Thunderstorm Wind in Berks County, Pennsylvania

Thunderstorm Wind May 20, 2026 · Berks County, Pennsylvania

63 mph

Estimated gust (55 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Multiple trees and wires were blown down around Bethel and Fredericksburg.

The wider storm

Isolated storms developed along a prefrontal trough by mid day on May 20. Later in the afternoon, a broader multicellular cluster of storms associated with the slow moving cold front moved into the region.

Began near Frystown (40.4600, -76.3800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1342603. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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