Hail, Berks
- When
- September 9, 3:50 PM EST
- Where
- Berks County, Centerport
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 40.480, -76.020
Hail and Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, September 9, 1999
A pair of severe thunderstorms produced large hail, damaging wind gusts and frequent lightning across Berks County. Large hail occurred in Centerport and Lenhartsville.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
A pair of severe thunderstorms produced large hail, damaging wind gusts and frequent lightning across Berks County. Large hail occurred in Centerport and Lenhartsville. Tree damage was reported in Wyomissing Borough. Lightning blew apart a chimney in Bern Township. Pieces of the chimney damaged the house's roof.
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 149 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:49 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Berks
- When
- September 9, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Berks County, Berne
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.416, -75.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Berks
- When
- September 9, 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Berks County, Lenhartsville
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.570, -75.880
Thunderstorm Wind, Berks
- When
- September 9, 4:25 PM EST
- Where
- Berks County, Wyomissing
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.320, -75.950
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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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The same day elsewhere
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- Dust Storm in Nevada, September 9, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, September 9, 1999
More
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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: 5722351, 5722354, 5722352, 5722353.