Thunderstorm Wind — Crawford, Pennsylvania

1999-07-09 · near Countywide, Crawford, Pennsylvania

Event narrative

A damaging line of severe thunderstorms packing estimated winds of 60 to 85 mph moved across the county knocking down as many as 1000 trees. The majority of the damage occurred along a path from near Linesville to Harmonsburg to Meadville. Approximately one half of the county lost power. A total of 41 homes were damaged in Harmonsburg with 18 homes damaged in Linesville and an additional 3 homes damaged in Pinesville Township. The roof of a factory in Linesville was also blown off. Many cars were damaged by fallen trees.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5711775. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.