2001

July 25, 2001 · NWS CTP · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$3,000
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 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 Jul 25, 8:00 PM EST, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 25, 8:00 PM EST, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
900 PM EDT WED JUL 25 2001

...WILL REVISE ZONES TO REFLECT FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN THE EAST...

22Z SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS THE COLD FRONT INTO NORTHERN
PENNSYLVANIA...WITH A WEAK WAVE DEVELOPING NORTH OF STATE COLLEGE
ALONG THE FRONT. SEVERAL OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES WERE ALSO FOUND...ALL OF
WHICH ARE THE FOCUS OF HEAVY RAIN.

AS OF 01Z WE ARE HAVING MINOR FLOODING PROBLEMS IN THE SOUTH WITH
MORE SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS IN SCHUYLKILL COUNTY. THIS TREND IS LIKELY
TO CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN PARTS OF MY CWA LATER TONIGHT. THE CITY
OF POTTSVILLE REMAINS UNDER A STATE OF EMERGENCY AS OF 9PM.

RADAR SHOWS SOME ECHOES IN VIRGINIA ASSOCIATED WITH A SHORTWAVE
MOVING NORTH INTO THE AREA AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THIS MAY RESULT
IN ADDED CONVERGENCE OVERNIGHT.

MESO-ETA LOOKS ON THE BALL TONIGHT. THE SURFACE LOW THAT HAS FORMED
IS AHEAD OF A SHORTWAVE...PROGGED TO STRENGTHEN OVERNIGHT...AS IT
HEADS INTO NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. MESO-ETA SHOWS PRECIPITATION
BECOMING HEAVY THROUGH TONIGHT IN THIS REGION...IN RESPONSE TO THE
SHORTWAVE. THIS WILL SERVE TO STOP THE SOUTHWARD PROGRESSION EAST OF
THE WAVE ALONG THE SURFACE FRONT AS UNSTABLE AIR IS LIFTED ABOVE IT.
BEHIND THE SHORTWAVE...THE FRONT WILL LIKELY CONTINUE PROGRESSING
FURTHER SOUTH.

WILL JUST TWEAK RAIN WORDING IN THE FORECAST TO REFLECT THE FLASH
FLOOD WATCH...REST OF TH]E FORECAST LOOKS OKAY.

THANKS FOR COORD PHI AND BGM.

.CTP...FFA FOR EASTERN THIRD OF CWA UNTIL 5AM THURSDAY.

ROGOWSKI/HEAD

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dauphin

When
July 25, 8:00 PM EST
Where
Dauphin County, Harrisburg
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
40.267, -76.867

Trees were reported down in Harrisburg. One tree caused damage to the Patriot News building at 23rd and Market Streets, damaging the gutters and punching holes in the roof.

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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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: 5256891.