Thunderstorm Wind, Clarion
- When
- July 26, 1:49 PM EST
- Where
- Clarion County, Rimersburg
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.050, -79.517
Tree down.
Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 26, 2005
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
- $3,000
- 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 Jul 26, 1:21 PM EST, 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 1:21 PM EST, 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
221 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005
.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...
&&
.LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)...
&&
.AVIATION...
&&
.PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...NONE.
OH...HEAT ADVISORY FOR OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069 UNTIL 8
PM TUESDAY.
PA...HEAT ADVISORY FOR PAZ013-014-020>022-029>032 UNTIL 8 PM
TUESDAY.
WV...HEAT ADVISORY FOR WVZ001>004-012-021-022 UNTIL 8 PM TUESDAY.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 26, 12:41 PM EST, 1 hour 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 141 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005 MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-270901- 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- 141 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005 VERY UNSTABLE HOT...HUMID AIR IS STILL SITUATED OVER THE AREA. THIS WILL GIVE THE REGION A GOOD CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE VERY STRONG AND COULD APPROACH THE SEVERE CATEGORIES OF PENNY SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THESE STORMS WILL ALSO CONTAIN FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL. SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 1:22 PM EST, 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 222 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005 MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-270030- 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- 222 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005 ...RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT... THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON MAY QUICKLY REACH SEVERE LEVELS WITH DAMAGING WIND AND LARGE HAIL AS THE PRIMARY THREATS. THESE STORMS MAY FORM INTO SHORT LINES AND WILL MOVE EASTWARD. TONIGHT...A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA WITH STORMS BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD AND WITH THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING ADDED TO THE THREAT OF HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND. THOSE PLANNING OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SHOULD BE ALERT FOR DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES GO TO A SAFE PLACE IMMEDIATELY AS LIGHTNING WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. 15
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 83 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:48 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
- Rip Current in Indiana, July 26, 2005
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, July 26, 2005
- Rip Current in Florida, July 26, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 26, 2005
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 26, 2005
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in New York, July 26, 2005
- Flooding in Iowa, July 26 to 31, 2005
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 26, 2005
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 26, 2005
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 26, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 26, 2005
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 26, 2005
More
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, July 2005
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: 5464400.