Thunderstorm Wind in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

Thunderstorm Wind September 22, 2010 · Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

81 mph

Estimated gust (70 kt)

Deaths

$15K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

NWS meteorologists confirmed a microburst near Muncy in southern Lycoming County around 1640 EDT. Peak thunderstorm winds were estimated near 80 mph based on extensive tree and roof damage. The intense, straight-line downburst winds uprooted or snapped numerous trees, causing structural damage to several homes. One very large tree landed on a vehicle traveling along S. Main Street and resulted in two fatalities.

The wider storm

A cold front triggered numerous severe thunderstorms across central Pennsylvania during the afternoon and evening. The strongest storms organized into intense bowing line segments and produced extensive downburst straight line wind damage and isolated one-inch diameter hail.

Began near Muncy (41.2042, -76.7862).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 252987. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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