Thunderstorm Wind — Franklin, Pennsylvania
2021-08-13 · near Greencastle, Franklin, Pennsylvania
$3K
Property damage
52 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down wires in Greencastle.
Wider weather episode
Scattered showers and storms developed in a very warm and very humid airmass over central Pennsylvania during the afternoon of August 13, 2021, well ahead of an approaching cold front over the eastern Great Lakes. Several of these storms produced wind damage, particularly a cluster of storms that pushed eastward from the southern Alleghenies into the Lower Susquehanna Valley.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 977146. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.