Pennsylvania, 2002

Tornado and Hail in Pennsylvania, June 5, 2002

June 5, 2002 · NWS CLE · 6 events in 2 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Tropical storms and surge
  • 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
$250,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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 Cleveland, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 5, 2:07 PM EST, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 2:07 PM EST, 1 hour 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
307 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2002

UPDATED FOR THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN NW PA

.CLE...
OH...NONE.
PA...NONE.

LKW

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 5, 10:52 AM EST, 4 hours 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND,OH
1152 AM EDT WED JUN 5 2002

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1130 PM    PIERPONT                  OH   1.00 INCH HAIL
06/04/02   ASHTABULA                      TREES DOWN ON CREEK ROAD.

1145 PM    CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS         PA   WIND DAMAGE
06/04/02   CRAWFORD                       TREES DOWN

0130 AM    4 N PIERPONT              OH   .75 INCH HAIL
06/05/02   ASHTABULA
Local storm report, Jun 5, 12:49 PM EST, 2 hours 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND,OH
149 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2002

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0100 PM    6 E REPUBLIC              OH   .88 INCH HAIL
06/04/02   SENECA                         60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST ROOF
                                          BLOWN OFF SHED

0105 PM    TIFFIN                    OHIO   WIND DAMAGE
06/04/02   SENECA                         TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES
                                          DOWN AND ALONG RTE 224

0400 PM    5 E CROSSINGVILLE         PA   .75 INCH HAIL
06/04/02   CRAWFORD                       DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT
                                          I-79 WELCOME CENTER
Local storm report, Jun 5, 2:32 PM EST, 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND,OH
332 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2002

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0420 PM    CORRY                     PA   .75 INCH HAIL
06/04/02   ERIE                           DIME SIZE HAIL...GUSTY
                                          WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 122 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:30 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Tornado, Crawford

When
June 5, 3:30 PM EST
Where
Crawford County, Linesville
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
200 yd
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
41.667, -80.433

A F1 tornado briefly touched down two miles northeast of Linesville. The tornado had a damage path nearly a quarter mile in length and 200 yards in width. No structural damage occurred, but dozens of trees were toppled.

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When
June 5, 3:35 PM EST to 4:25 PM EST
Where
Crawford County, Countywide
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
UTILITY COMPANY
Coordinates
41.667, -80.067

Thunderstorm winds downed dozens of trees across the county. A few of the hardest hit towns include Centerville, Linesville, Cochranton and Conneaut Lake.

Thunderstorm Wind, Erie

When
June 5, 3:45 PM EST
Where
Erie County, Albion
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
41.900, -80.383

Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When
June 5, 3:50 PM EST
Where
Crawford County, Conneautville
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.750, -80.367

Thunderstorm winds downed a large number of trees southwest of Conneautville near the intersection of West Center Road and Linesville-Conneautville Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When
June 5, 4:15 PM EST
Where
Crawford County, Conneaut Lake
Property damage
$60,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.600, -80.300

Thunderstorm winds overturned and destroyed a mobile home just south of Conneaut Lake. Eight trees nearby were also blown down.

Hail, Crawford

When
June 5, 4:40 PM EST
Where
Crawford County, Spartansburg
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
POST OFFICE
Coordinates
41.833, -79.700

Dime size hail was observed southwest of Spartansburg.

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
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: 5305748, 5305750, 5305753, 5305749, 5305752, 5305751.