Pennsylvania, 1985

Tornado and Hail in Pennsylvania, June 16, 1985

June 16, 1985 · 22 events in 11 counties and zones

14 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 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
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
22

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

14 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Huntingdon

When
June 16, 11:10 AM CST
Where
Huntingdon County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
80 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
40.380, -78.100

Hail, Huntingdon

When
June 16, 11:10 AM CST
Where
Huntingdon County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.500, -78.020

Hail, Mifflin

When
June 16, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Mifflin County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.600, -77.620

Hail, Perry

When
June 16, 12:40 PM CST
Where
Perry County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.400, -77.230

Hail, Lancaster

When
June 16, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Lancaster County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.050, -76.250

Hail, Blair

When
June 16, 2:01 PM CST
Where
Blair County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.480, -78.400

Hail, Chester

When
June 16, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Chester County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.950, -75.770

Hail, Lehigh

When
June 16, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Lehigh County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.650, -75.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Lehigh

When
June 16, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Lehigh County
Coordinates
40.650, -75.570

Hail, Lancaster

When
June 16, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Lancaster County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.050, -76.250

Hail, Carbon

When
June 16, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Carbon County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.920, -75.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When
June 16, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Delaware County
Coordinates
39.930, -75.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When
June 16, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Delaware County
Coordinates
39.830, -75.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Carbon

When
June 16, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Carbon County
Coordinates
40.920, -75.700

Hail, Northampton

When
June 16, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Northampton County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.750, -75.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Northampton

When
June 16, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Northampton County
Coordinates
40.750, -75.300

Hail, Lehigh

When
June 16, 3:35 PM CST
Where
Lehigh County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.600, -75.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Lehigh

When
June 16, 3:35 PM CST
Where
Lehigh County
Coordinates
40.600, -75.600

Hail, Bucks

When
June 16, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Bucks County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.120, -74.880

Hail, Bucks

When
June 16, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Bucks County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.330, -75.100

Hail, Northampton

When
June 16, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Northampton County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.750, -75.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Northampton

When
June 16, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Northampton County
Coordinates
40.750, -75.300

What these are

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.
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: 10117955, 10117956, 10117957, 10117958, 10117959, 10117960, 10117961, 10118172, 10118173, 10118174, 10118175, 10118176, 10118177, 10118178, 10118179, 10118180, 10118181, 10118182, 10118183, 10118184, 10118185, 10118186.