Thunderstorm Wind in Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Thunderstorm Wind March 16, 2026 · Delaware County, Pennsylvania

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

US-1 south is closed between the intersections of Painters Crossing Drive and Heyburn Road in Chadds Ford Township due to downed trees and wires blocking the roadway. Time estimated from radar.

The wider storm

With a strong wind field aloft already in place, showers and thunderstorms developed and formed into a line that moved through eastern Pennsylvania. These storms produced widespread damaging wind gusts.

Began near Brandywine Summit (39.8800, -75.5500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1324543. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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