Pennsylvania, 1976

Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, April 21, 1976

April 21, 1976 · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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
  • Floods
  • 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
4

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

2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Allegheny

When
April 21, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Allegheny County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.330, -79.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When
April 21, 1:52 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
41.180, -78.900

Hail, McKean

When
April 21, 2:18 PM CST
Where
McKean County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
41.970, -78.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Westmoreland

When
April 21, 7:41 PM CST
Where
Westmoreland County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
40.280, -79.400

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 10116854, 10116855, 10116856, 10116857.