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Thunderstorm WindPotter, Pennsylvania

July 26, 2012 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
$10K
Magnitude
78 EG
Area
Potter

Event narrative (NOAA)

An official NWS storm survey found widespread straight-line wind damage near Genesee. The survey team identified two areas of more concentrated wind damage which were classified as embedded microbursts. The overall area of wind damage covered an area approximately 1 mile wide and 3 miles Long from Kinney Road eastward through Hickox to Grover Hollow Road. The first area of concentrated damage, consisting of dozens of downed trees, occurred along Kinney Road about 1 mile east of the intersection with Corcoran road. The second concentrated area of microburst damage occurred along Hickox and Grover Hollow Roads. At this location, seven homes sustained minor structural damage. The maximum estimated wind speeds associated with the microburst damage was 90 mph. ||An 66-year-old Andover, NY, woma

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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.

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