Thunderstorm Wind, Mercer
- When
- June 1, 5:26 PM EST
- Where
- Mercer County, Mercer
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.233, -80.233
Large tree limbs blown down.
Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, June 1, 2004
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 Pittsburgh, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 1, 4:09 PM EST, 1 hour 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 4:09 PM EST, 1 hour 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 508 PM EDT TUE JUN 1 2004 2ND UPDATE TO ADD SVR TSTM WATCH FOR SWRN PA/RMNDR EXTREME NRN WVA AND GARRETT CNTY MD. REST SAME. && .PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PA...PAZ020-021-023-029>032. OH...OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069. WV...WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041. MD...MDZ001. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 1, 9:11 AM EST, 8 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 1011 AM EDT TUE JUN 1 2004 MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-011410- ALLEGHENY PA-ARMSTRONG PA-BEAVER PA-BELMONT OH-BROOKE WV-BUTLER PA- CARROLL OH-CLARION PA-COLUMBIANA OH-COSHOCTON OH-FAYETTE PA- FOREST PA-GARRETT MD-GREENE PA-GUERNSEY OH-HANCOCK WV-HARRISON OH- INDIANA PA-JEFFERSON PA-JEFFERSON OH-LAWRENCE PA-MARION WV- MARSHALL WV-MERCER PA-MONONGALIA WV-MONROE OH-MUSKINGUM OH-NOBLE OH- OHIO WV-PRESTON WV-TUCKER WV-TUSCARAWAS OH-VENANGO PA-WASHINGTON PA- WESTMORELAND PA-WETZEL WV- 1011 AM EDT TUE JUN 1 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA EAST CENTRAL OHIO...EXTREME NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH EVENING. THE PRIMARY WEATHER THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 4:33 PM EST, 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 533 PM EDT TUE JUN 1 2004 MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ020-021-023-029>032- WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-012330- ALLEGHENY PA-BEAVER PA-BELMONT OH-BROOKE WV-CARROLL OH-COLUMBIANA OH- COSHOCTON OH-FAYETTE PA-GARRETT MD-GREENE PA-GUERNSEY OH-HANCOCK WV- HARRISON OH-INDIANA PA-JEFFERSON OH-MARION WV-MARSHALL WV- MONONGALIA WV-MONROE OH-MUSKINGUM OH-NOBLE OH-OHIO WV-PRESTON WV- TUCKER WV-TUSCARAWAS OH-WASHINGTON PA-WESTMORELAND PA-WETZEL WV- 533 PM EDT TUE JUN 1 2004 ...STRONG WIND POSSIBLE THIS EVENING... A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. THIS LINE WAS MOVING EAST AT 45 TO 50 MPH. WIND GUSTS MAY BE SUFFICIENT TO BREAK TREE BRANCHES AND DOWN ROTTEN TREES. SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THIS LINE AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT. SEVERE STORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE INDOORS AS THIS LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. 15
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 4:48 PM EST, 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 548 PM EDT TUE JUN 1 2004 PAZ007>009-013>016-022-012330- ARMSTRONG PA-BUTLER PA-CLARION PA-FOREST PA-JEFFERSON PA-LAWRENCE PA- MERCER PA-VENANGO PA- 548 PM EDT TUE JUN 1 2004 SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO CROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. THESE STORMS WILL DIMINISH AS SUNSET APPROACHES...BUT THEY MAY PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS AS THEY COLLAPSE. THE WIND GUSTS MAY BE SUFFICIENT TO BREAK SMALL TREE BRANCHES AND DOWN ROTTEN TREES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE INDOORS IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. 15
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 78 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:25 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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Texas, June 1, 2004
- Flooding in Wisconsin, June 1 to 30, 2004
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 1, 2004
- Flooding in Kentucky, June 1 to 3, 2004
- Rip Current in Florida, June 1, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, June 1, 2004
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 1, 2004
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 1, 2004
- Flooding in Kentucky, June 1 to 9, 2004
- Damaging Wind in Texas, June 1, 2004
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kentucky, June 1 to 2, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 1, 2004
More
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, June 2004
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: 5403945.