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Heavy Rain — Armstrong, Pennsylvania
May 19, 1997 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
2
Property damage
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Area
Armstrong
Event narrative (NOAA)
Heavy thunderstorm rain and some wind weakened the roots of a large tree and the tree fell onto a pickup truck's windshield travelling on Route 66. A 13 year-old passenger was killed by the falling tree. The boy's father was seriously injured and the mother was treated overnight and released.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.