Pennsylvania, 2002

High Wind in Pennsylvania, February 1, 2002

February 1, 2002 · NWS CTP · 10 events in 10 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 10 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
$5,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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 1, 11:00 AM EST, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 1, 11:00 AM EST, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1100 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2002

CURRENT ZONES HANDLE THE MAIN THRUST OF THE FORECAST WELL. WILL
UPDATE MOMENTARILY TO ADJUST WORDING...MAINLY FOR TEMPS AND POPS AND
TO REFRESH OVERALL WORDING TO REMOVE MENTION OF MORNING.  REMOVED
TSTORM FROM ALL BUT LOWER SUSQ.

WIND WARNING LOOKS GOOD FOR THE NW WITH ADVISORY FOR THE REMAINDER.
HAVE ALREADY SENT THE UPDATED NPW STATEMENT.  WINDS NOW PICKING UP
IN W PA WITH A GUST TO 43 NOTED AT KFKL.

.CTP...HIGH WIND WARNING THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS AND
       NW MTNS.
       WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE
       REMAINDER OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY.

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Event by event

10 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Warren

When
February 1, 12:00 PM EST to 5:40 PM EST
Where
Warren forecast zone
Measured
63 kt (72 mph)
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
41.815, -79.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A cold front, accompanied by strong damaging winds, moved across central Pennsylvania during the afternoon and early evening of February 1, 2002. Surface wind gusts were measured as high as 63 mph. Several rooftop observations recorded wind gusts over 70 mph, with a 76 mph gust being recorded at Penn State University atop the Meteorology Building. Numerous reports of downed trees and power lines were received. One report of a roof being partially torn from a building in Hyde, Clearfield County, was received.

High Wind, Cambria

When
February 1, 12:00 PM EST to 5:40 PM EST
Where
Cambria forecast zone
Measured
63 kt (72 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
40.495, -78.714 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Clearfield

When
February 1, 12:00 PM EST to 5:40 PM EST
Where
Clearfield forecast zone
Measured
63 kt (72 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
41.000, -78.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, McKean

When
February 1, 12:00 PM EST to 5:40 PM EST
Where
McKean forecast zone
Measured
63 kt (72 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
41.808, -78.569 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Northern Centre

When
February 1, 12:00 PM EST to 5:40 PM EST
Where
Northern Centre forecast zone
Measured
63 kt (72 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
40.919, -77.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Northern Lycoming

When
February 1, 12:00 PM EST to 5:40 PM EST
Where
Northern Lycoming forecast zone
Measured
63 kt (72 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
41.343, -77.064 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Potter

When
February 1, 12:00 PM EST to 5:40 PM EST
Where
Potter forecast zone
Measured
63 kt (72 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
41.745, -77.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Southern Centre

When
February 1, 12:00 PM EST to 5:40 PM EST
Where
Southern Centre forecast zone
Measured
63 kt (72 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
40.919, -77.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Southern Lycoming

When
February 1, 12:00 PM EST to 5:40 PM EST
Where
Southern Lycoming forecast zone
Measured
63 kt (72 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
41.343, -77.064 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Tioga

When
February 1, 12:00 PM EST to 5:40 PM EST
Where
Tioga forecast zone
Measured
63 kt (72 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
41.772, -77.254 (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.

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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: 5278903, 5278904, 5278905, 5278906, 5278907, 5278908, 5278909, 5278910, 5278911, 5278912.