Pennsylvania, 2003High Wind in Pennsylvania, October 15, 2003
October 15, 2003 · NWS BGM · 7 events in 7 counties and zones
An intensifying low pressure system moved from the Ohio Valley through New York state early on the 15th into southeast Canada. Numerous trees and power lines were down area wide.
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $700,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
An intensifying low pressure system moved from the Ohio Valley through New York state early on the 15th into southeast Canada. Numerous trees and power lines were down area wide. A few trees fell on houses and cars. Thousands of electric customers were without power. The winds gusted to over 40 mph with reports over 50 mph at the higher elevations.
High Wind, Bradford
- When
- October 15, 12:00 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bradford forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 41.789, -76.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Lackawanna
- When
- October 15, 12:00 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lackawanna forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 41.437, -75.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Luzerne
- When
- October 15, 12:00 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Luzerne forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 41.177, -75.989 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Pike
- When
- October 15, 12:00 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pike forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 41.332, -75.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Susquehanna
- When
- October 15, 12:00 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Susquehanna forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 41.821, -75.801 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Wayne
- When
- October 15, 12:00 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 41.649, -75.303 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Wyoming
- When
- October 15, 12:00 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wyoming forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 41.518, -76.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- High Wind in New York, October 15, 2003$3.0 million · 65 kt wind · 16 events
- High Wind in New York, October 15, 20031 injured · $1.0 million · 60 kt wind · 18 events
- Strong Wind in New Jersey, October 15, 20031 injured · $500,000 · 21 events
- High Wind in Massachusetts, October 15, 20033 injured · $250,000 · 55 kt wind · 12 events
- Strong Wind in Pennsylvania, October 15, 2003$400,000 · 10 events
- Lightning Strike in Puerto Rico, October 15, 2003$300,000 · 1 event
- High Wind in New York, October 15, 2003$110,000 · 62 kt wind · 12 events
- Strong Wind in Connecticut, October 15, 2003$100,000 · 1 event
- High Wind in New York, October 15, 2003$100,000 · 1 event
- High Wind in New York, October 15, 2003$50,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events
- Strong Wind in Virginia, October 15, 2003$44,000 · 5 events
- Strong Wind in Maryland, October 15, 2003$32,000 · 10 events
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5371485, 5371486, 5371487, 5371488, 5371489, 5371490, 5371491.