Hail, Lycoming
- When
- August 3, 2:40 PM EST
- Where
- Lycoming County, Williamsport
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 41.250, -77.000
Hail in Pennsylvania, August 3, 2006
75 inch/ hail in Williamsport.
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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 CTP wrote it up.
Thunderstorms produced penny size /0.75 inch/ hail in Williamsport.
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 State College, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 3, 1:54 PM EST, 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 1:54 PM EST, 46 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 254 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2006 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/... SEVERE POTENTIAL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BUT THE AREA OF CONVECTION IS RUNNING INTO SOME WARM AIR ALOFT. IT APPEARS THAT THE MAJORITY OF STRONG STORMS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE CURRENT LINE WHILE INDIVIDUAL CELLS TRY TO POP UP AHEAD OF IT. THINK ACTIVITY AHEAD OF THE LINE WILL WE WIDELY SCATTERED AS 700 MB TEMPS REMAIN NEAR +10C WHICH WILL PROVIDE A DECENT CAP. A LULL IN THE ACTIVIY IN BETWEEN THE LEADING SHORT WAVE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CURRENT ACTIVITY AND CONVECTION WITH THE FRONT. SO AN ACTIVE NIGHT ACROSS THE AREA. RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY WITH ACTIVITY ENDING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL AS THE COOLER AIR WILL ARRIVE FRIDAY NIGHT. DEWPOINTS WILL DROP INTO THE LOW 60S DURING THE DAY ACROSS THE NORTH AND JUST BEGIN TO FALL INTO THE 60S OVER THE SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE DAY. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... DRIER AIR MOVES IN FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE FRONT EXITS TO THE SOUTH. BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WILL BE DRIER WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. DEWPOINTS WILL STAY IN THE UPPER 50S TO AROUND 60 THROUGH SUNDAY. AS THE SURFACE HIGH MOVES OFF OF THE COAST THERE WILL BE A RETURN FLOW OF MOISTURE TO INTERACT WITH AN APPROACHING FRONT FROM THE GREAT LAKES. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY. DRIER AIR RETURNS FOR THE REST OF NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON BUT INTERRUPTED BY A BROKEN LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS BRINGING TEMPO IFR CONDITIONS... LOCALLY STRONG WINDS AND POSSIBLY HAIL AS THEY SPREAD FROM THE NW MTNS EAST AND SOUTH ACROSS CWA THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING. TONIGHT MVFR CONDITIONS RETURN WITH VSBYS AT MOST TAF LOCATIONS IN THE 4-5 MILE RANGE. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE REGION OVERNIGHT AS COLD FRONT SLIPS SLOWLY THROUGH. CIGS WILL DROP BETWEEN 06-14Z TO MVFR/IFR AND THEN QUICKLY MARCH TOWARD VFR AGAIN ON FRI. HAZE WILL ALSO BE DIMINISHING FRI. WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE WESTERLY TODAY AROUND 10 KTS /EXCEPT LOCALLY HIGHER IN TSTORMS/ AND THEN SHIFT TO THE NW TONIGHT WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. && .CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FOR PAZ036-056>059-063>066 UNTIL 6 PM THURSDAY. && SHORT TERM...TYBURSKI LONG TERM...TYBURSKI AVIATION...RXR
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 3, 4:47 AM EST, 9 hours 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 547 AM EDT THU AUG 3 2006 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-056>059-063>066-041000- WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN- JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING- SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON- CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- 547 AM EDT THU AUG 3 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT DANGEROUS HEAT INDICES OF 105 TO 110 DEGREES WILL OCCUR ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY AND ADJACENT COUNTIES. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH FROM NEW YORK LATER TODAY. THE HOT AND HUMID AIR ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH WILL BE LIFTED BY THIS FRONT CREATING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING STRONG DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LAMBERT
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 3, 10:28 AM EST, 4 hours 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1128 AM EDT THU AUG 3 2006 PAZ004-031615- WARREN- 1128 AM EDT THU AUG 3 2006 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WARREN COUNTY... AT 1126 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 24 MILES NORTH OF OIL CITY...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR GRAND VALLEY...SPRING CREEK...BEAR LAKE AROUND 1135 AM...GARLAND...LOTTSVILLE AROUND 1140 AM... YOUNGSVILLE...SUGAR GROVE AROUND 1150 AM...WARREN...CHAPMAN STATE PARK AND RUSSELL AROUND NOON. THIS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ROADS...ROUTE 6...ROUTE 62...STATE ROAD 59. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. FORECASTER: TYBURSKI
Special weather statement, Aug 3, 11:08 AM EST, 3 hours 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1208 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2006 PAZ004-005-031715- MCKEAN-WARREN- 1208 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MCKEAN AND WARREN COUNTIES... AT 1204 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTH OF JAMESTOWN TO 4 MILES WEST OF WARREN TO 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WARREN...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR KINZUA DAM...GERMANY AROUND 1220 PM...SHEFFIELD AROUND 1225 PM...LUDLOW AROUND 1230 PM...WESTLINE AND KANE AROUND 1240 PM. THIS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ROADS...ROUTE 6...ROUTE 62...ROUTE 219...STATE ROAD 66. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THESE STORMS...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. FORECASTER: TYBURSKI
Special weather statement, Aug 3, 11:49 AM EST, 2 hours 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1249 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2006 PAZ005-006-010-011-031745- CAMERON-ELK-MCKEAN-POTTER- 1249 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CAMERON...ELK...MCKEAN AND POTTER COUNTIES... AT 1246 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SALAMANCA TO 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF KANE TO 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KANE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR WESTLINE...KANE...JAMES CITY AROUND 1255 PM...LEWIS RUN...BRADFORD AROUND 100 PM...MOUNT JEWETT...CYCLONE AROUND 105 PM...KINZUA BRIDGE STATE PARK AROUND 110 PM...WILCOX AND REW AROUND 115 PM. THIS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ROADS...ROUTE 6...ROUTE 219...STATE ROAD 46...STATE ROAD 59...STATE ROAD 66...STATE ROAD 120...STATE ROAD 446. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. FORECASTER:LA CORTE
Special weather statement, Aug 3, 12:52 PM EST, 1 hour 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 152 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2006 PAZ017-031845- CLEARFIELD- 152 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2006 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CLEARFIELD COUNTY... AT 149 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF DUBOIS...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR DUBOIS AROUND 200 PM...TREASURE LAKE AROUND 205 PM...S.B. ELLIOT STATE PARK AROUND 220 PM AND PARKER DAM STATE PARK AROUND 225 PM. THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA INTERSTATES... I-80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 97 AND 112. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. FORECASTER: TYBURSKI
Local storm report, Aug 3, 1:31 PM EST, 1 hour 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
231 PM EDT THU AUG 03 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0209 PM HAIL SMETHPORT 41.81N 78.44W
08/03/2006 E1.00 INCH MCKEAN PA COUNTY OFFICIAL
911 CENTER REPORTED LARGE HAIL.
0209 PM TSTM WND DMG 8 E BRADFORD 41.96N 78.48W
08/03/2006 MCKEAN PA COUNTY OFFICIAL
911 CENTER REPORTED TREES DOWN AT DUKE CENTER.
0209 PM TSTM WND DMG ELDRED 41.96N 78.38W
08/03/2006 MCKEAN PA COUNTY OFFICIAL
911 CENTER REPORTED NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
&&
MACHLocal storm report, Aug 3, 2:03 PM EST, 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
303 PM EDT THU AUG 03 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0122 PM TSTM WND DMG 8 E BRADFORD 41.96N 78.48W
08/03/2006 MCKEAN PA COUNTY OFFICIAL
911 CENTER REPORTED TREES DOWN AT DUKE CENTER.
0122 PM HAIL SMETHPORT 41.81N 78.44W
08/03/2006 E1.00 INCH MCKEAN PA COUNTY OFFICIAL
911 CENTER REPORTED LARGE HAIL.
0130 PM TSTM WND DMG ELDRED 41.96N 78.38W
08/03/2006 MCKEAN PA COUNTY OFFICIAL
911 CENTER REPORTED NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
0200 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG COUDERSPORT 41.77N 78.01W
08/03/2006 POTTER PA COUNTY OFFICIAL
911 CENTER REPORTED TREES AND WIRES DOWN.
0240 PM TSTM WND DMG WELLSBORO 41.75N 77.30W
08/03/2006 TIOGA PA EMERGENCY MNGR
EMA REPORTED TREES DOWN OVER A LARGE AREA OF THE COUNTY.
&&
MACHThe radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 92 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:40 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- 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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- Damaging Wind in Ohio, August 3, 2006
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 3, 2006
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: 5528829.