Pennsylvania, 1986

Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 16, 1986

June 16, 1986 · NWS PIT · 13 events in 11 counties and zones

12 thunderstorm wind, 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.

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  • 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
15
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
13

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

12 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Bucks

When
June 16, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Bucks County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.450, -75.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When
June 16, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Crawford County
Coordinates
41.750, -80.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When
June 16, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Crawford County
Coordinates
41.630, -80.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Mercer

When
June 16, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Mercer County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
41.350, -80.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Venango

When
June 16, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Venango County
Coordinates
41.380, -79.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Venango

When
June 16, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Venango County
Coordinates
41.180, -79.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Clarion

When
June 16, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Clarion County
Measured
54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates
41.220, -79.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When
June 16, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Coordinates
41.330, -79.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Armstrong

When
June 16, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Armstrong County
Coordinates
40.770, -79.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Tioga

When
June 16, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Tioga County
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
41.820, -77.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Bradford

When
June 16, 7:03 PM CST
Where
Bradford County
Injuries
14 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
41.950, -76.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Lancaster

When
June 16, 7:55 PM CST
Where
Lancaster County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
40.120, -76.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Blair

When
June 16, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Blair County
Coordinates
40.480, -78.400

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.

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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: 10116031, 10116032, 10116033, 10116034, 10116035, 10116036, 10116037, 10116038, 10116039, 10116040, 10116041, 10116042, 10116892.