Pennsylvania, 1999

Flash Flood and Hail in Pennsylvania, April 9 to 22, 1999

April 9 to 22, 1999 · NWS CTP · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

2 hail, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
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  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$20,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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.

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 128 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:11 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Somerset

When
April 9, 3:10 PM EST
Where
Somerset County, Meyersdale
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.820, -79.030

Winds gusted to 50 mph and dime size hail fell on Mt. Davis 5 miles southwest of Meyersdale. Hail of pea to marble size was also reported in Somerset and Meyersdale along with heavy downpours.

Hail, Somerset

When
April 22, 1:10 AM EST
Where
Somerset County, Ogletown
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.200, -78.700

Dime size hail fell in Ogletown.

Flash Flood, Cambria

When
April 22, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
Where
Cambria County, Johnstown
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
40.495, -78.714 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy downpours caused rapid flooding of a small portion of Johnstown. Several basements were flooded and roads were briefly closed.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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: 5698607, 5698608, 5698609.