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Thunderstorm Wind in York County, Pennsylvania

Thunderstorm Wind May 13, 2026 · York County, Pennsylvania

49 mph
Estimated gust (43 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

A strong thunderstorm, producing wind gusts estimated near 50 mph, knocked down a tree onto wires southeast of Felton.

The wider storm

Surface low pressure stationed across southern Ontario gradually shifted eastward throughout the afternoon hours of May 13, 2026. Some showers and thunderstorms forming ahead of a surface cold frontal passage and along the cold front was stationed in an environment of sufficient deep-layer shear along with steepening low- and mid-level lapse rates that brought a marginal wind threat during that afternoon and evening hours. This severe wind threat allowed for scattered instances of tree damage across central Pennsylvania with the most damage across the Lower Susquehanna Valley where slightly better shear and moisture was available during the evening hours.

Began near Felton (39.8488, -76.5510).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1338001. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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