Lightning — Bedford, Pennsylvania

2022-05-04 · near Manns Choice, Bedford, Pennsylvania

$1K

Property damage

Event narrative

A thunderstorm impacted Bedford County during the early morning hours of May 4, 2022. One lightning strike hit the Kittenknob Radio tower, which caused the radio system for Bedford County 911 to go to backup generator power for about a day and a half until the system returned to service. The Altoona-Blair County Airport and the John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria Airport were also notified of tower lights being out in the area.

Wider weather episode

Scattered thunderstorms impacted southwestern and south-central Pennsylvania during the early morning hours of May 4, 2022. One lightning strike hit the Kittenknob radio tower, which caused the radio system for Bedford County 911 to go to generator power for a day and a half and knocked out tower lights in the area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1012557. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.