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Thunderstorm Wind in Mercer County, Pennsylvania

Thunderstorm Wind May 9, 2026 · Mercer County, Pennsylvania

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$1K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Wires down along Highland Street.

The wider storm

Late evening convection initiated along a southeastward moving cold front in a broken line. Marginal MLCAPE values up to 500 J/kg with 30-40 knots of line-normal effective shear produced sporadic wind damage in northwestern PA with reports of trees down.

Began near Wheatland (41.2066, -80.4983).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1336868. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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