Thunderstorm Wind, Clearfield
- When
- June 8, 8:15 PM EST
- Where
- Clearfield County, Rockton Station
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 41.083, -78.667
Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, June 8, 2003
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation storage shed blown down (80' x 60') and across the road. Numerous power lines also down.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $35,000
- 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 CTP wrote it up.
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation storage shed blown down (80' x 60') and across the road. Numerous power lines also down.
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 Jun 8, 8:10 PM EST, 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 8:10 PM EST, 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 910 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2003 UPDATED ZONES TO REMOVE SVR TSTM WATCH FROM WARREN CO. FITZGERALD **************** PREVIOUS DISCUSSION BELOW ************************ CLOUDS HOLDING TOUGH MOST OF CWA THIS AFTN...FAR WESTERN SECTIONS ARE THE EXCEPTION. SOME BREAKS HAVE ALLOWED THE TEMPS TO CREEP TOWARD THE 70 DEGREE MARK MOST PLACES. LATEST VIS IMAGERY DOES SHOW SOME OF THE LOW CLOUDS BEING SCOURED OUT...BUT MUCH OF CWA WILL REMAIN COLD AIR DAMMED THROUGH EVE. COLD FRONT PROGRESSING E THROUGH IN IS FORCING SQUALL LINE OVER CENTRAL OH ATTM. EXPECT SHOWER/TSTM ACTIVITY TO REACH WRN CWA LATER THIS EVE. LACK OF DAYTIME HEATING SHOULD DIMINISH CHANCE OF THUNDER QUICKLY AFTER SS...BUT SHOWERS WILL OVERSPREAD CWA THROUGH MIDNIGHT. MOST OF CENTRAL PA WILL ENJOY DRIER WEATHER ON MON IN POST FRONTAL AMS...THOUGH CLOUDS WILL STILL BE ABUNDANT ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING. GOOD CHANCE AT SUN EXPECTED MON AFT...WITH TEMPS HAVING A BETTER CHANCE TO REACH SEASONAL NORMALS. WILL CARRY SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN NWRN CORNER OF CWA AS UPR CORE LOW LIFTS NE. SFC RIDGE AXIS MOVES ACROSS CWA ON TUE WITH THE POSS IF ABUNDANT SUNSHINE THAT WILL NOT LAST TOO LONG HOWEVER AS PROGS MOVE NEXT SLIPPER TYPE SYSTEM TO PA DOORSTEP LATE TUE NIGHT/WED MORN. LOW IS PROGGED TO LIFT ACROSS PA WED BRINGING MORE SHOWERS. HPC MDM RNG PROGS KEEP SRN END OF WEDNESDAY FROPA DRAPED VICINITY OF THE MASON DIXON LINE THUR THROUGH SUN...WHICH MEANS A RETURN TO MOSTLY CLOUDY AND POTENTIALLY SHOWERY WEATHER FOR PA. .CTP...NONE. GARTNER
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 4:20 AM EST, 15 hours 55 minutes before
PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-081115- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 520 AM EDT SUN JUN 8 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...A COLD FRONT OVER THE OHIO VALLEY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE EAST AND CROSS CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA TONIGHT. WARMER TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 75 AND 80 THIS AFTERNOON...COMBINED WITH DEWPOINTS CLIMBING ABOVE 60...WILL CREATE A MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER THE REGION BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA HAS POSTED A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ISOLATED...DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH...AND PERHAPS HAIL IN A FEW LOCATIONS UP TO NICKEL SIZE IN DIAMETER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA TUESDAY NIGHT...PERHAPS LEADING TO ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS...ALONG WITH ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. LAMBERT
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 3:45 PM EST, 4 hours 30 minutes before
PAZ004-090100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 445 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2003 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM FOR WARREN COUNTY... A COLD FRONT...OVER OHIO LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA THIS EVENING. A LINE OF STRONG TO POTENTIALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 7 AND 10 PM. DAMAGING WINDS..LARGE HAIL..AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT...WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/CTP FITZGERALD
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 6:19 PM EST, 1 hour 56 minutes before
PAZ004-090015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 719 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2003 ...LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO WARREN COUNTY... A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING INTO WARREN COUNTY FROM THE WEST. THE STORMS ARE MOVING TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST AT 35 TO 40 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME... ALSO WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. SMALL HAIL IS A POSSIBILITY. IF THESE STORMS INCREASE IN INTENSITY A WARNING MAY BE ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. SND
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 7:16 PM EST, 59 minutes before
PAZ004-090115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 816 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2003 ...LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH WARREN COUNTY... A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING THROUGH WARREN COUNTY FROM THE WEST. THE STORMS ARE MOVING TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST AT 35 TO 40 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME AND SMALL HAIL...ALSO WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. IF THESE STORMS INCREASE IN INTENSITY A WARNING MAY BE ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. SND
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 7:35 PM EST, 40 minutes before
PAZ010-017-024-033-090130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 835 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2003 ...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO ELK...CLEARFIELD...CAMBRIA...AND SOMERSET COUNTIES... A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS APPROACHING THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS FROM THE WEST. THE LINE IS MOVING TO THE EAST AT AROUND 30 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. IF THESE STORMS INCREASE IN INTENSITY A WARNING MAY BE ISSUED. IF THESE STORMS INCREASE IN INTENSITY A WARNING MAY BE ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. SND
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 7:35 PM EST, 40 minutes before
PAZ010-017-024-033-090130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 835 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2003 ...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO ELK...CLEARFIELD...CAMBRIA...AND SOMERSET COUNTIES... A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS APPROACHING THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS FROM THE WEST. THE LINE IS MOVING TO THE EAST AT AROUND 30 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. IF THESE STORMS INCREASE IN INTENSITY A WARNING MAY BE ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. SND
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
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- Damaging Winds in New York, June 8, 2003
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 8, 2003
- Flooding and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 8, 2003
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Texas, June 8, 2003
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, June 8, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 8, 2003
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: 5359930.