Pennsylvania, 1992

Tornado and Hail in Pennsylvania, July 20, 1992

July 20, 1992 · 16 events in 11 counties and zones

13 thunderstorm wind, 2 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
16

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, 2 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Erie

When
July 20, 12:20 PM CST
Where
Erie County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.900, -79.780

Hail, Venango

When
July 20, 12:45 PM CST
Where
Venango County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.430, -79.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Erie

When
July 20, 11:45 AM PST
Where
Erie County
Coordinates
41.980, -79.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When
July 20, 1:00 PM PST
Where
Warren County
Coordinates
41.970, -79.150

Tornado, Armstrong

When
July 20, 4:02 PM CST
Where
Armstrong County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
40.820, -79.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Somerset

When
July 20, 2:25 PM PST
Where
Somerset County
Coordinates
40.100, -79.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Clarion

When
July 20, 3:02 PM PST
Where
Clarion County
Coordinates
41.320, -79.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When
July 20, 3:55 PM PST
Where
Butler County
Coordinates
40.670, -79.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When
July 20, 4:12 PM PST
Where
Warren County
Coordinates
41.800, -79.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Clarion

When
July 20, 4:24 PM PST
Where
Clarion County
Coordinates
41.170, -79.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When
July 20, 4:50 PM PST
Where
Jefferson County
Coordinates
41.130, -79.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When
July 20, 5:15 PM PST
Where
Crawford County
Coordinates
41.630, -80.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Indiana

When
July 20, 5:30 PM PST
Where
Indiana County
Coordinates
40.530, -79.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Lycoming

When
July 20, 5:50 PM PST
Where
Lycoming County
Coordinates
41.280, -77.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Lycoming

When
July 20, 6:21 PM PST
Where
Lycoming County
Coordinates
41.380, -76.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Lycoming

When
July 20, 6:55 PM PST
Where
Lycoming County
Coordinates
41.230, -76.570

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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: 10157977, 10157978, 10115444, 10115445, 10115449, 10115446, 10115447, 10115448, 10115450, 10115451, 10115452, 10115453, 10115454, 10115455, 10115456, 10115457.