Hail, Monroe
- When
- June 22, 3:25 PM EST to 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Southern
- Measured
- 3 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.000, -75.200
Hail in Pennsylvania, June 22, 1996
A severe thunderstorm brought a swath of large hail to the southern part of Monroe County which reached tea cup size (3 inches) in Gilbert. Vehicles were dented and windows were broken.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS PHI wrote it up.
A severe thunderstorm brought a swath of large hail to the southern part of Monroe County which reached tea cup size (3 inches) in Gilbert. Vehicles were dented and windows were broken. Damaging winds also took down trees and power lines. In addition to the 3 inch hail in Gilbert, large hail also fell in Brodheadsville (1.75 inches), Stroudsburg (1 inch) and Effort, Saylorsburg and Syndersville (All 3/4 of an inch.).
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 135 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:24 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- 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
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, June 22 to 23, 1996
- Heat in South Carolina, June 22, 1996
- Heat in Missouri, June 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, June 22, 1996
- Tornadoes in Pennsylvania, June 22, 1996
- Flood in Nebraska, June 22 to 23, 1996
- Tornado in Michigan, June 22, 1996
- Flash Flood in Michigan, June 22, 1996
- Flash Flood in Michigan, June 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, June 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in New York, June 22, 1996
- Tornado in New York, June 22, 1996
More
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5567646.