Pennsylvania, 1968

Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, December 28, 1968

December 28, 1968 · 9 events in 6 counties and zones

8 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
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  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

8 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Beaver

When
December 28, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Beaver County
Coordinates
40.580, -80.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Allegheny

When
December 28, 12:05 PM CST
Where
Allegheny County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
40.500, -80.180

Hail, Allegheny

When
December 28, 12:10 PM CST
Where
Allegheny County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.500, -80.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Allegheny

When
December 28, 12:10 PM CST
Where
Allegheny County
Coordinates
40.500, -80.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Westmoreland

When
December 28, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Westmoreland County
Coordinates
40.580, -79.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Westmoreland

When
December 28, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Westmoreland County
Coordinates
40.380, -79.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Dauphin

When
December 28, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Dauphin County
Coordinates
40.380, -76.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When
December 28, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Delaware County
Coordinates
40.000, -75.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Lackawanna

When
December 28, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Lackawanna County
Coordinates
41.380, -75.680

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10116708, 10116709, 10116710, 10116711, 10116712, 10116713, 10116714, 10116715, 10116716.