Thunderstorm Wind, Indiana
- When
- June 14, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Indiana County, Tunnelton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.467, -79.383
Trees and power lines blown down.
Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, June 14, 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
- $2,000
- 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 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 13, 2:15 PM EST, 11 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 2:15 PM EST, 11 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 315 PM EDT SUN JUN 13 2004 .DISCUSSION... MOIST SWLY FLO CONTS ACRS CWA THIS AFTN AND WL PERSIST THRU MON NGT. SFC DWPTS HV CLIMBED INTO THE UPPER 60S AND LWR 70S. PWS WL RMN HI TNGT WITH BUFKIT SHOWING VALUES APCHG 2.0. PLAN TO GO WITH LKLY/HI CHC POPS TNGT AND WL PLAY UP MENTION OF HVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS. WL STAY WITH LKLY POPS MON AND HI CHC POPS MON NGT INTO ERY TUE. FNT SHUD PUSH THRU RGN TUE MRNG...WITH POPS DROPPING BLO 20 PCT BY LATE IN DAY. BRF VISIT BY SFC HI WL PROVIDE DRY WX TUE NGT INTO WED...THEN NEXT SYSTM WL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF PCPN WED NGT INT0 THU. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... PITTSBURGH, PA 68 82 66 82 / 60 60 50 30 WHEELING, WV 68 83 67 82 / 60 60 50 30 MORGANTOWN, WV 66 81 66 81 / 50 60 40 30 ZANESVILLE, OH 69 83 68 84 / 50 60 30 30 NEW PHILADELPHIA, OH 69 83 67 82 / 60 60 40 30 FRANKLIN, PA 67 81 65 80 / 60 60 50 30 DUBOIS, PA 66 79 63 80 / 60 70 40 20 LATROBE, PA 66 81 65 80 / 60 60 40 30 BUTLER, PA 67 81 66 81 / 60 60 40 30 INDIANA, PA 67 80 65 80 / 60 60 40 30 OAKLAND, MD 65 78 64 77 / 50 60 40 40 && .PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PA...NONE. OH...NONE. WV...NONE. MD...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 13, 10:28 AM EST, 15 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 1128 AM EDT SUN JUN 13 2004 MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-131526- 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- 1128 AM EDT SUN JUN 13 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 TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. ELSEWHERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH SEVERE LIMITS. HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS ONCE AGAIN WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED ALSO. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 12:38 AM EST, 1 hour 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 138 AM EDT MON JUN 14 2004 PAZ021-029-140637- ALLEGHENY PA-WASHINGTON PA- 138 AM EDT MON JUN 14 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CROSSING THE AREA... A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CROSS ALLEGHENY AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES THROUGH 2 30 AM. WIND GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH MAY BE EXPECTED. WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO BREAK SOME TREE BRANCHES AND POSSIBLY DOWN SOME ROTTEN TREES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. 15
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 1:56 AM EST, 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 256 AM EDT MON JUN 14 2004 OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007-008-013>015-020>022-029- WVZ001>004-140730- ALLEGHENY PA-ARMSTRONG PA-BEAVER PA-BELMONT OH-BROOKE WV-BUTLER PA-CARROLL OH-CLARION PA-COLUMBIANA OH-COSHOCTON OH-GUERNSEY OH-HANCOCK WV-HARRISON OH-JEFFERSON OH-LAWRENCE PA-MARSHALL WV-MERCER PA-MONROE OH-MUSKINGUM OH-NOBLE OH-OHIO WV-TUSCARAWAS OH-VENANGO PA-WASHINGTON PA- 256 AM EDT MON JUN 14 2004 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 464 IN NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO...THE WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE...AND PARTS OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. SEVERE WEATHER IS NO LONGER EXPECTED THIS MORNING. 15
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 71 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:00 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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 14, 2004
- Flash Flood and Hail in Kansas, June 14 to 15, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 14, 2004
- Flash Flood and Flood in Ohio, June 14 to 15, 2004
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 14, 2004
- Flooding in Ohio, June 14 to 15, 2004
- Lightning Strike in New York, June 14, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 14 to 15, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 14, 2004
- Flood in Pennsylvania, June 14, 2004
- Flood in Virginia, June 14, 2004
- Hail in Kansas, June 14, 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: 5404048.