Pennsylvania, 1983Tornadoes and Hail in Pennsylvania, July 19, 1983
July 19, 1983 · 17 events in 8 counties and zones
11 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 17
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
11 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bucks
- When
- July 19, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Bucks County
- Coordinates
- 40.330, -75.100
Thunderstorm Wind, Philadelphia
- When
- July 19, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Philadelphia County
- Coordinates
- 40.020, -75.150
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- July 19, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County
- Coordinates
- 40.180, -75.370
Hail, Allegheny
- When
- July 19, 12:30 PM CST
- Where
- Allegheny County
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.430, -79.980
Hail, Columbia
- When
- July 19, 12:35 PM CST
- Where
- Columbia County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.120, -76.530
Hail, Beaver
- When
- July 19, 1:20 PM CST
- Where
- Beaver County
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.680, -80.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Beaver
- When
- July 19, 1:32 PM CST
- Where
- Beaver County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.680, -80.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- July 19, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County
- Coordinates
- 40.180, -80.250
Tornado, Lawrence
- When
- July 19, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 40.880, -80.480
Hail, Beaver
- When
- July 19, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Beaver County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.620, -80.280
Tornado, Beaver
- When
- July 19, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Beaver County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 40.800, -80.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Philadelphia
- When
- July 19, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Philadelphia County
- Coordinates
- 40.020, -75.150
Thunderstorm Wind, Bucks
- When
- July 19, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Bucks County
- Coordinates
- 40.330, -75.100
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- July 19, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County
- Coordinates
- 40.180, -75.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- July 19, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County
- Coordinates
- 40.180, -75.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Philadelphia
- When
- July 19, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Philadelphia County
- Coordinates
- 40.020, -75.150
Thunderstorm Wind, Bucks
- When
- July 19, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Bucks County
- Coordinates
- 40.330, -75.100
- 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.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, July 19, 1983$255,000 · F2 · 146 events
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 19, 1983102 kt wind · 37 events
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 19, 198365 kt wind · 19 events
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 19, 198353 kt wind · 11 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 19, 19831.5 in hail · 10 events
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 19, 198376 kt wind · 9 events
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 19, 198356 kt wind · 5 events
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 19, 19835 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 19, 19831.75 in hail · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in New Jersey, July 19, 19834 events
- Damaging Winds in Maryland, July 19, 198352 kt wind · 3 events
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Florida, July 19, 1983$30 · F0 · 2 events
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: 10118112, 10118113, 10118114, 10118115, 10118116, 10118117, 10118118, 10118119, 10118120, 10118121, 10118122, 10118123, 10118124, 10118125, 10118126, 10118127, 10118128.