Pennsylvania, 1995Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 28, 1995
July 28, 1995 · 17 events in 12 counties and zones
16 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 17 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 17
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Philadelphia
- When
- July 28, 12:45 AM EST
- Where
- Philadelphia County, Philadelphia
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.008, -75.134 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A severe thunderstorm produced wind gusts to 70 mph in Northeast Philadelphia. It uprooted large trees in the Winchester Farms Development on Holmes Avenue.
Thunderstorm Wind, Somerset
- When
- July 28, 1:45 AM EST
- Where
- Somerset County, Raritan
- Coordinates
- 39.972, -79.028 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A severe thunderstorm knocked over trees and power lines around United States Route 206 in Hillsborough Township. Power lines were also knocked down on Weston and Willow Roads. Power was not completely restored until the late afternoon hours.
Hail, Westmoreland
- When
- July 28, 1:20 PM EST
- Where
- Westmoreland County, Irwin
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.311, -79.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning sparked a house fire near Adamsburg.
Thunderstorm Wind, Westmoreland
- When
- July 28, 1:30 PM EST
- Where
- Westmoreland County, Irwin
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 40.311, -79.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees downed by thunderstorm winds in Irwin. Trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm winds in Adamsburg. In North Huntingdon a front porch was ripped from a house. A roof on a nearby barn was ripped off. Numerous large branches were also downed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Westmoreland
- When
- July 28, 1:45 PM EST
- Where
- Westmoreland County, Adamsburg
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 40.311, -79.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees downed by thunderstorm winds in Irwin. Trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm winds in Adamsburg. In North Huntingdon a front porch was ripped from a house. A roof on a nearby barn was ripped off. Numerous large branches were also downed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Westmoreland
- When
- July 28, 1:55 PM EST
- Where
- Westmoreland County, North Huntingdon
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Coordinates
- 40.311, -79.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees downed by thunderstorm winds in Irwin. Trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm winds in Adamsburg. In North Huntingdon a front porch was ripped from a house. A roof on a nearby barn was ripped off. Numerous large branches were also downed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Allegheny
- When
- July 28, 2:50 PM EST
- Where
- Allegheny County, Monroeville
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 40.469, -79.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Power lines and several trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Allegheny
- When
- July 28, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Allegheny County, Tarentum
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 40.469, -79.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Power lines and several trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Warren
- When
- July 28, 4:01 PM EST
- Where
- Warren County, Clarendon
- Coordinates
- 41.815, -79.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and wires were blown down in Clarendon and Sheffield.
Thunderstorm Wind, Warren
- When
- July 28, 4:01 PM EST
- Where
- Warren County, Sheffield
- Coordinates
- 41.815, -79.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and wires were blown down in Clarendon and Sheffield.
Thunderstorm Wind, McKean
- When
- July 28, 4:10 PM EST
- Where
- McKean County, Near Kane
- Coordinates
- 41.808, -78.569 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and wires were blown down in southwest McKean County near Kane.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cambria
- When
- July 28, 4:50 PM EST
- Where
- Cambria County, Loretto
- Coordinates
- 40.495, -78.714 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, York
- When
- July 28, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- York County, Eastern
- Coordinates
- 39.920, -76.726 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Cameron
- When
- July 28, 5:25 PM EST
- Where
- Cameron County, Emporium
- Coordinates
- 41.437, -78.204 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees fell on Hunts Road about half way between Emporium and Cameron. Another tree came down in Emporium.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lebanon
- When
- July 28, 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Lebanon County, Schaefferstown
- Coordinates
- 40.367, -76.458 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe thunderstorms toppled several trees in Mill Creek Township.
Thunderstorm Wind, Tioga
- When
- July 28, 8:25 PM EST
- Where
- Tioga County, Liberty
- Coordinates
- 41.772, -77.254 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A severe thunderstorm uprooted two trees within Liberty Township.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sullivan
- When
- July 28, 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Sullivan County, Hillsgrove
- Coordinates
- 41.446, -76.512 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A severe thunderstorm uprooted over 100 trees in central Sullivan County. The hardest hit area was a 20-acre plot around McCarty Road just west of Eagles Mere.
- 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.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, July 28, 1995$77,000 · 60 kt wind · 35 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 28, 1995$120,000 · 1 in hail · 19 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 28, 1995$80,000 · 1.75 in hail · 22 events
- Damaging Winds in Arizona, July 28, 1995$98,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 28, 1995$20,000 · 1.75 in hail · 8 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 28, 1995$2,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events
- Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 28, 19953 events
- Damaging Winds in Connecticut, July 28, 19952 events
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 28, 1995$3,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in New Hampshire, July 28, 19952 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Idaho, July 28, 19951 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in Montana, July 28, 19952 events
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: 10345549, 10345515, 10345342, 10345343, 10345344, 10345345, 10343954, 10343955, 10345257, 10345258, 10345644, 10343477, 10345423, 10343519, 10345803, 10345193, 10345536.