Pennsylvania, 1998

Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 13, 1998

June 13, 1998 · NWS PBZ · 6 events in 4 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$17,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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.

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Event by event

4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Mercer

When
June 13, 12:35 PM EST
Where
Mercer County, Greenville to Greenfield
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.420, -80.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Beaver

When
June 13, 12:47 PM EST
Where
Beaver County, Beaver Falls
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.750, -80.330

Thunderstorm winds blew several large trees down.

Hail, Allegheny

When
June 13, 1:35 PM EST
Where
Allegheny County, Warrendale
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.650, -80.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When
June 13, 1:40 PM EST
Where
Butler County, Cooperstown
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.720, -79.920

Thunderstorm winds blew several large trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Allegheny

When
June 13, 1:40 PM EST
Where
Allegheny County, Gibsonia
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.630, -79.950

Thunderstorm winds blew several large trees down in the North Park area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Allegheny

When
June 13, 2:00 PM EST
Where
Allegheny County, West Elizabeth
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.270, -79.930

Thunderstorm winds blew several large tree limbs down onto power lines.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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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: 5669229, 5669230, 5669231, 5669232, 5669233, 5669234.