High Wind — Northern Erie, Pennsylvania

2021-03-26 · Northern Erie, Pennsylvania

Event narrative

Downed trees in 4500 block of Hannon Road in Harborcreek Township.

Wider weather episode

A potent surface low moved northeastward along a stationary front from northeast Indiana to far-southern Quebec during the wee hours through early afternoon of March 26th. Simultaneously, the trailing cold front swept eastward from near the Indiana/Ohio line to near Lake Champlain and northern Chesapeake Bay. A tight surface pressure gradient accompanying the low and rapid surface pressure rises behind the cold front contributed to damaging wind gusts in northwest Pennsylvania.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 945047. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.