Thunderstorm Wind — Elk, Pennsylvania
2021-07-11 · near Benezette, Elk, Pennsylvania
$1K
Property damage
52 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
A severe thunderstorm with winds estimated near 60 mph brought down a tree on wires in Benezette Township.
Wider weather episode
Scattered thunderstorms developed in a moderate CAPE, moderate shear environment just south of a warm front that was draped from northwest to southeast across central Pennsylvania during the afternoon of July 11, 2021. Several of the storms produced wind damage, and a few storms exhibited rotation near the warm front. One slower moving thunderstorm brought urban flash flooding to Harrisburg.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 965862. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.