76
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
5
Direct injuries
$1.0M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Montour County, Pennsylvania: 76 recorded events between 1963 and 2021. The strongest on record measured 91. That places the county #2,499 nationally and #67 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Montour County, Pennsylvania: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Montour County is the 2000s, when 22 of the county's 76 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Montour County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 67.3% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,499 for this hazard and #67 within Pennsylvania, putting it in the 20.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Montour County with 23 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 1989 | 0 | 0 | 5 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2021 | LIMESTONEVILLE | 52 | $4K |
| Aug 7, 2020 | OTTAWA | 52 | $3K |
| May 29, 2020 | SCHUYLER | 43 | $1K |
| Aug 2, 2019 | WASHINGTONVILLE | 52 | $1K |
| Apr 15, 2019 | LIMESTONEVILLE | 91 | $300K |
| Jun 18, 2018 | DANVILLE | 52 | $2K |
| May 15, 2018 | DANVILLE | 78 | $0 |
| May 15, 2018 | DANVILLE | 70 | $10K |
| May 15, 2018 | DANVILLE | 70 | $10K |
| Aug 20, 2017 | RIDGEVILLE | 52 | $1K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
An 80-foot by 120-foot crop production facility was destroyed in Washingtonville by straight line winds estimated to be 80 mph. Debris from the building was found one-half mile away. Numerous trees were also reported down in the area.
A National Weather Service storm survey confirmed straight line wind damage near Limestoneville in Montour County Pennsylvania on April 15, 2019.||Several pockets of damage along and north of the Limestone Ridge in Montour County were surveyed. A single family home near the intersection of Limestone Rd and Bypass Rd sustained roof damage, as well as structural damage to one exterior brick house wall. Farther northeast, a barn on Fairview Rd near Delong Rd was destroyed. Along the damage path, several trees were knocked down. Damage in the more severe damage areas were characteristic of a downburst, with peak winds estimated near 105 mph.
A mobile home trailer on an elevated platform at the top of hill in a field was demolished by a 60 mph wind gust. Debris from trailer was scattered across the field and blocked by nearby rows of corn. This damage occurred about 2 miles north of Elysburg.| |Less than a half mile to the southwest at the intersection of Rte 54 and SR2109 near the Montour/Northumberland county line, a large branch was blown off a tree falling directly on 2 parked vehicles underneath it.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Montour County, Pennsylvania?
76 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Montour County between 1963 and 2021, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Montour County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Montour County measured 91.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Montour County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Montour County, Pennsylvania.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/pennsylvania/montour-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.