Pennsylvania, 2002

Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, May 26, 2002

May 26, 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 May 26, 8:30 PM EST, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 26, 8:30 PM EST, 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE
930 PM EDT SUN MAY 26 2002

STILL ISSUING WARNINGS ON NASTY HAIL PRODUCERS. BEST CELL OF THE
NIGHT HOLDING 75 DBZ ALOFT AT 15 KFT OVER CENTRAL JUNIATA CO ATTM
NO CELL...EVEN THE BASEBALL SIZE HAIL PRODUCER IN FULTON CO...HAS
DONE THAT YET TONIGHT.

WL RE-WORD SERN ZONE TO ALLOW FOR SHRA/TSRA ALL NIGHT. ANOTHER WAVE
IS ROLLING UP THE MTNS OF VA ATTM...ON SCHD TO MAKE IT TO THE LWR
SUSQ FOR THE WEE HOURS OF THE NIGHT. WL ALSO UP POPS THERE...AND THE
MIDDLE SUSQ AS WELL. REST OF FCST BASICALLY UNCHGD.

.CTP...NONE.

DANGELO

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 26, 3:39 PM EST, 5 hours 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE, PA
439 PM EDT SUN MAY 26 2002

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

0420 PM    NEW OXFORD                PA   1.25 INCH HAIL
05/26/02   ADAMS

KF
Local storm report, May 26, 4:06 PM EST, 4 hours 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE, PA
506 PM EDT SUN MAY 26 2002

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

0420 PM    NEW OXFORD                PA   1.25 INCH HAIL
05/26/02   ADAMS

0500 PM    SHREWSBURY                PA   .75 INCH HAIL
05/26/02   YORK

KF
Local storm report, May 26, 4:25 PM EST, 4 hours 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE, PA
525 PM EDT SUN MAY 26 2002

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

0420 PM    NEW OXFORD                PA   1.25 INCH HAIL
05/26/02   ADAMS

0500 PM    SHREWSBURY                PA   .75 INCH HAIL
05/26/02   YORK

0500 PM    SEVEN VALLEYS             PA   2.00 INCH HAIL
05/26/02   YORK

KL/KF
Local storm report, May 26, 6:28 PM EST, 2 hours 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE, PA
728 PM EDT SUN MAY 26 2002

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

0420 PM    NEW OXFORD                PA   1.25 INCH HAIL
05/26/02   ADAMS

0500 PM    SHREWSBURY                PA   .75 INCH HAIL
05/26/02   YORK

0500 PM    SEVEN VALLEYS             PA   2.00 INCH HAIL
05/26/02   YORK

0718 PM    BUCK VALLEY               PA   2.75 INCH HAIL
05/26/02   FULTON                         RELAYED THROUGH 911 CENTER
                                          IN MORGAN CO WV

MMD
Local storm report, May 26, 6:30 PM EST, 2 hours 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE, PA
730 PM EDT SUN MAY 26 2002

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

0420 PM    NEW OXFORD                PA   1.25 INCH HAIL
05/26/02   ADAMS

0500 PM    SHREWSBURY                PA   .75 INCH HAIL
05/26/02   YORK

0500 PM    SEVEN VALLEYS             PA   2.00 INCH HAIL
05/26/02   YORK

0718 PM    BUCK VALLEY               PA   2.75 INCH HAIL
05/26/02   FULTON                         RELAYED THROUGH 911 CENTER
                                          IN MORGAN CO WV

0725 PM    NEEDMORE                  PA   1.50 INCH HAIL
05/26/02   FULTON

MMD

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 63 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:46 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Juniata

When
May 26, 8:45 PM EST
Where
Juniata County, Mifflin
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
40.567, -77.417

Trees and wires were down in Mifflin.

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: 5292811.