Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, August 2, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, August 2, 1993
Start: 1993-08-02T06:00
End: 1993-08-02T23:45
Location: Pennsylvania

August 2, 1993 · 20 events in 15 counties and zones

14 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 20 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $2,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 20

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

14 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, McKean

When: August 2, 6:00 AM EST
Where: McKean County, Kane
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.808, -78.569 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail accumulated to a 1 inch depth. Some tree limbs were stripped of foliage. Part of a tree fell on a house in Kane. Other trees and power lines were downed in the local area.

Thunderstorm Wind, McKean

When: August 2, 6:00 AM EST
Where: McKean County, Kane
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 41.808, -78.569 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail accumulated to a 1 inch depth. Some tree limbs were stripped of foliage. Part of a tree fell on a house in Kane. Other trees and power lines were downed in the local area.

Hail, Butler

When: August 2, 8:52 AM EST
Where: Butler County, Portersville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.912, -79.913 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Butler

When: August 2, 8:58 AM EST
Where: Butler County, Zelienople
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.912, -79.913 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Somerset

When: August 2, 9:16 AM EST
Where: Somerset County, Salisbury
Coordinates: 39.972, -79.028 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Hail, Beaver

When: August 2, 1:37 PM EST
Where: Beaver County, Big Beaver
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.682, -80.349 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed over several blocks.

Thunderstorm Wind, Beaver

When: August 2, 1:40 PM EST
Where: Beaver County, Economy
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 40.682, -80.349 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed over several blocks.

Thunderstorm Wind, Luzerne

When: August 2, 2:10 PM EST
Where: Luzerne County, Red Rock
Coordinates: 41.177, -75.989 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A SkyWarn observer reported trees down across the road. Power was also out for 5 hours. Route 118 was closed for several hours.

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When: August 2, 2:20 PM EST
Where: Butler County, Butler
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 40.912, -79.913 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wyoming

When: August 2, 2:27 PM EST
Where: Wyoming County, Bear Creek
Coordinates: 41.518, -76.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Emergency Management reported trees down along Routes 92, 292 and 307.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lackawanna

When: August 2, 2:35 PM EST
Where: Lackawanna County, Dalton
Coordinates: 41.437, -75.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed at the intersection of Prospect and Washington Streets. Two cars were destroyed, but there were no injuries.

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When: August 2, 2:41 PM EST
Where: Columbia County, Bloomsburg
Coordinates: 41.049, -76.405 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Emergency Management reported several trees downed throughout the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Susquehanna

When: August 2, 2:53 PM EST
Where: Susquehanna County, Lenoxville
Coordinates: 41.821, -75.801 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An Federal Aviation Administration employee reported numerous trees down along Interstate 81.

Hail, Venango

When: August 2, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Venango County, Seneca
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.401, -79.758 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tree fell near a house doing minor structural damage to the home.

Thunderstorm Wind, Venango

When: August 2, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Venango County, Franklin
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 41.401, -79.758 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tree fell near a house doing minor structural damage to the home.

Thunderstorm Wind, Armstrong

When: August 2, 3:15 PM EST
Where: Armstrong County
Coordinates: 40.812, -79.464 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines down across the southern part of the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: August 2, 3:47 PM EST
Where: Warren County, Pittsfield
Coordinates: 41.815, -79.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cambria

When: August 2, 5:45 PM EST
Where: Cambria County, Johnstown
Coordinates: 40.495, -78.714 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Johnstown.

Hail, Blair

When: August 2, 6:22 PM EST
Where: Blair County, Bellwood
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.481, -78.349 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Dauphin

When: August 2, 11:45 PM EST
Where: Dauphin County, Dauphin
Coordinates: 40.415, -76.779 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and wires were blown down.

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10345982, 10345983, 10343868, 10343869, 10343825, 10343777, 10343778, 10345852, 10343870, 10345365, 10345798, 10343660, 10345541, 10345214, 10345215, 10343480, 10345240, 10343502, 10343958, 10343644.