Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton
- When
- May 7, 11:08 AM EST
- Where
- Fulton County, Waterfall
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 40.133, -78.067
Trees reported down in Waterfall.
Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, May 7, 2004
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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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 May 7, 8:48 AM EST, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 7, 8:48 AM EST, 2 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 948 AM EDT FRI MAY 7 2004 .UPDATE... AS PER LATEST SFC OBS...SFC FRONT APPEARS TO HAVE SAGGED JUST SOUTH OF A KDUJ-KIPT-KAVP LINE. DEWPOINTS HAVE DROPPED INTO THE UPPER 40SAT KBFD AND DRIER LOW LEVEL AIR IS NOW STARTING TO WORK SOUTHWARD INTO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS WINDS BACK AROUND TO THE NORTH BEHIND THE BOUNDARY. CONVECTION WHICH FIRED ALONG BOUNDARY EARLIER THIS MORNING SPPEARS TO HAVE REACHED MAX INTENSITY WITH CLOUD TOPS WARMING AS THE CLUSTER MOVES INTO WESTERN PA. STILL LOOKS LIKE SOME HEAVY DOWNPOURS...BUT MINIMAL SEVERE THREAT FROM THESE PARTICULAR CELLS. 12 UTC DAY ONE CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK KEEPS AREAS SOUTH OF THE FRONT IN SLIGHT RISK. WITH SFC DEWPOINTS HERE IN THE MIDDLE 50S...AND WEAK SPEED SHEAR WOULD BE LOOKING MAINLY AT PULSE TYPE POTENTIAL DURING MAX HEATING TIME THIS AFTERNOON. WL TOUCH UP GRID TEMPS AND WINDS FOR THE AFTERNOON AND LEAVE CURRENT PACKAGE GOING PRETTY MUCH AS IS. DEVOIR && .PREV DISCUSSION... WL ISSUE AN UPDATE TO REMOVE EARLY POPS...PER CURR RDR TRENDS. WL LEAVE IN THE AFTN CHCS OVER THE SRN TIER...THO. NEVER HEARD ANY SVR REPORTS OUT OF THAT GREAT LOOKING CELL THAT TRACKED ACROSS THE NRN TIER AROUND MIDNIGHT/1AM. MOST LIKELY PRODUCED SOME REALLY BIG HAIL...BUT WIND DMG UNLIKELY AS THE LOW LAYERS WERE FAIRLY STABLE. NOT LOTS OF TIME TO DISSECT THE LATEST GUIDANCE AS MULTIPLE CLUSTERS OF TSTMS ROLLING THRU THE NRN HALF OF THE CWA ATTM. SVR BOX 152 ALSO ACTIVE...AND WL CONT THRU 4 AM. WL THEREFORE HOLD THE FCST FAIRLY CONTINUOUS AND ALSO HOLD THE PKG OFF UNTIL THE WATCH EXPIRES. MAIN STORY IS THAT THE THUNDER OUT IN NRN OH SHOULD CONT AS SHOWERS INTO PA AND LINGER THRU THE MORNING...THEN REFIRE IN THE AFTN...BUT MAINLY OVER THE SOUTH AND TO OUR SOUTH...AS THE WARM FRONT OV WRN PA IS EXPECTED TO NOT MAKE ANY MORE HEADWAY INTO THE MTNS. NORTHERLY WINDS TODAY WILL PRESS CONVECTION INITIATION SWRD AND KEEP MOST OF THE AREA DRY THIS AFTN/EVE. WL LEAVE SOME SCT/CHC POPS ACRS THE SOUTH...ESP THE LAURELS. WL WORD IT MAINLY DRY TONIGHT...WITH ONLY SLGT CHCS IN THE WEST. COULD BE VERY COOL IN THE NRN MTNS...REACHING THE MID 30S. FRONT THEN TO WAGGLE BACK AGAIN DURING THE DAYTIME SAT. THIS WOULD PLACE MOST OF THE AREA IN A COOL...DREARY REGEIME...AND KEEP THUNDER OUT OF THE FCST FOR THE MOST PART. BUT...IT COULD BE LIKE THIS STUFF - MAINLY ELEVATED. THE HIGHER POPS ON SAT AND SAT NITE WL BE TO THE NORTH. SUNDAY/MOTHERS DAY A DIFFICULT FCST...WITH DIVERGANT MDL GUID. WL KEEP THE CHC POPS EVERWHERE...BUT MAINLY DURING THE AFTN. TEMPS SHOULD BE AT OR EVEN ABV NORMS THO...ESP IN THE SOUTH. NO CHANGES...BUT FCST LOOKING MAINLY DRY. DANGELO && .CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PA...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, May 7, 3:57 AM EST, 7 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 457 AM EDT FRI MAY 7 2004 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-071052- ADAMS PA-BEDFORD PA-BLAIR PA-CAMBRIA PA-CAMERON PA-CLEARFIELD PA- COLUMBIA PA-CUMBERLAND PA-DAUPHIN PA-ELK PA-FRANKLIN PA-FULTON PA- HUNTINGDON PA-JUNIATA PA-LANCASTER PA-LEBANON PA-MCKEAN PA- MIFFLIN PA-MONTOUR PA-NORTHERN CENTRE PA-NORTHERN CLINTON PA- NORTHERN LYCOMING PA-NORTHUMBERLAND PA-PERRY PA-POTTER PA- SCHUYLKILL PA-SNYDER PA-SOMERSET PA-SOUTHERN CENTRE PA- SOUTHERN CLINTON PA-SOUTHERN LYCOMING PA-SULLIVAN PA-TIOGA PA- UNION PA-WARREN PA-YORK PA- 457 AM EDT FRI MAY 7 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY: SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. A COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE STATE TODAY. SOME OF THE STORMS THAT DEVELOP COULD BECOME SEVERE...AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE STORMS TO OCCUR WILL BE FROM MID AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY: SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY...BUT THE THREAT AREA WILL BE CONFINED TO MAINLY THE NORTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS. COOLER AND MORE STABLE AIR WILL BE IN PLACE OVER THE REST OF THE REGION. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED. DANGELO
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 7, 8:57 AM EST, 2 hours 11 minutes before
SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 957 AM EDT FRI MAY 7 2004 PAZ024>028-033>036-056-057-059-063>066-072356- ADAMS PA-BEDFORD PA-BLAIR PA-CAMBRIA PA-CUMBERLAND PA-DAUPHIN PA- FRANKLIN PA-FULTON PA-HUNTINGDON PA-JUNIATA PA-LANCASTER PA- LEBANON PA-MIFFLIN PA-PERRY PA-SOMERSET PA-YORK PA- 957 AM EDT FRI MAY 7 2004 ...SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK... ...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...ALONG A COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE STATE. SOME OF THE STORMS THAT DEVELOP COULD BECOME SEVERE...AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE FROM MID AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT... WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/CTP
Special weather statement, May 7, 10:06 AM EST, 1 hour 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1106 AM EDT FRI MAY 7 2004 PAZ024>028-033>036-056>059-063>066-072100- ADAMS PA-BEDFORD PA-BLAIR PA-CAMBRIA PA-CUMBERLAND PA-DAUPHIN PA-FRANKLIN PA-FULTON PA-HUNTINGDON PA-JUNIATA PA-LANCASTER PA-LEBANON PA-MIFFLIN PA-PERRY PA-SCHUYLKILL PA-SOMERSET PA-YORK PA- 1106 AM EDT FRI MAY 7 2004 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... ADAMS...BEDFORD...BLAIR...CAMBRIA...CUMBERLAND...DAUPHIN... FRANKLIN...FULTON...HUNTINGDON...JUNIATA...LANCASTER...LEBANON... MIFFLIN...PERRY...SCHUYLKILL...SOMERSET AND YORK. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA...PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS... LARGE HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.
Special weather statement, May 7, 11:08 AM EST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1208 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2004 PAZ027-028-071715- JUNIATA-MIFFLIN- 1208 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT JUNIATA AND MIFFLIN COUNTIES... AT NOON EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES EAST OF HUNTINGDON TO 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HUNTINGDON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR PERULACK AT 1215 PM...HONEY GROVE AT 1235 PM AND SPRUCE HILL AT 1255 PM. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. EXPECT INTENSE LIGHTNING FROM THIS STORM. DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES OR STAY IN THE OPEN WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS. LAMBERT
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 7, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 7, 2004
- Flash Flood and Hail in Ohio, May 7, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 7, 2004
- Hail in Iowa, May 7 to 8, 2004
- Hail in Michigan, May 7, 2004
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Virginia, May 7, 2004
- Flood and Hail in Indiana, May 7, 2004
- Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, May 7, 2004
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, May 7, 2004
- Hail in Ohio, May 7, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, May 7, 2004
More
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, May 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: 5399551.