Thunderstorm Wind in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Thunderstorm Wind September 4, 2025 · Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

$10K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A severe thunderstorm producing wind gusts estimated at 70 mph uprooted multiple trees approximately 3 miles southeast of Quarryville.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Mechanics Grove (39.8746, -76.1210).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF0 Lancaster County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1288680. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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