High Wind — Butler, Pennsylvania

2008-09-14 · Butler, Pennsylvania

Wider weather episode

Low pressure from the remains of Hurricane Ike moved across central Ohio to Lake Erie on the evening of September 14th and produced very strong winds into the early morning of September 15th across eastern Ohio, northern West Virginia, and western Pennsylvania. Widespread damage to trees and power lines was reported across the region with power outages and damage to some structures from falling trees. Power was not restored to some rural areas for one week after the storm. At the peak of the storm more than 2 million homes were without power. For a period of about 8 hours, sustained winds during the storm were from 30 to 50 MPH, with gusts well over 60 MPH. The highest reported wind gust was 81 MPH at the Beaver County Pennsylvania Airport, near the Ohio Pennsylvania state line. Total damage from the storm across eastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, and northern West Virginia was around 25 million dollars.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 134282. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.