Crawford storm history

Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree on Adamsville Road between Jamestown and Adamsville. A motorcyclist hit the downed tree just before 9 pm and sustained fatal injuries.

Heavy rain began falling during the morning hours and continued into the afternoon. Rainfall rates exceeded two inches per hour during the early afternoon hours. Spotters reported 2.5 inches of rain in Saegertown between 1:00 and 2:30 p.m. and 2.2 inches of rain in Titusville bet…

Strong winds snapped a tree limb at the Jamestown Campground inside Pymatuning State Park. A 48 year old male camper who had taken shelter under a canopy at his campsite was killed by the falling limb. The camper's 10 year old son was also injured. The son was transported to a lo…

Storms with heavy rain fell across eastern Crawford County on the night and early morning of July 19 and 20th. The Oil Creek flooded Gresham Road in Hydetown with 3 to 4 feet of water, causing substantial damage to the blacktop. One home had their back wall knocked down, and seve…

On January 12th a combination of rainfall, snowmelt, and most notably an ice jam resulted in significant flooding on the French Creek in Meadville. A warm up on January 11 and 12th cause an entire loss of the area snowpack which contributed about a half an inch of runoff the the …

High winds associated with the remnants of Hurricane Ike began during the early evening hours of September 14th and continued through late evening. Wind gusts were estimated to be around 60 mph with the strongest winds occurring between 8 and 10 pm. A 53 mph gust was measured by …

Another wave of thunderstorms moved across Crawford County and dumped more heavy rain on the county. Up to two additional inches of rain fell on the county between midnight and 3 a.m. causing widespread flooding to redevelop in the county. The central and southern sections of the…

Runoff from heavy rains associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Frances caused French Creek in Meadville to rise to it's highest level in 45 years. The creek climbed above the flood stage of 14 feet around daybreak on September 9th. The river crested at 16.36 feet around 1…

Heavy rains associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Frances caused extensive flooding in Crawford County. Light rain associated with this storm began falling early on September 8th. Rainfall rates increased during the evening hours as the low approached Northwest Pennsylva…

Heavy rains fell on much of Crawford County as yet another band of thunderstorms moved through the area just after daybreak. Between one and two inches of rain fell between daybreak and 9 a.m. Spotters in Springboro measured three-quarters of an inch of rain between 7:15 and 7:45…

Thunderstorms dumped heavy rains on Crawford County during the predawn hours of May 21st. This rainfall combined with ground already saturated from heavy rains the previous few days led to widespread flooding across the county. The central portion of the county, including the Mea…

A second round of heavy rain fell on Crawford County during the evening hours. Rainfall rates well in excess of an inch per hour combined with soil saturated from the earlier rains led to a second round of flash flooding. More roads and culverts were washed out, especially across…

A damaging line of severe thunderstorms packing estimated winds of 60 to 85 mph moved across the county knocking down as many as 1000 trees. The majority of the damage occurred along a path from near Linesville to Harmonsburg to Meadville. Approximately one half of the county los…

Following a strong cold front that crossed on November 26th, much colder air flowed in and allowed significant lake-effect snow to develop. This snow was initially carried into western New York by southwest winds, but gradually shifted south and west into the snowbelt region of N…

Low pressure moved across Pennsylvania on November 9th, before shifting east into New England and lingering through the 10th and 11th. Behind this low, a lingering trough and an early season blast of cold air combined with northwest winds to bring accumulating lake effect snow. A…

Tree downed in Springboro.

Tree downed onto a house in Harmonsburg. Unknown if the house suffered damage.

Tree downed along Perry Highway, about four-miles southwest of Meadville.

Tree downed at Burns Road and East Lake Road several miles WSW of Hartstown.

Tree downed at PA-235 and South Canal Road in Conneaut Lake.

Trees downed along South River Drive in Jamestown area.

Hail up to quarter-size and small tree limbs downed on the north side of Meadville.

Tree downed along Mt. Pleasant Road in the Custards area.

Trees downed in Athens Township.

Trees downed in Sparta Township.

Deepening low pressure tracked into the upper Ohio Valley the morning of February 16th, before the low pressure transferred to off the east coast that afternoon and evening. This allowed for a period of rain changing to accumulating wet snow as the low pressure lifted into the Oh…

Behind a cold front that crossed early in the morning on January 3, 2025, west-northwest winds ushered in colder air across Lake Erie, setting up another round of lake effect snow showers and squalls across Northwest Pennsylvania. The lake effect activity was most intense from la…

As low pressure intensified over Upstate New York early on January 1st it pulled cold air in behind it, allowing rain to transition to snow. This initial snow behind the low pressure resulted in several inches of wet snow accumulation across the higher elevations in far northern …

A 64 MPH wind gust was measured at 931 PM at Meadville Airport. Local emergency management reported numerous downed trees and powerlines across the county.

An arctic cold front blasted through Northwest Pennsylvania during the early morning hours of December 5th, accompanied by a band of moderate to heavy snow showers and gusty winds up to 40 MPH. Lake effect snow quickly developed into the morning of the 5th as winds shifted more n…

After a break in the lake effect November 30th into December 1st, lake effect returned by the evening hours on December 1st as winds shifted out of the west-northwest, directing lake effect bands back into northern portions of Crawford County. Lake effect snow, heavy at times wit…

A prolonged lake effect snow event took place across the Northwest Pennsylvania snowbelt to end November and start December in 2024. The event ramped up overnight November 28th and 29th as a band of very heavy snow with snow rates up to 2 inches per hour took shape on a westerly …

Trees downed along PA-198, near intersection with Brookhouser Road, on west side of Saegertown.

Trees downed near Sleepy Hollow Road and Bockman Hollow Road between Saegertown and Venango.

Hail up to quarter-size in Meadville.

Several trees downed and roof blown-off house along PA Route 27, between Townline Road and North Wayland Road, on the east side of Meadville.

Several trees downed at Plank Road and PA Route 27 on east side of Meadville.