Thunderstorm Wind — Mifflin, Pennsylvania

2022-03-31 · near Lewistown, Mifflin, Pennsylvania

$12K

Property damage

52 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph produced several reports of trees and wires down across Lewistown, including on the exit ramp from U.S. Route 322.

Wider weather episode

A strong cold front pushed into an anomalously warm and humid airmass over central Pennsylvania during the afternoon of March 31, 2022, triggering a QLCS that stretched from the New York state line southward into Maryland. CAPE was relatively low (generally <500 J/kg), but shear was high. There were several bowing segments within the QLCS, and there were a number of wind damage reports (and one quarter-sized hail report) that resulted.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1007906. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.