Pennsylvania, 2015Strong Wind in Pennsylvania, October 28, 2015
October 28, 2015 · NWS PBZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone
As deepening low pressure approached the upper Ohio Valley, strong southeast winds were mixed down on the west side of the Laurel and Chestnut ridges. Wind damage was limited to Westmoreland county, where 20 to 30 reports of trees and wires down were received, as well as roof damage to a mobile home.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $35,000
- 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.
As deepening low pressure approached the upper Ohio Valley, strong southeast winds were mixed down on the west side of the Laurel and Chestnut ridges. Wind damage was limited to Westmoreland county, where 20 to 30 reports of trees and wires down were received, as well as roof damage to a mobile home. A 46 MPH wind gust was observed at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe.
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 Oct 27, 6:43 PM EST, 8 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 27, 6:43 PM EST, 8 hours 17 minutes before
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</html>Strong Wind, Westmoreland
- When
- October 28, 3:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Westmoreland forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph) measured gust
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 40.311, -79.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- High Wind in New York, October 28, 2015$155,000 · 60 kt wind · 7 events
- Flooding and Coastal Flood in Massachusetts, October 28 to 29, 2015$89,000 · 52 kt wind · 15 events
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, October 28, 2015$150,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Strong Wind in Vermont, October 28 to 29, 2015$120,000 · 4 events
- Strong Wind in Virginia, October 28 to 29, 2015$40,000 · 1 event
- Strong Wind in New York, October 28, 2015$30,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, October 28, 2015$17,000 · 50 kt wind · 8 events
- Damaging Winds in Maryland, October 28, 2015$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events
- Frost and Freeze in Utah, October 28, 20151 event
- Frost and Freeze in Colorado, October 28, 20151 event
- Flood in North Carolina, October 28, 2015$500 · 1 event
- Funnel Cloud in Florida, October 28, 20151 event
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 601554.