Thunderstorm Wind — Columbia, Pennsylvania

2025-09-04 · near Buckhorn, Columbia, Pennsylvania

Event narrative

A severe thunderstorm, producing wind gusts estimated near 60 mph, knocked down wires onto Buckhorn Road near the intersection of Schoolhouse Road in Buckhorn.

Wider weather episode

A surface cold front stationed across west-central Pennsylvania produced scattered thunderstorms into central and eastern Pennsylvania during the afternoon and evening hours of September 4, 2025. Thunderstorms remained strong-to-severe across north-central Pennsylvania, producing isolated wind damage. Shear in the lowest levels allowed for a brief, weak tornado to form in Lancaster County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1281197. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.