Pennsylvania, 1987

Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 12, 1987

July 12, 1987 · NWS PHL · 10 events in 7 counties and zones

8 thunderstorm wind, 2 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
None recorded
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, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Monroe

When
July 12, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Monroe County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.050, -75.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Lancaster

When
July 12, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Lancaster County
Coordinates
40.070, -76.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland

When
July 12, 1:27 PM CST
Where
Cumberland County
Coordinates
40.220, -77.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Dauphin

When
July 12, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Dauphin County
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
40.270, -76.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland

When
July 12, 1:52 PM CST
Where
Cumberland County
Coordinates
40.230, -77.070

Hail, Delaware

When
July 12, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Delaware County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.870, -75.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Chester

When
July 12, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Chester County
Coordinates
39.980, -75.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Chester

When
July 12, 2:19 PM CST
Where
Chester County
Coordinates
39.820, -75.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland

When
July 12, 2:33 PM CST
Where
Cumberland County
Coordinates
40.250, -76.900

Thunderstorm Wind, York

When
July 12, 3:25 PM CST
Where
York County
Coordinates
40.100, -76.700

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: 10118351, 10118352, 10118353, 10118354, 10118355, 10118356, 10118357, 10118358, 10118359, 10118360.