Pennsylvania, 1998

Flash Flood and Hail in Pennsylvania, June 30, 1998

June 30, 1998 · NWS PBZ · 14 events in 6 counties and zones

8 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$105,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
14

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

8 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Allegheny

When
June 30, 2:30 PM EST
Where
Allegheny County, Verona
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.520, -79.830

Hail, Beaver

When
June 30, 2:38 PM EST
Where
Beaver County, Beaver
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.680, -80.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Beaver

When
June 30, 2:38 PM EST
Where
Beaver County, Beaver
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.680, -80.330

Thunderstorm winds produced minor damage to several homes.

Thunderstorm Wind, Indiana

When
June 30, 2:38 PM EST
Where
Indiana County, Indiana
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.630, -79.150

Thunderstorm winds blew a large tree onto a house.

Thunderstorm Wind, Westmoreland

When
June 30, 2:42 PM EST
Where
Westmoreland County, Latrobe
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.300, -79.380

Thunderstorm winds downed several trees. A few trees fell onto US Route 30, closing it for a short time.

Thunderstorm Wind, Westmoreland

When
June 30, 2:45 PM EST
Where
Westmoreland County, Greensburg
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.300, -79.550

Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off of a house.

Thunderstorm Wind, Indiana

When
June 30, 2:45 PM EST
Where
Indiana County, Indiana
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.630, -79.150

Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Westmoreland

When
June 30, 2:49 PM EST
Where
Westmoreland County, West Newton
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.220, -79.770

Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Westmoreland

When
June 30, 2:50 PM EST
Where
Westmoreland County, Bolivar
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.400, -79.130

Thunderstorm winds estimated at 75 MPH downed several trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Indiana

When
June 30, 2:54 PM EST
Where
Indiana County, Blairsville
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.400, -79.200

Thunderstorm winds blew a tree onto a car.

Hail, Fayette

When
June 30, 3:18 PM EST
Where
Fayette County, Perryopolis
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.080, -79.770

Flash Flood, Washington

When
June 30, 3:30 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Washington County, Claysville
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.189, -80.248 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm rains produced basement flooding in several homes.

Hail, Fayette

When
June 30, 3:42 PM EST
Where
Fayette County, Hopwood
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.870, -79.720

Hail, Fayette

When
June 30, 3:50 PM EST
Where
Fayette County, Farmington
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.800, -79.580

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.
Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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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: 5669377, 5669378, 5669379, 5669380, 5669457, 5669690, 5669691, 5669692, 5669693, 5669694, 5669695, 5669696, 5669697, 5669698.