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Thunderstorm Wind in Erie County, Pennsylvania

Thunderstorm Wind March 31, 2026 · Erie County, Pennsylvania

63 mph

Estimated gust (55 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

Several trees downed and a portion of a house's roof was damaged in Waterford.

The wider storm

At the surface, a cold front drifted southeastward across Lake Ontario, southern ON, and southern Lower MI toward Lake Erie during the early afternoon through late evening of the 31st. Ahead of the front, a line of multicell thunderstorms persisted generally eastward and generated isolated straight-line convective wind damage in Erie County during the early evening of the 31st. The ambient environment of these storms included moderate to strong effective bulk shear and weak MUCAPE.

Began near Waterford (41.9426, -79.9846).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1327627. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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