Pennsylvania, 1992

Tornadoes and Hail in Pennsylvania, August 8, 1992

August 8, 1992 · NWS ERI · 13 events in 8 counties and zones

7 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 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
11
Property damage
$275,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
13

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

7 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Erie

When
August 8, 2:35 PM CST
Where
Erie County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.180, -80.000

Tornado, Lawrence

When
August 8, 5:08 PM EST
Where
Lawrence County
Rating
F2
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
100 yd
Injuries
11 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
41.100, -80.480

Tornado, Lawrence

When
August 8, 5:20 PM EST
Where
Lawrence County
Rating
F2
Path length
2 mi
Path width
150 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
41.070, -80.350

Hail, Erie

When
August 8, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Erie County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.980, -79.900

Hail, Erie

When
August 8, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Erie County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.920, -79.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Erie

When
August 8, 3:24 PM PST
Where
Erie County
Coordinates
42.180, -80.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Erie

When
August 8, 4:02 PM PST
Where
Erie County
Coordinates
41.970, -80.170

Hail, Venango

When
August 8, 6:18 PM CST
Where
Venango County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.520, -79.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When
August 8, 4:27 PM PST
Where
Crawford County
Coordinates
41.630, -80.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Mercer

When
August 8, 5:00 PM PST
Where
Mercer County
Coordinates
41.420, -80.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Indiana

When
August 8, 9:12 PM PST
Where
Indiana County
Coordinates
40.520, -79.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When
August 8, 9:35 PM PST
Where
Fayette County
Coordinates
40.100, -79.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Cambria

When
August 8, 11:30 PM PST
Where
Cambria County
Coordinates
40.380, -78.870

What these are

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.
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.

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

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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: 10154941, 10115474, 10115475, 10154946, 10154947, 10115470, 10115471, 10154948, 10115472, 10115473, 10115476, 10115477, 10118577.