Pennsylvania, 1997

Hail and Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, May 6, 1997

May 6, 1997 · NWS PHI · 2 events in 1 county or zone

Damaging winds from a severe thunderstorm knocked down a few trees and wires in the Jim Thorpe area. The thunderstorm also produced dime size hail.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

Damaging winds from a severe thunderstorm knocked down a few trees and wires in the Jim Thorpe area. The thunderstorm also produced dime size hail.

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 149 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:23 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Carbon

When
May 6, 10:25 AM EST
Where
Carbon County, Jim Thorpe
Coordinates
40.870, -75.730

Hail, Carbon

When
May 6, 10:25 AM EST
Where
Carbon County, Jim Thorpe
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.870, -75.730

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.

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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: 5608947, 5608948.