Thunderstorm Wind in Somerset County, Pennsylvania

Thunderstorm Wind August 25, 2011 · Somerset County, Pennsylvania

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

Death

$5K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Thunderstorm winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down a tree which fell onto a residential home on Stepping Stone Road on the south-side of Somerset, causing significant damage. A 10-year old female in the house was killed by the falling tree.

The wider storm

A bands of thunderstorms associated with a weakening squall line moved southeast from Lake Erie during the pre-dawn hours and produced isolated wind damage in the western Alleghenies. A tree toppled by the severe winds fell on a house in Somerset, killing a 10-year old female.

Began near Roberts (39.9928, -79.0729).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 326908. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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