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Storm reports

SPC’s preliminary reports of tornadoes, damaging wind and hail, for the period beginning Fri 16 Oct at 12Z.

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SPC storm reports checked · Data: NOAA/SPC

Reporting period: to . SPC counts a storm day from 12Z to 12Z, morning to morning across the U.S., so it crosses local midnight.

33 reports

  • 0 tornado reports
  • 33 wind reports
  • 0 hail reports

33 reports without a magnitude

A count of reports, not of storms: one storm can produce several, a tornado report is not a confirmed tornado, and a report is not a damage total.

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Tornado Wind Hail. A heavier outline marks SPC’s significant reports. Every report in the table is drawn.

About these reports

  • Preliminary. These are local storm reports SPC gathers from NWS offices as they arrive: spotters, the public, emergency managers, the media. They are revised later and are not the official record (NCEI’s Storm Data is).
  • Not a count of storms. One storm can produce many reports, and nobody reports what nobody saw: a short list is not proof of a quiet day.
  • Tornado reports are not confirmed tornadoes. A rating comes from a later NWS survey; until then a report is “not rated”.
  • Measured or estimated? SPC’s file does not say whether a gust was measured or estimated. Where the office said, it is in the comment.
  • Corrections have no field of their own in SPC’s file. A report whose comment begins “Corrects previous” says it corrects an earlier one, and is flagged; the earlier report may still be listed. A row repeated exactly is flagged as listed twice, and kept.
  • Office is the three letters SPC ends a comment with: the NWS office that sent the report.

SPC’s storm reports page · Data: NOAA/SPC

The reports

Storm reports, newest first
Time (UTC)HazardMagnitudeLocationCountyStateOfficeComments, as sent
Windnot given (SPC’s wind speed, mph: UNK)HartfordHartfordCTBOXHartford Fire Dept reported powerlines and a light pole downed near Broad St in Hartford. Relayed by Amateur radio. (BOX)
Windnot given (SPC’s wind speed, mph: UNK)2 N HardwickWorcesterMABOXTree downed on intersection of Petersham Rd and Thresher Rd in Hardwick. Time estimated. Relayed by amateur radio. (BOX)
Windnot given (SPC’s wind speed, mph: UNK)3 SSE AshfieldFranklinMABOXTree downed on powerline wires on Williamsburg Rd in Ashfield. Time estimated. Relayed by amateur radio. (BOX)
Windnot given (SPC’s wind speed, mph: UNK)1 SE CummingtonHampshireMABOXSpotter in Cummington reported two large tree branches downed. Time estimated by radar. (BOX)
Windnot given (SPC’s wind speed, mph: UNK)Readington TwpHunterdonNJPHITrees down. Time estimated from radar. (PHI)
Windnot given (SPC’s wind speed, mph: UNK)1 W Raritan TwpHunterdonNJPHITrees down. Time estimated from radar. (PHI)
Windnot given (SPC’s wind speed, mph: UNK)LebanonHunterdonNJPHITrees down. Time estimated from radar. (PHI)
Windnot given (SPC’s wind speed, mph: UNK)ClintonHunterdonNJPHITrees down. Time estimated from radar. (PHI)
Windnot given (SPC’s wind speed, mph: UNK)Sheffield LakeLorainOHCLEReports of tree and property damage. (CLE)
Windnot given (SPC’s wind speed, mph: UNK)Haycock TwpBucksPAPHITree down on wires. Time estimated from radar. (PHI)
Windnot given (SPC’s wind speed, mph: UNK)Springfield TwpBucksPAPHITree down on wires. Time estimated from radar. (PHI)
Windnot given (SPC’s wind speed, mph: UNK)2 SSW Fountain HillLehighPAPHITrees down on wires at the intersection of Black River Road and Church Road. Time estimated from radar. (PHI)
Windnot given (SPC’s wind speed, mph: UNK)2 E Vera CruzLehighPAPHITrees down on wires on Church View Road. Time estimated from radar. (PHI)
Windnot given (SPC’s wind speed, mph: UNK)BechtelsvilleBerksPAPHITree down on wires on North Main Street. Time estimated from radar. (PHI)
Windnot given (SPC’s wind speed, mph: UNK)1 SW SchnecksvilleLehighPAPHITrees down on wires. Time estimated from radar. (PHI)
Windnot given (SPC’s wind speed, mph: UNK)FleetwoodBerksPAPHIWires down near the intersection of Houck Road and Memorial Highway. Time estimated from radar. (PHI)
Windnot given (SPC’s wind speed, mph: UNK)2 WSW Maiden CreekBerksPAPHIWires down at the intersection of Bowers Road and Slater Road. Time estimated from radar. (PHI)
Windnot given (SPC’s wind speed, mph: UNK)1 SSW LeesportBerksPAPHIWires down at the intersection of Cross Keys Road and West Main Street. Time estimated from radar. (PHI)
Windnot given (SPC’s wind speed, mph: UNK)4 ENE Lake MeadeYorkPACTPTree down and wires on Davidsburg Road near Red Run Valley Road. (CTP)
Windnot given (SPC’s wind speed, mph: UNK)2 WNW BernvilleBerksPAPHITree down at the intersection of Summer Mountain Road and Groff Road. Time estimated from radar. (PHI)
Windnot given (SPC’s wind speed, mph: UNK)4 SSW TamaquaSchuylkillPACTPTree down across roadway at intersection of Wildcat Road and Locust Lane. (CTP)
Windnot given (SPC’s wind speed, mph: UNK)1 N Schuylkill HavenSchuylkillPACTPTwo trees down and wires at the 20 block of Albert Boulevard. (CTP)
Windnot given (SPC’s wind speed, mph: UNK)1 ESE DrinkerLackawannaPABGMTransformer fire. Time estimated by radar. (BGM)
Windnot given (SPC’s wind speed, mph: UNK)PenobscotLuzernePABGMTree down over road. Time estimated by radar. (BGM)
Windnot given (SPC’s wind speed, mph: UNK)5 SSW FremontJuniataPACTPTree down blocking one lane of Dresslers Ridge Road between Laurel Hill Road and Willard Hill Road. (CTP)
Windnot given (SPC’s wind speed, mph: UNK)3 NW DanvilleMontourPACTPTree down at intersection of Roberts Lane and Valley West Road. (CTP)
Windnot given (SPC’s wind speed, mph: UNK)3 NE MifflintownJuniataPACTPTree down on Route 35 North near the intersection with Jericho Road. (CTP)
Windnot given (SPC’s wind speed, mph: UNK)5 WNW WeikertCentrePACTPTree down on a house in the 100 block of Pine Creek Alley. (CTP)
Windnot given (SPC’s wind speed, mph: UNK)Port MatildaCentrePACTP1 tree down in Port Matilda area and 1 tree down in Boalsburg area. (CTP)
Windnot given (SPC’s wind speed, mph: UNK)2 NE New WashingtonClearfieldPACTPTree down across Cecil Hurd Highway at the intersection of Railroad Street. (CTP)
Windnot given (SPC’s wind speed, mph: UNK)PitcairnAlleghenyPAPBZTree and wires down at intersection of 4th Street and Center Avenue. Time estimated via radar. (PBZ)
Windnot given (SPC’s wind speed, mph: UNK)2 NE North VandergriftArmstrongPAPBZLarge tree down across the road blocking both lanes. Truck drove into the tree. No injuries. Time estimated via radar. (PBZ)
Windnot given (SPC’s wind speed, mph: UNK)2 WSW West LeechburgWestmorelandPAPBZPower lines down blocking the road at the intersection of White Cloud Road and Hall Road. (PBZ)

Newest first. Magnitudes are decoded from SPC’s columns: wind in mph, hail in inches, a tornado’s EF rating; a blank or UNK is “not given” or “not rated”, never zero.

The briefing

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