Pennsylvania, 2002

Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 31, 2002

July 31, 2002 · 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
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 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 31, 2:15 PM EST, 4 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 31, 2:15 PM EST, 4 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
315 PM EDT WED JUL 31 2002

LITTLE CHANGE NEEDED IN CURRENT FCST. HOT BUT RELATIVELY DRY SUMMER
WX EXPECTED NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. SLOW INCREASE IN MOISTURE AND CHANCE
OF PCPN BY LATE THUR/FRI AS WEAK FRONT DROPS OUT OF GREAT LAKES.
TREND IS FOR MAIN ENERGY TO MOVE N OF CWA...LIMITING COVERAGE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

ANOTHER FRONT STILL ON TRACK FOR MON/TUE BUT STILL LOOKS TO REMAIN
WEAK WITH ZONAL PATTERN CONTINUING. NEW DAY 7...NEXT WED LOOKS CLEAR
BUT WARM WITH WARM FRONT HAVING MOVED N OF AREA.

.CTP...NONE.

GARTNER

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 67 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:20 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clearfield

When
July 31, 6:20 PM EST
Where
Clearfield County, 1 mi NE of Du Bois
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
41.133, -78.750

Trees were reported down 1 mile northeast of Dubois.

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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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: 5303270.