Severe weather dealt destruction on Saturday, the last day of this year’s Creation Festival Northeast, bringing down tents, ripping awnings from RVs and sending at least three people to a nearby hospital with injuries.

“I saw some pictures of people’s campsites just obliterated,” said Stephen Meck, a spokesman for the festival.

Creation Festival is one of the most well-attended Christian music festivals in the country. The four-day festival was in its last day, when hot, sunny weather quickly turned to dark skies, Meck said.

“Then all of a sudden, the storm just hit,” he said.

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The storm, like many others across the state Saturday, was severe, bringing with it heavy rain and damaging winds that wreaked havoc on the outdoor music festival. The wind was the worst, Meck said.

Meck recounted the experience, telling stories about collapsing tents, awnings tearing from mobile homes and injuries.

Photos from the festival grounds show mangled tent frames and collapsed canopies. Videos show dust and debris being blown through the air.

Three people were taken from the festival site in ambulances to an area hospital, Meck said, adding that some may have had head injuries. In a later text message, Meck said the injuries were “non-life-threatening.”

And National Weather Service meteorologist Mike Dangelo said as many as two dozen others suffered minor injuries, all related to the wind, which likely included gusts between 60 and 70 mph.

Meck said he was thankful more people weren’t hurt and that no one was seriously injured.

“I would say out of all the people here, it was a very small number and a blessing,” Meck said.

The festival, which is in it’s 41st year, attracted about 15,000 visitors, Meck said.

The storm hit right about midday, with both Meck and Dangelo giving a noon to 2 p.m. timeframe.

“There were some tents damaged,” Dangelo said. “There were some trees down.”

Meck said the festival in Shirleysburg, Huntingdon County has been rained out before, but this is the first time he can remember severe storms that collapsed tents onto people inside of them.

“This was pretty bad,” he said.

Obviously, people should refrain from going outside during thunderstorms, Dangelo said, but he also had tips for occasions like Creation Festival, when being outside is unavoidable.

Dangelo said festivalgoers should leave their tents for solid shelter, including brick-walled bathrooms, vehicles and other small buildings.

Getting inside is not only important to avoid wind, but also to avoid lightning, which can be deadly, he said. Luckily, Dangelo said, there were no reported injuries from lightning strikes during the Saturday storm.

The majority of the four-day festival was free from rain with sunny skies and daytime temperatures in the 80s and 90s.

“It was a hot week, but it was a good week," Meck said.