Thunderstorm Wind — Cambria, Pennsylvania

2025-06-06 · near Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania

Event narrative

A severe thunderstorm, producing winds gusts estimated at 60 mph, knocked down multiple trees in the Johnstown area.

Wider weather episode

A stationary front set up across the Laurel Highlands during the morning and afternoon hours of June 6, 2025 providing ample lift in an environment with plentiful moisture and sufficient instability to produce a severe thunderstorm in Cambria County, with multiple trees down in Johnstown. As the day continued, the stationary front took on more warm frontal characteristics, providing a favorable environment for heavy rainfall across central Pennsylvania. This heavy rainfall caused an isolated instance of flooding in Clinton County with flooding in front of the Bald Eagle Township Building closing Fairpoint Road.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1259005. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.