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Thunderstorm Wind in Juniata County, Pennsylvania

Thunderstorm Wind July 8, 2020 · Juniata County, Pennsylvania

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

$4K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down trees onto wires southeast of Richfield.

The wider storm

Scattered thunderstorms developed in a moderate CAPE/weak shear environment during the early evening hours of July 8, 2020. A multi-cell cluster produced wind damage in Sullivan County, and few pulse storms produced wind damage in the Susquehanna Valley.

Slow moving thunderstorms also brought isolated flash flooding to Somerset and York Counties.

Began near Richfield (40.6699, -77.0661).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 909441. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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