Pennsylvania, 1990

Tornado 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.

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
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

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.
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.

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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: 10118464, 10118465, 10118466, 10118467, 10118468, 10118469, 10118470, 10118471, 10118472, 10118473, 10118474, 10118475, 10118476, 10118481, 10118477, 10118478, 10118479, 10118480, 10118482.