Thunderstorm Wind, Bedford
- When
- August 27, 5:07 PM EST
- Where
- Bedford County, Bedford
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.017, -78.500
Trees reported down on Briar Valley Road in Bedford.
Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, August 27, 2003
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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 Aug 27, 2:40 PM EST, 2 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 2:40 PM EST, 2 hours 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 340 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2003 AS OF 19Z...COLD FRONT STILL BACK ACROSS GRT LAKES...EXTENDING FROM NR KBUF...INTO NORTHERN OH. SOME TCU DEVELOPING ALONG...AND JUST AHEAD OF BOUNDARY. HOWEVER...FURTHER S...ALONG REMNANT OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM EARLIER CONVECTION...NEW STORMS FIRING FROM SOMERSET CO WESTWARD...TO NR KPIT. FOR TNT...WL KEEP SLGHT CHC ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL AND S THROUGH THIS EVE...AS ADDITIONAL ISOL ACTIVITY MAY AFFECT CENTRAL AND SE...AND SOMEWHAT MORE ORGANIZED ACTIVITY EXPECTED TO LINGER ACROSS SOMERSET CO...E THROUGH FULTON CO. AS FOR TEMPS...WL GO NR...OR JUST ABOVE MAV/MET/FWC BLEND. FRONT MOVING A BIT SLOWER THAN MOST MODELS PROGGED...AND THEREFORE EXPECT DEWPTS TO DROP A BIT MORE SLOWLY...ESP ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND S. THU/THU NT...EXPECT MSUNNY CONDITIONS ON THU...WITH LESS HUMID AIR. SOME CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO ADVECT NE LATE IN THE DAY. FOR NOW...DECIDED AGAINST ANY SLIGHT CHC POPS FOR LAURELS ON THU...ALTHOUGH WOULD NOT BE COMPLETELY SURPRISED IF AN ISOL SHOWER POPS VERY LATE IN THE DAY IN LAURELS AS INCREASINGLY MOIST AIR RETURNS. THEN...FOR THU NT...WL GO WITH CHC POPS WESTERN AREAS...AND SLGHT CHC ELSEWHERE. ETA HINTS AT NEW ACTIVITY WITH DEVELOPING WARM FRONT...AND BASED ON RECENT NOCTURNAL MCS ACTIVITY...WOULD NOT BE TOO SURPRISED IF THIS PANS OUT. FRI AND BEYOND...NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHES LATE FRI/FRI NT...WITH RW/TRW. FRONT CROSSES AREA DURING SAT...THEN STALLS JUST TO OUR SE SAT NT...WITH POTENTIAL WAVES DEVELOPING ALONG IT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT 00Z/27 MREF ENSEMBLES WERE UNAVAILABLE DUE TO PROBS AT NCEP...SO HIGH UNCERTAINTY EXISTS WITH THIS WEEKENDS FORECAST. IT LOOKS LIKE PERHAPS A BRIEF LULL IN SHOWERS POSSIBLE SAT AFTN AND NIGHT...ESP ACROSS NW SECTIONS OF CWA...BEFORE SHOWERS REDEVELOP ON SUN. COOLER AND SOMEWHAT UNSETTLED WX LINGERS INTO THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. && .CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PA...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 1000 PM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR ZONES PAZ033>035 KL
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 27, 3:22 AM EST, 13 hours 45 minutes before
PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-271015- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 422 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 27, 11:09 AM EST, 5 hours 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE, PA
1209 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0950 AM BARNESBORO PA 1.00 INCH HAIL
08/27/03 CAMBRIA
1020 AM PHILIPSBURG PA WIND DAMAGE
08/27/03 CENTRE WIRES DOWN
1100 AM MAITLAND PA WIND DAMAGE
08/27/03 MIFFLIN NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
VGCSpecial weather statement, Aug 27, 11:30 AM EST, 5 hours 37 minutes before
PAZ017>019-024>028-033>036-049>053-056>059-063>066-271900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1230 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2003 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... CLEARFIELD...COLUMBIA...MONTOUR...NORTHERN CENTRE...NORTHUMBERLAND... SCHUYLKILL...SNYDER...SOUTHERN CENTRE AND UNION. ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL 300 PM EDT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... ADAMS...BEDFORD...BLAIR...CAMBRIA...CUMBERLAND...DAUPHIN... FRANKLIN...FULTON...HUNTINGDON...JUNIATA...LANCASTER...LEBANON... MIFFLIN...PERRY...SOMERSET AND YORK. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER HAS ENDED FOR MUCH OF THE WATCH AREA...AS THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED THROUGH ALREADY. HOWEVER...THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA WILL CONTINUE TO BE UNDER THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH 3 PM. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. DANGELO
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 11:48 AM EST, 5 hours 19 minutes before
PAZ024>028-033>036-056-057-059-063>066-271700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1248 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2003 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... ADAMS...BEDFORD...BLAIR...CAMBRIA...CUMBERLAND...DAUPHIN... FRANKLIN...FULTON...HUNTINGDON...JUNIATA...LANCASTER...LEBANON... MIFFLIN...PERRY...SOMERSET AND YORK. NO FURTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. THE COOLER TEMPERATURES DUE TO PRESENT AND EXPECTED CLOUD COVER SHOULD KEEP ANY ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS FROM BECOMING SEVERE. THEREFORE...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA. DANGELO
Local storm report, Aug 27, 1:16 PM EST, 3 hours 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE, PA
216 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0950 AM BARNESBORO PA 1.00 INCH HAIL
08/27/03 CAMBRIA
1020 AM PHILIPSBURG PA WIND DAMAGE
08/27/03 CENTRE WIRES DOWN
1030 AM WARRIORS MARK PA WIND DAMAGE
08/27/03 HUNTINGDON TREES DOWN
1030 AM MADERA PA WIND DAMAGE
08/27/03 CLEARFIELD TREES DOWN BLOCKING ONE
LANE
1100 AM MAITLAND PA WIND DAMAGE
08/27/03 MIFFLIN NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
VGCSpecial weather statement, Aug 27, 2:37 PM EST, 2 hours 30 minutes before
PAZ033>035-280200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 337 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2003 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... BEDFORD...FULTON AND SOMERSET. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAIN FLOODS ROADS QUICKLY SO DONT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT...WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/CTP LAMBERT
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 109 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:07 UTC.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Guam, August 27, 2003
- Flood and Hail in Ohio, August 27, 2003
- Flooding and Hail in Ohio, August 27, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 27, 2003
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Indiana, August 27, 2003
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Alabama, August 27, 2003
- Flood in Ohio, August 27, 2003
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 27, 2003
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 27, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Tennessee, August 27, 2003
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 27, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Mississippi, August 27, 2003
More
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, August 2003
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: 5369543.