Thunderstorm Wind, Berks
- When
- April 28, 5:50 PM EST
- Where
- Berks County, Vinemont
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.283, -76.083
Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002
A severe thunderstorm tore down several trees in Vinemont within Spring Township.
Where it happened
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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 tore down several trees in Vinemont within Spring Township.
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 Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 28, 1:45 PM EST, 4 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 1:45 PM EST, 4 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 245 PM EDT SUN APR 28 2002 CONTINUED SVR WX THREAT THIS EVENING. WARM HUMID AIR SEPA/CENTRAL NJ ON SOUTH WITH DWPTS >60. CLOUDS ALSO BEGINNING TO THIN AND CLEARING IN CENTRAL PA SHOULD MOVE OVER THE AREA FOR SOME SUNSHINE JUST BEFORE SUNSET. WILL GO FOR LIKELY TSTMS THIS EVENING WITH PSBL DAMAGING WINDS. THEN DRIER AIR MOVES IN LATE TNGT. MON...COLD ADVCNT SHWERS PSBL NORTH WITH SPRINKLES S AS A SHORT WAVE MOVES THROUGH IN THE AFTN. MON NIGHT...DRY AGAIN. TUE...WARM ADVCNT AND AN EMBEDDED SHORT WAVE COULD TRIGGER AFTN SHWERS MAINLY N. GUIDANCE TEMPS GENLY OK. .PHI...SML CRAFT ADVY CST AND DE BAY. RNS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 28, 4:23 PM EST, 1 hour 27 minutes before
NJZ001-007>010-012>020-026-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071-290200- SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 523 PM EDT SUN APR 28 2002 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT SUNDAY... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN PENNSYLVANIA... CARBON...MONROE...BERKS...LEHIGH...NORTHAMPTON...CHESTER... MONTGOMERY...BUCKS...DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA. IN NEW JERSEY... SUSSEX...WARREN...MORRIS...HUNTERDON...SOMERSET...MIDDLESEX. .. MERCER...MONMOUTH...BURLINGTON...OCEAN...CAMDEN...GLOUCESTER AND SALEM. WARM UNSTABLE AIR OVER THE REGION IS CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE EVENING HOURS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM ALONG A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST. STORMS WHICH FORMED LATE THIS AFTERNOON IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA PRODUCED WIND GUSTS OVER 58 MPH. BASEBALL SIZE HAIL WAS ALSO REPORTED. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH AND LARGE HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND MOST OF NEW JERSEY AS THESE STORMS MOVE EAST DURING THE EVENING HOURS. TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE TO KEEP ABREAST OF POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS. JJM
Special weather statement, Apr 28, 5:00 PM EST, 50 minutes before
DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>026-PAZ054-055- 060>062-067>071-290200- SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 600 PM EDT SUN APR 28 2002 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN NEW JERSEY... CAPE MAY...CUMBERLAND AND ATLANTIC. IN DELAWARE... NEW CASTLE...KENT AND SUSSEX. IN MARYLAND... CECIL...KENT...QUEEN ANNE/S...CAROLINE AND TALBOT ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES.... IN PENNSYLVANIA... CARBON...MONROE...BERKS...LEHIGH...NORTHAMPTON...CHESTER... MONTGOMERY...BUCKS...DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA. IN NEW JERSEY... SUSSEX...WARREN...MORRIS...HUNTERDON...SOMERSET...MIDDLESEX... MERCER...MONMOUTH...BURLINGTON...OCEAN...CAMDEN...GLOUCESTER AND SALEM. WARM UNSTABLE AIR OVER THE REGION IS CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE EVENING HOURS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM ALONG A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST. STORMS WHICH FORMED LATE THIS AFTERNOON IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA PRODUCED WIND GUSTS OVER 58 MPH. BASEBALL SIZE HAIL WAS ALSO REPORTED. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH AND LARGE HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND MOST OF NEW JERSEY AS THESE STORMS MOVE EAST DURING THE EVENING HOURS. TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY AND DELMARVA. MOST THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE REGION BY MIDNIGHT. STAY TUNED TO YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE TO KEEP ABREAST OF POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS.
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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Maryland, April 28, 2002
- Tornadoes in Illinois, April 28, 2002
- Tornadoes in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Tornadoes in Tennessee, April 28, 2002
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Tornadoes and Hail in Virginia, April 28, 2002
- Tornado in Illinois, April 28, 2002
- Tornado in Ohio, April 28, 2002
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Indiana, April 28, 2002
- Tornadoes and Hail in Maryland, April 28, 2002
- Tornado in Illinois, April 28, 2002
- Tornado and Hail in Virginia, April 28, 2002
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: 5292610.