Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 7, 1989

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 7, 1989
Start: 1989-07-07T14:30
End: 1989-07-07T22:00
Location: Pennsylvania

July 7, 1989 · NWS PIT · 18 events in 9 counties and zones

13 thunderstorm wind, 5 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 18

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

13 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Venango

When: July 7, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Venango County
Coordinates: 41.400, -79.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Clarion

When: July 7, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Clarion County
Coordinates: 41.220, -79.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: July 7, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Coordinates: 41.170, -79.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: July 7, 3:35 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Coordinates: 40.920, -79.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: July 7, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Coordinates: 40.950, -78.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Indiana

When: July 7, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Indiana County
Coordinates: 40.800, -78.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Armstrong

When: July 7, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Armstrong County
Coordinates: 40.820, -79.620

Hail, Indiana

When: July 7, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Indiana County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.630, -79.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Cambria

When: July 7, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Cambria County
Coordinates: 40.470, -78.720

Hail, Cambria

When: July 7, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Cambria County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.300, -78.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Indiana

When: July 7, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Indiana County
Coordinates: 40.630, -79.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Tioga

When: July 7, 6:29 PM CST
Where: Tioga County
Coordinates: 41.980, -76.930

Hail, Bradford

When: July 7, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Bradford County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.780, -76.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Bedford

When: July 7, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Bedford County
Coordinates: 40.020, -78.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Bradford

When: July 7, 6:47 PM CST
Where: Bradford County
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Coordinates: 41.950, -76.680

Hail, Bedford

When: July 7, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Bedford County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 40.020, -78.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Indiana

When: July 7, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Indiana County
Coordinates: 40.700, -79.050

Hail, Bedford

When: July 7, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Bedford County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.020, -78.500

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Pennsylvania in 1989 Every state in 1989 This day in weather history Warnings in Pennsylvania, July 1989

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: 10115113, 10115114, 10115115, 10115116, 10115117, 10115118, 10115119, 10115120, 10115121, 10115122, 10115123, 10115124, 10115125, 10115126, 10115127, 10115128, 10115129, 10115130.