Pennsylvania, 1991

Tornado and Hail in Pennsylvania, May 30, 1991

May 30, 1991 · NWS PIT · 14 events in 9 counties and zones

10 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
$3,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
14

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

10 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Armstrong

When
May 30, 11:35 AM CST
Where
Armstrong County
Coordinates
40.820, -79.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Indiana

When
May 30, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Indiana County
Coordinates
40.400, -79.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Westmoreland

When
May 30, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Westmoreland County
Coordinates
40.400, -79.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Cambria

When
May 30, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Cambria County
Coordinates
40.330, -78.920

Tornado, Lebanon

When
May 30, 2:00 PM EST
Where
Lebanon County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
40.320, -76.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Berks

When
May 30, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Berks County
Coordinates
40.630, -75.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Schuylkill

When
May 30, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Schuylkill County
Coordinates
40.800, -75.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Lebanon

When
May 30, 2:06 PM CST
Where
Lebanon County
Coordinates
40.330, -76.250

Hail, Berks

When
May 30, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Berks County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.330, -76.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Lebanon

When
May 30, 2:23 PM CST
Where
Lebanon County
Coordinates
40.400, -76.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Lebanon

When
May 30, 3:01 PM CST
Where
Lebanon County
Coordinates
40.420, -76.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Lebanon

When
May 30, 3:23 PM CST
Where
Lebanon County
Coordinates
40.300, -76.520

Hail, Chester

When
May 30, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Chester County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.020, -75.620

Hail, Delaware

When
May 30, 4:06 PM CST
Where
Delaware County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.920, -75.400

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.
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.
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.

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Every storm in Pennsylvania in 1991Every state in 1991This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Pennsylvania, 1991Warnings in Pennsylvania, May 1991

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: 10114695, 10114696, 10114697, 10114698, 10114701, 10114699, 10114700, 10114702, 10114703, 10114704, 10114705, 10114706, 10115548, 10115549.