High Winds Associated with the Remnants of Hurricane Ike September 14th into the 15th

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Overview

High winds associated with a strong low pressure system that was once Hurricane Ike knocked down numerous trees and power lines across central Pennsylvania late Sunday night (9/14) and early Monday morning (9/15). Below is a summary of wind damage reports and peak wind gusts.

Storm Reports

Storm Reports

NWUS51 KCTP 150658
LSRCTP

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
257 AM EDT MON SEP 15 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0900 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG JOHNSTOWN               40.33N 78.92W
09/14/2008                   CAMBRIA            PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES/WIRES DOWN

0910 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG WARREN                  41.84N 79.14W
09/14/2008                   WARREN             PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES/WIRES DOWN

0930 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG SMETHPORT               41.81N 78.44W
09/14/2008                   MCKEAN             PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES
            COUNTY-WIDE.

0930 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG COUDERSPORT             41.77N 78.01W
09/14/2008                   POTTER             PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES/WIRES DOWN

0950 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG AUSTIN                  41.64N 78.09W
09/14/2008                   POTTER             PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES/WIRES DOWN

1000 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG RIDGWAY                 41.43N 78.73W
09/14/2008                   ELK                PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES BLOWN DOWN ONTO WIRES...COUNTY-WIDE WITH NUMEROUS
            POWER OUTAGES

1015 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG EMPORIUM                41.51N 78.24W
09/14/2008                   CAMERON            PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES DOWN...SOME ON POWER LINES

1041 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 NE CLEARFIELD         41.04N 78.41W
09/14/2008                   CLEARFIELD         PA   ASOS

            RECORDED WIND GUST OF 69 MPH. ALSO, WIDESPREAD DOWNED
            TREES AND POWER LINES COUNTY-WIDE.

1125 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG WATERVILLE              41.32N 77.35W
09/14/2008                   LYCOMING           PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL REPORTS OF DOWNED TREES

1125 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG LOCK HAVEN              41.14N 77.45W
09/14/2008                   CLINTON            PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            *** 2 INJ *** NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES, SOME ON HOMES AND
            CARS. TWO PEOPLE WITH MINOR INJURIES AFTER A TREE FELL ON
            THEIR CAR IN LOCK HAVEN

1130 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG BELLEFONTE              40.91N 77.77W
09/14/2008                   CENTRE             PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL REPORTS OF TREES BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY.

1130 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG HOLLIDAYSBURG           40.43N 78.39W
09/14/2008                   BLAIR              PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN

1144 PM     HIGH SUST WINDS  2 NE STATE COLLEGE      40.81N 77.83W
09/14/2008  M50.00 MPH       CENTRE             PA   NWS EMPLOYEE

            MEASURED WIND GUST OF 50 MPH AT NWS CTP

1240 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG WELLSBORO               41.75N 77.30W
09/15/2008                   TIOGA              PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES AND WIRES DOWN ACROSS THE
            COUNTY FROM AROUND ROUTE 6...SOUTH

1245 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG WARREN                  41.84N 79.14W
09/15/2008                   WARREN             PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF DOWNED TREES...SOME ON HOUSES,
            CARS, AND POWER LINES

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
558 AM EDT MON SEP 15 2008

...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...

THE FOLLOWING ARE PEAK WIND GUSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF
HURRICANE IKE.

***********************PEAK WIND GUST***********************

LOCATION            PEAK WIND    TIME/DATE    COMMENTS
                         GUST       OF
                        (MPH)   MEASUREMENT

PENNSYLVANIA

...BLAIR COUNTY...
   ALTOONA                 45  1134 PM  9/14    ASOS

...CENTRE COUNTY...
   UNIVERSITY PARK         41  1200 AM  9/15    AWOS
   STATE COLLEGE           50  1144 PM  9/14    NWS OFFICE

...CLEARFIELD COUNTY...
   CLEARFIELD              69  1041 PM  9/14    ASOS

...LYCOMING COUNTY...
   WILLIAMSPORT            51  1220 AM  9/15    ASOS

...MCKEAN COUNTY...
   BRADFORD                46  1038 PM  9/14    ASOS

...CAMBRIA COUNTY...
   JOHNSTOWN               45  1028 PM  9/14    ASOS

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