Thunderstorm Wind — Elk, Pennsylvania

2021-06-14 · near Kaulmont, Elk, Pennsylvania

Event narrative

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down trees and wires near Saint Marys.

Wider weather episode

A mid-level shortwave trough crossed the Mid-Atlantic region on June 14, 2021, generating a line of storms that developed over northwestern Pennsylvania by late morning and progressed east-southeastward through the afternoon hours. Sporadic wind damage was observed with this line, with most of this occurring within a single, long-lived bowing segment that progressed from Elk County east-southeastward along the I-80 corridor to Columbia County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 957610. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.