Pennsylvania, 2001

Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, April 9, 2001

April 9, 2001 · NWS BGM · 5 events in 3 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Binghamton, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 9, 2:00 PM EST, 3 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 2:00 PM EST, 3 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
300 PM EDT MON APR 9 2001

CONVECTION ENTERING OUR WESTERN COUNTIES THIS AFTN. STORMS SHOWING
WEAKENING TREND AS THEY MOVE NEWD INTO MORE STABLE AND DRIER AIR.
DEW POINTS IN SOUTH CENTRAL NY ARE IN THE LOW 40S WHILE JUST OVER
THE PA BORDER...VALUES JUMP INTO THE MID 50S.  WILL KEEP A POP IN
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING FOR SHRA AND TSRA AS SHORT WAVE AND WK
SFC LOW MOVE EAST.

TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...BRIEF HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTH
WITH COOLER TEMPS. ETA AND AVN AGREE IN KEEPING MOST OF THE PRECIP SOUTH
OF THE FA DURING THE DAY...WITH ETA JUST BRUSHING SOUTHERN ZONES
WITH SOME LIGHT QPF. LOW CHC POPS FOR THIS AREA LOOKS GOOD AND DRY
UP NORTH.

WEDNESDAY...BOTH ETA AND AVN AGREE THAT THE FRONT WILL PUSH NWD
DURING THE DAY...EARLIER THAN PREVIOUS RUNS. WILL INCREASE CHANCE OF
RAIN AND FORECAST LIKELY POPS FOR SHRA EXCEPT FOR CHC UdP NORTH
DURING THE AFTN.

.BGM...NONE.

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The radar

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Event by event

4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When
April 9, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Pike County, Tamiment
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.150, -75.017

Trees were reported blown down by thunderstorm winds in Lehman Township.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bradford

When
April 9, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Bradford County, Towanda
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
41.767, -76.433

Newspaper reports indicated thunderstorm winds brought down tree limbs and knocked out power. Large hail was also reported.

Hail, Pike

When
April 9, 5:10 PM EST
Where
Pike County, Bushkill
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.100, -75.000

Spotters reported 3/4 inch hail covering the ground.

Thunderstorm Wind, Luzerne

When
April 9, 6:50 PM EST
Where
Luzerne County, East Berwick
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
41.083, -76.217

Trees were reported blown down by thunderstorm winds in Salem Township.

Thunderstorm Wind, Luzerne

When
April 9, 6:50 PM EST
Where
Luzerne County, Hazleton
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
40.967, -75.967

Trees were reported blown down by thunderstorm winds.

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.

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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: 5242511, 5242514, 5242510, 5242512, 5242513.