Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 2 to 14, 1999

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 2 to 14, 1999
Start: 1999-06-02T12:15
End: 1999-06-14T17:00
Location: Pennsylvania

June 2 to 14, 1999 · NWS CTP · 41 events in 23 counties and zones

35 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $442,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 41

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

35 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mifflin

When: June 2, 12:15 PM EST
Where: Mifflin County, Belleville
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.600, -77.720

Trees down on wires.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland

When: June 2, 1:53 PM EST
Where: Cumberland County, Mechanicsburg
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.220, -77.000

Trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dauphin

When: June 2, 2:00 PM EST
Where: Dauphin County, Lucknow
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.320, -76.900

Trees down on front street

Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland

When: June 2, 2:05 PM EST
Where: Cumberland County, Shiremanstown
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.220, -76.950

Trees and power lines down

Thunderstorm Wind, York

When: June 2, 2:10 PM EST
Where: York County, Dallastown
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 39.900, -76.650

Trees blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Somerset

When: June 2, 2:23 PM EST
Where: Somerset County, New Centerville
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.930, -79.200

Trees were down in New Centervile and Myersdale

Thunderstorm Wind, Cambria

When: June 2, 2:35 PM EST
Where: Cambria County, Johnstown
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.330, -78.920

Trees were down in Johnstown and other parts of the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bedford

When: June 2, 3:15 PM EST
Where: Bedford County, Schellsburg
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 40.050, -78.650

High winds downed trees and damaged a large machinery shed on a farm near Shawnee State Park. The roof of a 36 by 88 foot metal pole building collapsed and corner posts that had been sunk five feet deep were uprooted. Other supporting poles were snapped off. A wire corncrib was lifted from its foundation and dropped in a tangled mass 70 yards away.

Thunderstorm Wind, Blair

When: June 2, 3:25 PM EST
Where: Blair County, Martinsburg
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.320, -78.330

Trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bedford

When: June 2, 3:25 PM EST
Where: Bedford County, Loysburg
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 40.170, -78.380

A large limb snapped off a tree downing a power line and damaging part of the roof of a home before smashing the hood of a car.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bedford

When: June 2, 3:30 PM EST
Where: Bedford County, Bedford
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.020, -78.500

Trees were down on Route 220, 36 and 26 near Bedford and also in Fishertown.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clearfield

When: June 2, 3:36 PM EST
Where: Clearfield County, Irvona
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.780, -78.570

Trees and power lines down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Centre

When: June 2, 3:50 PM EST
Where: Centre County, Port Matilda
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.800, -78.050

Trees down in Port Matilda and Bellefonte.

Thunderstorm Wind, Huntingdon

When: June 2, 3:55 PM EST
Where: Huntingdon County, Orbisonia
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.250, -77.880

Trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mifflin

When: June 2, 4:45 PM EST
Where: Mifflin County, Lewistown
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.600, -77.570

Trees down in Lewistown and other parts of the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Perry

When: June 2, 4:45 PM EST
Where: Perry County, Millerstown
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.550, -77.170

Trees and wires down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lycoming

When: June 2, 4:46 PM EST
Where: Lycoming County, Trout Run
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 41.380, -77.050

Trees were down on Route 15 near Trout Run.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton

When: June 2, 5:08 PM EST
Where: Clinton County, Beech Creek
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 41.080, -77.600

Trees down on Maple Ave.

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: June 2, 5:15 PM EST
Where: Franklin County, Chambersburg
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 39.930, -77.670

Trees down 2 miles north of Chambersburg.

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When: June 2, 5:35 PM EST
Where: Union County, Lewisburg
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.950, -76.880

Trees down in Lewisburg and Mifflinburg.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tioga

When: June 2, 5:40 PM EST
Where: Tioga County, Elkland
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 41.980, -77.300

Lines were blown down in Elkland and Millerton.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dauphin

When: June 2, 5:47 PM EST
Where: Dauphin County, Middletown
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.200, -76.720

Winds gusted to 58 mph at the Harrisburg International Airport, and wires were down in Hummelstown.

Thunderstorm Wind, York

When: June 2, 6:30 PM EST
Where: York County, Spring Grove
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 39.870, -76.870

A large tree was blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, McKean

When: June 2, 6:46 PM EST
Where: McKean County, Bradford
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 41.970, -78.650

Trees were down on Route 59 and 770.

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: June 7, 12:30 PM EST
Where: Warren County, Scandia
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: POST OFFICE
Coordinates: 41.920, -79.050

Winds took down large tree limbs along Roper Hollow Road and pea size hail covered the ground 2 miles northeast of Scandia.

Hail, McKean

When: June 7, 12:55 PM EST
Where: McKean County, Lewis Run
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.870, -78.670

Hail, McKean

When: June 7, 1:10 PM EST
Where: McKean County, Crosby
Measured: 2 in hail
Property damage: $30,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 41.750, -78.400

Large hail fell and trees were blown down on Route 46. One tree fell on a barn and knocked it down.

Hail, Tioga

When: June 7, 1:40 PM EST
Where: Tioga County, Wellsboro
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 41.750, -77.300

Quarter size hail fell just southeast of Wellsboro.

Hail, Clinton

When: June 7, 1:54 PM EST
Where: Clinton County, Renovo
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.330, -77.770

Nickel to quarter size hail fell in Renovo.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clearfield

When: June 7, 2:30 PM EST
Where: Clearfield County, Du Bois
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 41.120, -78.770

Trees were blown down in Sandy Township near Du Bois. Limbs were also down in Du Bois.

Hail, Tioga

When: June 7, 2:42 PM EST
Where: Tioga County, Stony Fork
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.680, -77.370

Golf ball size hail fell in Stony Fork about 6 miles south of Wellsboro.

Hail, Montour

When: June 7, 3:18 PM EST
Where: Montour County, Exchange
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.120, -76.700

Dime size hail fell in Exchange.

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When: June 7, 3:20 PM EST
Where: Union County, West Milton
Property damage: $150,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 41.020, -76.880

Downburst winds took the roof off the St John's Lutheran Church near Kellys Crossroads 3 miles west of Milton. Three barns also had roof damage and trees were down across the area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Northumberland

When: June 7, 3:25 PM EST
Where: Northumberland County, Milton
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 41.020, -76.870

Trees damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When: June 7, 4:00 PM EST
Where: Columbia County, Berwick
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 41.070, -76.230

Trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tioga

When: June 7, 4:00 PM EST
Where: Tioga County, West Field
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 41.920, -77.550

Power lines down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Montour

When: June 7, 4:15 PM EST
Where: Montour County, Danville
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.970, -76.600

Large limbs down

Thunderstorm Wind, Schuylkill

When: June 7, 4:50 PM EST
Where: Schuylkill County, Nuremburg
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: POST OFFICE
Coordinates: 40.930, -76.180

Tree blown down in a driveway near Nuremburg.

Thunderstorm Wind, Northumberland

When: June 7, 5:35 PM EST
Where: Northumberland County, Sunbury
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.870, -76.770

Trees down

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When: June 7, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Columbia County, Catawissa
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.950, -76.450

Trees down. 1900 without power.

Thunderstorm Wind, Schuylkill

When: June 14, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Schuylkill County, Mahanoy City
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 40.820, -76.150

Trees and power lines down.

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5704900, 5704901, 5704902, 5704903, 5704904, 5704905, 5704906, 5704908, 5704907, 5704909, 5704910, 5704911, 5704912, 5703525, 5703419, 5703420, 5703421, 5703422, 5703423, 5703424, 5703425, 5703426, 5703427, 5703428, 5703429, 5703430, 5703431, 5703432, 5703433, 5703434, 5703435, 5703436, 5703437, 5703438, 5703439, 5703519, 5703520, 5703521, 5703522, 5703523, and more.