Thunderstorm Wind in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Thunderstorm Wind February 25, 2017 · Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

90 mph

Estimated gust (78 kt)

$5.0M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A microburst produced straight line winds of 70 to 90 mph, producing a 9 mile path of wind damage that was about 1/2 a mile in width.

The wider storm

A strong cold front encountered a record warm airmass across central Pennsylvania during the afternoon of February 25, generating widespread showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms became severe across the Lower Susquehanna Valley. One cell displayed strong rotation and produced quarter-sized hail as it pushed from east-central York County northeastward across northern Lancaster County. Then, a line of storms followed the rotating cell, producing a bow echo and widespread wind damage as it crossed northern Lancaster County.

Began near Lexington (40.2058, -76.3013).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 672302. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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