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Overview
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Hurricane Isabel tracked through the state on September 19, 2003. This devastating storm brought inches of rainfall to the Commonwealth. Here are some reports of the damage caused by this powerful Category 5 hurricane. |
 Hurricane Isabel on September 19, 2003 |
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| 24-Hour Precipitation Totals Ending 7:00AM 9/19/2003 | 24-Hour Precipitation Totals Ending 7:00AM 9/20/2003 |
Storm Reports
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1045 AM EDT FRI SEP 19 2003
...THIS IS AN UPDATED REPORT OF PEAK WIND GUSTS AND RAINFALL FROM
TROPICAL STORM ISABEL IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...
DATA WAS TAKEN FROM AUTOMATED GAGES AT 10 AM.
LOCATION PEAK WIND/TIME LOWEST PRESSURE STORM RAINFALL
SPEED/DIRECTION /SEA LEVEL/
ALTOONA 43 MPH/040 AT 1229 AM 29.49 AT 404 AM 1.77
BRADFORD 38 MPH/090 AT 656 AM 29.56 AT 733 AM 0.28
CAPITAL CITY 58 MPH/130 AT 143 AM 29.62 AT 113 AM 0.86
CLEARFIELD 41 MPH/040 AT 204 AM 29.54 AT 526 AM 0.62
WILLIAMSPORT 52 MPH/110 AT 441 AM 29.62 AT 443 AM 0.25
JOHNSTOWN 37 MPH/060 AT 101 AM 29.46 AT 502 AM 1.47
MIDDLETOWN 60 MPH/120 AT 117 AM 29.62 AT 109 AM 1.32
SELINSGROVE 31 MPH/080 AT 143 AM /PRESSURE UNAVBL/ 0.38
YORK 44 MPH/120 AT 201 AM 29.61 AT 203 AM 1.43
DUBOIS 37 MPH/070 AT 106 AM 29.50 AT 654 AM 0.34
LANCASTER 53 MPH/120 AT 237 AM 29.66 AT 234 AM 1.13
STATE COLLEGE
(UNV) 38 MPH/110 AT 4 AM /PRESSURE UNAVBL/ 1.34
ROCK SPRING 46 MPH/070 AT 323 AM /PRESSURE UNAVBL/ M
OGLETOWN (SOMERSET CO) 1.95
GREENCASTLE (FRANKLIN CO) 1.15
GETTYSBURG (ADAMS CO) 1.37
PINE GROVE FURNACE (CUMBERLAND CO) 1.54
SOMERSET (SOMERSET CO) 2.85
LANCASTER (LANCASTER CO) 2.10
MECHANICSBURG (CUMBERLAND CO) 1.62
CAIRNBROOK (SOMERSET CO) 3.00
$$
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE, PA
243 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0600 PM LANCASTER PA WIND DAMAGE 09/18/03
LANCASTER 150 TO 175 TREES
REPORTED DOWN COUNTYWIDE
BETWEEN 6 PM AND 8 PM.
0830 PM HARRISBURG PA WIND DAMAGE 09/18/03
DAUPHIN SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN
DAUPHIN COUNTY REPORTED BY
MEDIA.
1249 AM LANCASTER PA WIND DAMAGE 09/19/03
LANCASTER *** 1 DEAD ***
TREE ONTO CAR REPORTED BY
LAW ENFORCEMENT
0216 AM LANCASTER CO PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 LANCASTER TREES AND WIRES DOWN
0250 AM SOMERSET CO PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 SOMERSET TREES AND WIRES DOWN
0251 PM BEDFORD CO PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 BEDFORD TREES DOWN
0315 AM LANCASTER PA WIND DAMAGE 09/19/03
LANCASTER TREES AND WIRES DOWN
0208 AM LANCASTER PA 73 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
09/19/03 LANCASTER MEASURED AT WGAL STATION
0340 AM YORK PA WIND DAMAGE 09/19/03
YORK TREES DOWN
0400 AM MCCLURE PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 MIFFLIN NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS
E PART OF CO, ALSO MILROY
AND REEDSVILLE, BETWEEN
0100-0400AM REPORTED BY
SPOTTERS
0500 AM PARADISE TWP PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 LANCASTER WIRES DOWN ON FAMILY
DOLLAR STORE STARTED FIRE
0342 AM NEW HOLLAND PA 54 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
09/19/03 LANCASTER NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
0730 AM JUNIATA CO PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 JUNIATA NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
COUNTYWIDE
0800 AM YORK PA 60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
09/19/03 YORK ESTIMATED WINDS. REPORTED
BY SPOTTER
0900 AM E NARVAN PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 LANCASTER TREES DOWN ON HOUSES, CORN
FIELDS FLAT.
0900 AM 8 SW NARVAN PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 LANCASTER TREES DOWN ON HOUSES, CORN
FIELDS FLAT
0500 AM LEWISTOWN PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 MIFFLIN NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON RTE
322...ROAD CLOSED AT
LEWISTOWN NARROWS
0930 AM ORANGEVILLE PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 COLUMBIA NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWN COUNTYWIDE
THROUGH THE EARLY AM
0930 AM BLOOMSBURG PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 COLUMBIA NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWN COUNTYWIDE
THROUGH THE EARLY AM
0937 AM RINGTOWN PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 SCHUYLKILL CHURCH ON FIRE FROM
POSSIBLE DOWNED POWER LINES
0600 AM SCHUYLKILL CO PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 SCHUYLKILL TREES AND WIRES DOWN
0940 AM SNYDER CO PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 SNYDER TREES AND WIRES DOWNED IN
EARLY AM
0700 AM MIFFLIN CO PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 MIFFLIN NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES
DOWN COUNTYWIDE
0945 AM JUNIATA CO PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 JUNIATA NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES
DOWN COUNTYWIDE BEGINNING
800PM 9/18 AND THROUGH
EARLY AM
0950 AM PERRY CO PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 PERRY NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES
DOWN COUNTYWIDE THROUGH
EARLY AM. NUMEROUS ROAD
CLOSURES. WIRES DOWN ON
STRUCTURES.
0950 AM CENTER TWP PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 PERRY TREE DOWN ON HOUSE
0950 AM WHEATFIELD TWP PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 PERRY TREES DOWN ON HOUSE AND
RAILROAD TRACKS NEAR THE
AQUEDUCT
0300 AM PORT ALLEGHENY PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 MCKEAN TREE DOWN ON WIRES
0430 AM BRADFORD PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 MCKEAN TREES DOWN ON WIRES
0540 AM SMETHPORT PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 MCKEAN TREE DOWN ACROSS RT 6
0900 AM WELLSBORO PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 TIOGA TREES DOWN
0900 AM MANSFIELD PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 TIOGA TREES DOWN
0600 AM COUDERSPORT PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 POTTER TREES DOWN
1000 AM LOCK HAVEN PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 CLINTON TREES DOWN ON RT 120 AND
IN AND NEAR LOCK HAVEN
0600 AM LAPORTE PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 SULLIVAN TREES AND WIRES DOWN EARLY
AM.
0600 AM MUNCY VALLEY PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 SULLIVAN TREES AND WIRES DOWN.
1005 AM LYCOMING CO PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 LYCOMING NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
1000 AM MUNCY PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 LYCOMING TREES DOWN
1030 AM DAUPHIN CO PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 DAUPHIN 500+ REPORTS OF TREES AND
WIRES DOWN COUNTYWIDE.
1030 AM HARRISBURG PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 DAUPHIN TREES AND WIRES DOWN.
1030 AM HARRISBURG PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 DAUPHIN RTE 225 CLOSED WITH TREES
AND POLES DOWN AT PETERS
MTN AND ELIZABETHVILLE MTN
1030 AM HARRISBURG PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 DAUPHIN RTE 147 CLOSED AT CLARKS
FERRY BRIDGE JUST N OF
HARRISBURG
0301 AM GETTYSBURG PA 57 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
09/19/03 ADAMS RECORDED AT COURTHOUSE
0600 AM NEW OXFORD PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 ADAMS LIGHT CARPORT BLEW OVER
0600 AM GERMANY TWP PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 ADAMS UTILITY POLE DOWN ON
GARAGE W OF LITTLESTOWN
1020 AM ADAMS CO PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 ADAMS NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES
DOWN COUNTYWIDE OVERNIGHT.
10 ROADS CLOSED DUE TO
TREES AND WIRES.
1030 AM BELLWOOD PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 BLAIR TREES DOWN ACROSS ROADS
AND ON SEVERAL HOUSES. TREE
CRUSHED MOBILE HOME.
LUMBERYARD ROOF TAKEN OFF.
1030 AM BLAIR CO PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 BLAIR NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
COUNTYWIDE
0400 AM MILLERSVILLE PA 51 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
09/19/03 LANCASTER RECORDED AT MILLERSVILLE
U.
1035 AM SOUTH MOUNTAIN PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 FRANKLIN NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES
DOWN
1035 AM WARREN TWP PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 FRANKLIN NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES
DOWN THROUGH EARLY AM.
1035 AM GREENCASTLE PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 FRANKLIN NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES
DOWN THROUGH EARLY AM.
1035 AM QUINCY PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 FRANKLIN NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES
DOWN THROUGH EARLY AM
0500 AM SOUTH MOUNTAIN PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 FRANKLIN TREE DOWN ON CAR
0700 AM PLEASANT HALL PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 FRANKLIN TREE DOWN ON CAR
1035 AM FRANKLIN CO PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 FRANKLIN NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES
DOWN.
1015 AM CUMBERLAND CO PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 CUMBERLAND NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES
DOWN, POWER OUTAGES, 25-30
MAJOR ROAD CLOSINGS
0500 AM CAMP HILL PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 CUMBERLAND CHIMNEY BLOWN OFF HOUSE
0800 AM N CARLISLE PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 CUMBERLAND TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
AND ON FIRE ON RTE 34.
1000 AM MIDDLESEX PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 CUMBERLAND WOLFS BRIDGE ROAD CLOSED
AT BRIDGE IN MIDDLESEX
1100 AM FULTON CO PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 FULTON TREES AND WIRES DOWN
COUNTYWIDE
0900 AM THOMPSON TWP PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 FULTON TREE REPORTED DOWN ON
HOUSE
0900 AM BELFAST PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 FULTON WIND DAMAGE TO SIDING ON
HOUSE.
1100 AM MCCONNELLSBURG PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 FULTON NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES
DOWN THROUGH EARLY AM.
1100 AM NEEDMORE PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 FULTON NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES
DOWN THROUGH EARLY AM.
0600 AM WARFORDSBURG PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 FULTON RTE 522 CLOSED DUE TO
TREES DOWN BETWEEN
WARFORDSBURG AND NEEDMORE
IN EARLY AM.
0600 AM BELFAST PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 FULTON TIMBER RIDGE RD CLOSED DUE
TO TREES DOWN BETWEEN
BELFAST AND THOMPSON TWP IN
EARLY AM.
0300 AM CLEARVILLE PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 BEDFORD NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES
DOWN COUNTYWIDE.
0300 AM BREEZEWOOD PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 BEDFORD NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES
DOWN.
1230 AM CENTERVILLE PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 BEDFORD NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES
DOWN.
0600 AM BREEZEWOOD PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 BEDFORD RTE 226 CLOSED AT
BREEZEWOOD, 6 MILE RUN, AND
SAXTON DUE TO TREES DOWN IN
EARLY AM.
1115 AM RICHLAND TWP PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 CAMBRIA TREES AND UTILITY POLES
DOWN THROUGH EARLY AM.
1115 AM CAMBRIA CO PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 CAMBRIA WIDESPREAD TREES AND WIRES
DOWN COUNTYWIDE.
1115 AM SOMERSET CO PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 SOMERSET WIDESPREAD TREES AND WIRES
DOWN
1100 AM WRIGHTSVILLE PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 YORK TREE PUNCTURING STRUCTURE
REPORTED
1000 AM NEW BRIDGEVILLE PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 YORK TREE DOWN ON HOUSE AND OIL
STORAGE TANK IN LOWER
CHANCEFORD TWP CAUSED OIL
SPILL
0500 AM YORK CO PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 YORK WIDESPREAD, NUMEROUS TREES
AND WIRES DOWN COUNTYWIDE.
TREES DOWN ALONG I-83.
0500 AM W YORK PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 YORK TREES DOWN ACROSS RTE 30.
1115 AM YORK PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 YORK STRUCTURAL DAMAGE REPORTED
IN CITY OF YORK.
0200 AM YORK PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 YORK FIRE TRUCK DESTROYED BY
DOWNED TREE
0600 AM LANCASTER CO PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 LANCASTER NUMEROUS, WIDESPREAD TREES
AND WIRES DOWN FROM 600PM
9/18 THROUGH EARLY AM.
80,000 WITHOUT POWER.
0600 AM EPHRATA TWP PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 LANCASTER ROOF DAMAGE
0600 AM SALISBURY TWP PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 LANCASTER ROOF DAMAGE
0600 AM PEQUEA TWP PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 LANCASTER ROOF DAMAGE ON HOME
0600 AM LANCASTER PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 LANCASTER TREE DOWN ON HOUSE
0600 AM EPHRATA PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 LANCASTER TREE DOWN ON HOUSE
1145 AM 2.5 W LANCASTER PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 LANCASTER LARGE TREES SNAPPED AND
UPROOTED OVERNIGHT.
REPORTED BY SPOTTER
0000 AM MECHANICSBURG PA 40 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
09/19/03 CUMBERLAND TREES AND WIRES DOWN
0200 AM NEWVILLE PA 46 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
09/19/03 CUMBERLAND REPORTED BY
SPOTTER
0200 AM CARLISLE PA 42 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
09/19/03 CUMBERLAND REPORTED BY
SPOTTER
1145 AM CENTRE CO PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 CENTRE WIDESPREAD TREES AND WIRES
DOWN
0245 AM SHIREMANSTOWN PA 68 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
09/19/03 CUMBERLAND NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES
DOWN. REPORTED BY SPOTTER
0120 PM 10 S DANVILLE PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 NORTHUMBERLAND TREES AND LIMBS DOWN
THROUGH EARLY AM.
0140 AM HUNTINGDON PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 HUNTINGDON TREES AND WIRES DOWN
COUNTYWIDE, ESPECIALLY
ALONG RTE 26 E OF
HUNTINGDON
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
PRECIPITATION AND TEMPERATURE SUMMARY FOR CENTRAL PA
1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 19 2003
TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION FOR THE PAST 24 HOURS
TEMPERATURE SNOW
STATION PRECIP MAX MIN OBSN NEW TOTAL
ADAMS COUNTY
BIGLERVILLE 1.62 71 60 65
BEDFORD COUNTY
BUFFALO MILLS 4.10
EVERETT 1.90 67 47 64
SAXTON 1.81 66
WOLFSBURG 1.86
BLAIR COUNTY
ALTOONA 1.60 67 53 64
TYRONE 1.05 68
WILLIAMSBURG 1.43 59
BUTLER COUNTY
SLIPPERY ROCK
CAMBRIA COUNTY
EBENSBURG 1.54 61
PRINCE GALLITZIN SP 1.52 65 48 63
CAMERON COUNTY
EMPORIUM 0.52 70 49 66
SINNEMAHONING 0.65
STEVENSON DAM 0.51 70 50 67
CENTRE COUNTY
CLARENCE
MILLHEIM 2.38 68 48 64
PHILIPSBURG 2S 1.09 65 50 62
STATE COLLEGE 1.34 68 55 65
CLEARFIELD COUNTY
COALPORT 1NW
CLINTON COUNTY
LOCK HAVEN 0.60 71 53 67
RENOVO
COLUMBIA COUNTY
BENTON 0
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
PINE GROVE FURNACE 1.20 60
SHIPPENSBURG 1.82 70 57 65
DAUPHIN COUNTY
DEHART DAM
HARRISBURG 1.32 69 57 68
HARRISBURG 1 NE
HERSHEY 0.70
ELK COUNTY
RIDGWAY 0.28 67 44 66
WILCOX 0.47 63
FAYETTE COUNTY
CHALKHILL 1.35 65 52 61
FRANKLIN COUNTY
SOUTH MOUNTAIN 2.30 67 57 63
UP. STRASBURG 1.03
HARFORD COUNTY MD
CONOWINGO DAM MD 2.03
HUNTINGDON COUNTY
HUNTINGDON 1.72 72 46 66
LANCASTER COUNTY
GLEN MOORE 1.35
HOLTWOOD 1.67
MILLERSVILLE
NEW HOLLAND 1.66 73 61 70
SAFE HARBOR 1.97
LUZERNE COUNTY
WHITE HAVEN
LYCOMING COUNTY
JERSEY SHORE 0.33
WILLIAMSPORT 0.15 71 51 71
MCKEAN COUNTY
CLERMONT 0.39 63
KANE 0.38 63 38 58 0.0 0
PORT ALLEGHENY 0.26 70 46 65
SMETHPORT 0.15 63
MIFFLIN COUNTY
LEWISTOWN 1.85 73 58 67
MONROE COUNTY
LONG POND
MONTOUR COUNTY
DANVILLE 0.22 71
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY
SUNBURY 0.34 74 51 67
POTTER COUNTY
COUDERSPORT 7S 0.39 66 51 65
OSWAYO 0.33 70 44 65
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY
MAHANOY CITY 0.85 69 58 66
PINE GROVE 0.65 65
SNYDER COUNTY
SELINSGROVE 0.38 74 54 68
SOMERSET COUNTY
CONFLUENCE 2.20 65 49
GLENCOE 2.32
LAUREL SUMMIT 1.38 64 51 58
MEYERSDALE 1.33 64 45 61
MOUNT DAVIS 3.36 61 54 59
SOMERSET 2.22
SULLIVAN COUNTY
LAPORTE 0.20 68 52 67
SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY
MONTROSE 0.15 71 43 67
TIOGA COUNTY
COVINGTON
SABINSVILLE 0.20
WELLSBORO 0.28 67 48 65
UNION COUNTY
LEWISBURG 0.18 72 54 66
VENANGO COUNTY
FRANKLIN 0.92 72 50 64
WARREN COUNTY
WARREN 0.25 70 49 64
SPRING CREEK 0.39 69 44 62
WAYNE COUNTY
HAWLEY 0.54 73 47 67
WESTMORELAND COUNTY
MOUNT PLEASANT 0.84 67 58 64
RECTOR 1.38 66 53 65
YORK COUNTY
HANOVER 1.62 74 61 69
YORK HAVEN 1.10
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