Thunderstorm Wind — Union, Pennsylvania

2019-05-29 · near Foresthill, Union, Pennsylvania

$15K

Property damage

61 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 70 mph knocked down trees and wires across Route 192, closing the Road. 50 to 100 trees were knocked down in West Buffalo Township.

Wider weather episode

Another round of severe thunderstorms affected central Pennsylvania during the afternoon and early evening hours of May 29, 2019. Storms developed shortly after midday, in a moderately high CAPE and high shear environment. Discreet rotating cells formed ahead of a developing line of storms over northwestern PA. The primary threat ended up being wind damage, and one tornado was confirmed in Perry County.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (40.9864, -77.1294)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 830386. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.