Thunderstorm Wind, Perry
- When
- June 29, 3:45 PM EST
- Where
- Perry County, Blain
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.333, -77.500
Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, June 29, 2006
Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires in Blain.
Where it happened
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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 happened
The episode as NWS CTP wrote it up.
Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires in Blain.
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 Jun 29, 2:21 PM EST, 1 hour 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 2:21 PM EST, 1 hour 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 321 PM EDT THU JUN 29 2006 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT/... /COLD/ FRONT MOVING EAST ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF AN UPPER TROUGH WILL CROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. CONVECTION ALREADY ACTIVE AND MOVING INTO OUR WESTERN CWA AT THIS TIME. EVEN THOUGH DEWPOINTS HAVE FALLEN INTO THE MID 50S ACROSS THE AREA...THE COMBINATION OF THE FRONT AND A SHORT WAVE MAY RESULT IN A FEW STORMS REACHING SEVERE CRITERIA THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE EASTERN ZONES. FEEL THAT CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE NIGHT AND CLEAR ALL ZONES AFTER 3 AM. THERE MAY BE SOME PATCHY FOG SINCE THERE HAS BEEN SO MUCH MOISTURE OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... FRIDAY SHOULD BE THE FIRST QUIET DAY IN A LONG TIME AS THE TROUGH AXIS MOVES TO THE EAST AND DEWPOINTS FALL INTO THE LOW 50S OF THE ENTIRE AREA. WEAK SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD KEEP PRECIPITATION NORTH OF THE PA/NY BORDER. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES LATE SATURDAY AND DRAG A COLD FRONT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE...TEMPERATURES WILL WARM BACK TO ABOUT 5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. QUICK MOVING SYSTEMS DARTING EAST ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES WILL KEEP US IN A GENERAL CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MONDAY. RIGHT NOW IT APPEARS DRY FOR HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES. && .AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS FOR THE MOST PART THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH SCATTERED TSTORMS FROM 18Z THROUGH AROUND 00Z BRINGING TEMPORARY MVFR/ISOLATED IFR TO SOME SPOTS UNTIL MID LEVEL WAVE SLIDES EAST. LATER TONIGHT MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND VFR CONDITIONS WITH MVFR FOG AND LCL IFR FOG DEVELOPING AFTER 08Z. VFR AGAIN TOMORROW WITH ONLY CHANCE FOR A TSTORM ALONG THE NORTHERN TIER. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT FROM THE WEST THROUGH THE PERIOD...EXCEPT GUSTY IN TSTORMS. && .HYDROLOGY... TEN RIVER POINTS STILL IN FLOOD RIGHT NOW...BUT SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES HAVE CRESTED AND ALL ARE SLOWLY FALLING. ALL POINTS SHOULD BE BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY NIGHT. && .CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...TYBURSKI LONG TERM...TYBURSKI AVIATION...RXR HYDROLOGY...RXR
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 29, 4:10 AM EST, 11 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 510 AM EDT THU JUN 29 2006 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-056>059-063>066-300915- WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN- JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING- SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON- CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- 510 AM EDT THU JUN 29 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION. A FEW OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND/OR LARGE HAIL. IN ADDITION...A FEW STORMS COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING...MAINLY FROM SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY EASTWARD...WHERE THE GROUND REMAINS EXTREMELY WET FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL. FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE MAIN STEM SUSQUEHANNA RIVER TODAY...WITH MANY AREAS CRESTING LATER THIS MORNING OR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ON THE LOWER PORTIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...WHICH COULD PRODUCE ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OR LARGE HAIL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY. KL/KF
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 10:49 AM EST, 4 hours 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1149 AM EDT THU JUN 29 2006 PAZ006-011-012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-292200- POTTER-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE- SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SOMERSET- BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN- SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON- CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- 1149 AM EDT THU JUN 29 2006 ...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PUSH INTO THE STATE LATER THIS AFTERNOON...PRODUCING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OR LARGE HAIL...MAINLY IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. IN ADDITION... A FEW STORMS COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OVER EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...WHERE THE GROUND REMAINS EXTREMELY WET FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE...AT WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE...ALL IN LOWER CASE. RXR
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 1:04 PM EST, 2 hours 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 204 PM EDT THU JUN 29 2006 PAZ004-291900- WARREN- 204 PM EDT THU JUN 29 2006 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WARREN COUNTY... AT 200 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 18 MILES WEST OF WARREN...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR GARLAND AROUND 215 PM...YOUNGSVILLE AROUND 235 PM AND WARREN AROUND 300 PM. THIS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ROADS...ROUTE 6...ROUTE 62...STATE ROAD 59. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. FORECASTER: RXR
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 1:24 PM EST, 2 hours 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 224 PM EDT THU JUN 29 2006 PAZ005-010-291930- ELK-MCKEAN- 224 PM EDT THU JUN 29 2006 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT ELK AND MCKEAN COUNTIES... AT 218 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTH OF JOHNSONBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR KINZUA BRIDGE STATE PARK... CYCLONE AROUND 235 PM...NORWICH...SMETHPORT AROUND 245 PM...CROSBY AROUND 250 PM...CORYVILLE AROUND 255 PM AND PORT ALLEGANY AROUND 300 PM. THIS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ROADS...ROUTE 6...ROUTE 219...STATE ROAD 46...STATE ROAD 59...AND STATE ROAD 446. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. FORECASTER: RXR
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 2:19 PM EST, 1 hour 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 319 PM EDT THU JUN 29 2006 PAZ005-006-010>012-017-018-024-292015- CAMBRIA-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-ELK-MCKEAN-NORTHERN CENTRE- NORTHERN CLINTON-POTTER- 319 PM EDT THU JUN 29 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CAMBRIA...CAMERON...CENTRE... CLEARFIELD...CLINTON...ELK...MCKEAN AND POTTER COUNTIES... AT 316 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OLEAN TO 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF ST. MARYS TO 8 MILES EAST OF DUBOIS TO 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF BLAIRSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR S.B. ELLIOT STATE PARK...PARKER DAM STATE PARK AROUND 325 PM...SIZERVILLE...ROULETTE...MEDIX RUN...MAHAFFEY AROUND 330 PM...GRAMPIAN AROUND 335 PM...NEW WASHINGTON AROUND 340 PM...OSWAYO AND LUMBER CITY AROUND 345 PM. THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA INTERSTATES... I-80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 102 AND 136. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE SMALL HAIL. FORECASTER:LA CORTE
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 3:10 PM EST, 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 410 PM EDT THU JUN 29 2006 PAZ034>036-056-057-063-292115- BEDFORD-CUMBERLAND-DAUPHIN-FRANKLIN-FULTON-PERRY- 410 PM EDT THU JUN 29 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT BEDFORD...CUMBERLAND...DAUPHIN... FRANKLIN...FULTON AND PERRY COUNTIES... AT 407 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 16 MILES SOUTH OF LEWISTOWN TO 17 MILES NORTH OF SHIPPENSBURG TO 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF SHIPPENSBURG TO 2 MILES EAST OF BREEZEWOOD TO 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF BERKELEY SPGS...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR SIDELING HILL REST AREA...BLAIN...BARNES GAP AROUND 415 PM... SALUVIA...LOCUST GROVE...FORT LITTLETON AROUND 420 PM...WILLOW HILL...AMBERSON VALLEY AROUND 425 PM...KISTLER AND NEEDMORE AROUND 430 PM. THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA INTERSTATES...THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 160 AND 230...I-70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 147 AND 170...I-81 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 15 AND 63. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. FORECASTER:LA CORTE
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 78 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:46 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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Hail in Kansas, June 29, 2006
- Flood and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, June 29, 2006
- Flood and Lightning Strike in Connecticut, June 29, 2006
- Lightning Strike in New York, June 29, 2006
- Damaging Winds in New Hampshire, June 29, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Wind in New York, June 29, 2006
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, June 29, 2006
- Flash Flood in Vermont, June 29, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 29, 2006
- Hail in West Virginia, June 29, 2006
- Lightning Strike in New York, June 29, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 29, 2006
More
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, June 2006
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: 5518095.