Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, August 2, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, August 2, 1994
Start: 1994-08-02T13:30
End: 1994-08-02T19:20
Location: Pennsylvania

August 2, 1994 · 9 events in 8 counties and zones

8 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 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: $3,000
Crop damage: $500,000
Events: 9

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

8 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Allegheny

When: August 2, 1:30 PM EST
Where: Allegheny County, Countywide
Coordinates: 40.469, -79.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large branches were downed at several locations across the county. Many streets flooded due to poor drainage.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bradford

When: August 2, 3:45 PM EST
Where: Bradford County, Rome
Coordinates: 41.789, -76.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were knocked down in Rome.

Hail, Crawford

When: August 2, 4:17 PM EST
Where: Crawford County, Atlantic
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.685, -80.106 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Tioga

When: August 2, 4:27 PM EST
Where: Tioga County, Middlebury Ctr
Property damage: $2,000
Crop damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 41.772, -77.254 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were uprooted in Middlebury Center.

Thunderstorm Wind, Westmoreland

When: August 2, 5:30 PM EST
Where: Westmoreland County, Irwin
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 40.311, -79.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and powerlines down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bucks

When: August 2, 5:45 PM EST
Where: Bucks County, E Portion
Coordinates: 40.337, -75.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Downed power lines were reported in eastern parts of Bucks County. This was the same westward moving thunderstorm that dropped a tornado onto neighboring Burlington County New Jersey.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mifflin

When: August 2, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Mifflin County, Lewistown
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 40.610, -77.617 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large tree branches and wires were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mifflin

When: August 2, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Mifflin County, Decatur
Coordinates: 40.610, -77.617 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large tree branches and wires were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence

When: August 2, 7:20 PM EST
Where: Lawrence County, New Castle
Coordinates: 40.991, -80.334 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Pennsylvania in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history Warnings in Pennsylvania, August 1994

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: 10343848, 10343754, 10343673, 10345592, 10345313, 10343819, 10343769, 10343770, 10345694.