Pennsylvania, 1986

Tornado and Hail in Pennsylvania, August 10, 1986

August 10, 1986 · NWS PHL · 6 events in 5 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$3,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland

When
August 10, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Cumberland County
Coordinates
40.200, -77.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Dauphin

When
August 10, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Dauphin County
Coordinates
40.200, -76.720

Tornado, Luzerne

When
August 10, 6:45 PM EST
Where
Luzerne County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
41.000, -76.070

Thunderstorm Wind, York

When
August 10, 6:10 PM CST
Where
York County
Coordinates
40.050, -76.930

Hail, Lancaster

When
August 10, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Lancaster County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
40.100, -76.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Lancaster

When
August 10, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Lancaster County
Coordinates
40.170, -76.400

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.
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.

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

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Pennsylvania in 1986Every state in 1986This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Pennsylvania, 1986Warnings in Pennsylvania, August 1986

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: 10118288, 10118289, 10118291, 10118290, 10118292, 10118293.