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Severe Downburst Damage in Liverpool, Perry County, PA

July, 9th, 2023

Damage Survey Results

Rating = Wind speeds up to 95 MPH

Summary

...NWS Damage Survey for 07/09/23 Thunderstorm Wind Event...

.Liverpool Downburst...

Estimated Peak Wind:    85-95 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.16 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   125 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             07/09/2023
Start Time:             10:42 AM EDT
Start Location:         2 NNW Liverpool / Perry County / PA
Start Lat/Lon:          40.6000 / -76.9957

End Date:               07/09/2023
End Time:               10:46 AM EDT
End Location:           2 NNW Liverpool / Perry County / PA
End Lat/Lon:            40.6009 / -76.9929

Survey Summary:
A downburst moved across the northeastern portion of Liverpool
Township in Perry County on the morning of 9 July 2023. Severe
winds, estimated to peak around 85-95 mph, caused extensive damage
to a rural farming and wooded area, just shy of 0.2 miles long and
approximately 125 yards across, northwest of the intersection of
Barners Church Road and Fishing Rod Road. Dozens of trees were
uprooted and/or snapped off and areas of knee high corn were
disturbed. No structural damage was observed.

We extend thanks and gratitude to the Perry County Emergency
Management Agency for their hard work collecting and reporting storm
related damage information to us, as well as for assisting and guiding
us with our on site damage survey.

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NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.

Radar Images

radar image at time of damage