Pennsylvania, 1990Tornado and Hail in Pennsylvania, February 16, 1990
February 16, 1990 · NWS ERI · 19 events in 13 counties and zones
15 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 19
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
15 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford
- When
- February 16, 2:20 PM CST
- Where
- Crawford County
- Coordinates
- 41.630, -80.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Erie
- When
- February 16, 2:45 PM CST
- Where
- Erie County
- Coordinates
- 41.880, -79.770
Thunderstorm Wind, Beaver
- When
- February 16, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Beaver County
- Coordinates
- 40.520, -80.330
Hail, Venango
- When
- February 16, 3:50 PM CST
- Where
- Venango County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.400, -79.850
Hail, Butler
- When
- February 16, 3:53 PM CST
- Where
- Butler County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.700, -80.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Butler
- When
- February 16, 4:14 PM CST
- Where
- Butler County
- Coordinates
- 40.750, -79.880
Hail, Armstrong
- When
- February 16, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Armstrong County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.630, -79.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Armstrong
- When
- February 16, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Armstrong County
- Coordinates
- 40.820, -79.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- February 16, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County
- Coordinates
- 40.050, -80.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Westmoreland
- When
- February 16, 5:03 PM CST
- Where
- Westmoreland County
- Coordinates
- 40.550, -79.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Indiana
- When
- February 16, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Indiana County
- Coordinates
- 40.630, -79.150
Thunderstorm Wind, Westmoreland
- When
- February 16, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Westmoreland County
- Coordinates
- 40.630, -79.620
Thunderstorm Wind, Indiana
- When
- February 16, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Indiana County
- Coordinates
- 40.750, -78.880
Tornado, Centre
- When
- February 16, 6:35 PM EST
- Where
- Centre County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 3 mi
- Path width
- 350 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 40.780, -77.800
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- February 16, 5:39 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Coordinates
- 41.100, -78.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton
- When
- February 16, 5:43 PM CST
- Where
- Clinton County
- Coordinates
- 41.250, -77.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton
- When
- February 16, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clinton County
- Coordinates
- 41.420, -77.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Tioga
- When
- February 16, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Tioga County
- Coordinates
- 41.970, -77.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Tioga
- When
- February 16, 7:25 PM CST
- Where
- Tioga County
- Coordinates
- 41.850, -77.280
- 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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Georgia, February 16, 199011 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 36 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, February 16, 19904 injured · 0.75 in hail · 29 events
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, February 16, 19901 injured · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, February 16, 19901.75 in hail · 7 events
- Hail in Louisiana, February 16, 19901.75 in hail · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Florida, February 16, 199050 kt wind · 2 events
- Tornado in South Carolina, February 16, 1990$3,000 · F0 · 1 event
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: 10118464, 10118465, 10118466, 10118467, 10118468, 10118469, 10118470, 10118471, 10118472, 10118473, 10118474, 10118475, 10118476, 10118481, 10118477, 10118478, 10118479, 10118480, 10118482.