Thunderstorm Wind — Venango, Pennsylvania

2022-07-24 · near Franklin, Venango, Pennsylvania

Direct deaths

$10K

Property damage

50 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

A large tree fell on to two trailers in the Idlewood Trailer Park on Maplewood Drive. A 28-year old woman was killed via blunt force trauma.

Wider weather episode

A few rounds of thunderstorms on July 24th and 25th preceded a cold frontal passage. High levels of instability, ample shear, and pre-frontal disturbances provided thunderstorm clusters producing widespread damaging wind gusts. Many instances of tree and power line damage were noted, along with isolated instances of structural damage. One of those instances of structural damage, a tree falling on to two trailers in Venango County, unfortunately led to the death of a 28 year old woman. Flash flooding of urbanized areas of Allegheny County also occurred.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1048974. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.