Pennsylvania, 1985

Tornado and Hail in Pennsylvania, July 14, 1985

July 14, 1985 · NWS AT · 10 events in 8 counties and zones

8 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado, 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
$3,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When
July 14, 10:30 AM CST
Where
Butler County
Coordinates
41.070, -80.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When
July 14, 10:30 AM CST
Where
Butler County
Coordinates
41.130, -79.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When
July 14, 10:30 AM CST
Where
Butler County
Coordinates
40.880, -79.930

Hail, Clarion

When
July 14, 10:50 AM CST
Where
Clarion County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.120, -79.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Somerset

When
July 14, 11:15 AM CST
Where
Somerset County
Coordinates
40.050, -79.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When
July 14, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Fayette County
Coordinates
39.930, -79.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Lehigh

When
July 14, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Lehigh County
Coordinates
40.600, -75.600

Tornado, Northampton

When
July 14, 3:52 PM CST
Where
Northampton County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.8 mi
Path width
660 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
40.700, -75.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Berks

When
July 14, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Berks County
Coordinates
40.400, -75.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Westmoreland

When
July 14, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Westmoreland County
Coordinates
40.600, -79.730

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.
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.

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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: 10114901, 10114902, 10114903, 10114904, 10114905, 10114906, 10114907, 10114908, 10114909, 10114910.