Pennsylvania, 1994

Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 16, 1994

June 16, 1994 · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

6 thunderstorm wind, 3 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.

  • 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
1
Property damage
$51,000
Crop damage
None recorded
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

6 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When
June 16, 12:40 PM EST
Where
Columbia County, Berwick
Coordinates
41.049, -76.405 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees in Berwick. In Briar Creek, in addition to uprooting trees, damaging winds blew the front porch off a trailer and a three car garage was blown to pieces. About 1,300 customers lost power.

Thunderstorm Wind, Huntingdon

When
June 16, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Huntingdon County, Alexandria
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
40.417, -77.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Many trees were downed. One tree fell on a mobile home. Two vehicles were also damaged by fallen trees. One man was injured when he was struck by a falling limb.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland

When
June 16, 3:40 PM EST
Where
Cumberland County, Middlesex
Coordinates
40.164, -77.266 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When
June 16, 4:00 PM EST
Where
Crawford County, Woodcock
Coordinates
41.685, -80.106 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees down.

Hail, Somerset

When
June 16, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Somerset County, Johnstown
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.972, -79.028 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cambria

When
June 16, 5:06 PM EST
Where
Cambria County, Johnstown
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
40.495, -78.714 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning injured two golfers at the Municipal Golf Course. The bolt ricocheted off a tree and hit the two men as they stood underneath a shelter. Numerous trees were also downed. Hail was reported to be an inch deep across the northern part of the county, diameter unknown.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
June 16, 6:40 PM EST
Where
Washington County, Eighty Four
Coordinates
40.189, -80.248 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees down.

Hail, Bradford

When
June 16, 7:00 PM EST
Where
Bradford County, Northumberland
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
41.789, -76.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A flooding stream caused damage to a ball field the evening of the 16th by tearing down a 100 foot section of a fence and left debris all over the field.

Hail, Allegheny

When
June 16, 9:20 PM EST
Where
Allegheny County, Sewickley
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.469, -79.981 (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.

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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: 10343690, 10346000, 10343724, 10343672, 10345187, 10343507, 10345267, 10343991, 10343981.