Pennsylvania, 2001

Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, June 13, 2001

June 13, 2001 · NWS PBZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$15,000
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 Pittsburgh, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 13, 2:46 PM EST, 2 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 2:46 PM EST, 2 hours 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
346 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2001

STORMS WITH HVY DWNPRS HAVE DVLPD AS PROJ ALONG RIDGE CNTYS IN SE
SXNS CWA...WILL HAVE THESE 3 CNTYS TO FFA THRU EVEING AS SLOW MOVING
PWS NR 1.5/LIFT/ LOW LVL MOISTURE ABOUNDS...WILL DISSIPATE AFT SS.
OTRW UPPER RIDGE AMPLIFIES OVER NERN US WHILE REMNANTS ALLISON MOVES
SLOWLY TWD ERN NC COAST. HUMID CONDS CONT. WILL KEEP 30 POPS AGAIN
THRS AFTN IN RDG CNTYS. ETA/AVN MDLS SIMILAR IN FRONTAL BNDRY
SLOWING UP IN ITS EWD MVMT FRI  WHILE PLENTY OF MOISTURE BROUGHT NWD
FROM ALLISON INTO REGION BY FRI EVE WHEN PRECIP SHOULD ABOUND MORE.
EXPECT PRECIP TO LINGER BEHIND SYSTEM SATURDAY.

.PBZ...
MD...MDZ001-FLASH FLOOD WATCH TIL 9PM EDT THIS EVENING.
OH...NONE.
PA...NONE.
WV...WVZ023-041-FLASH FLOOD WATCH TIL 9PM EDT WED EVENING.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 13, 1:03 PM EST, 4 hours 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH, PA
203 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0810 PM    7 S CALDWELL              OH   WIND DAMAGE
06/12/01   NOBLE                          TREES DOWN REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 88 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:36 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When
June 13, 5:35 PM EST to 5:45 PM EST
Where
Fayette County, Smithfield
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.800, -79.817

Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines across the southwest portion of the county. Minor damage to several homes from the wind and falling trees was also reported in the Fairchance and Collier areas.

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: 5251520.