Hail, Pike
- When
- May 30, 7:10 PM EST
- Where
- Pike County, Central Portion
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- POST OFFICE
- Coordinates
- 41.333, -75.033
Hail and Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, May 30 to 31, 2006
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 May 30, 7:05 PM EST, 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 30, 7:05 PM EST, 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 805 PM EDT TUE MAY 30 2006 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT - WEDNESDAY/... UPR WAVE MOVING ACROSS ERN NY...AND WILL CONTINUE SEWD THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS IN PLACE WITH CAP BECOMING A NON-FACTOR AS WAVE APCHS. EXPECT ISOLD TSRA TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE INTO THE EARLY EVENING ACROSS WRN MHWK VALLEY/CATSKILLS AND DOWN INTO THE NRN POCONOS. CAPPING SHOULD HOLD DVLPMT TO ISOLD WEST OF I-81...BUT IF ANYTHING DOES POP OUT THERE IT WILL STILL SHOOT UP IN THIS VRY FVRBL ENVIRONMENT. MAIN THREATS ARE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...AND HAIL WITH THE OUTSIDE SHOT FOR WET MICROBURSTS. SVR TSRA WATCH AND FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN PLACE OVER EAST SXNS FOR THESE REASONS. WILL CONTINUE SCT TSRA INTO THE EVENING WITH THIS FCST...USING ENHANCED WORDING FOR RAIN/HAIL/WIND. EXPECT PASSAGE OF WAVE AND DIURNAL STABILIZATION WILL ALLOW PRECIP TO DWINDLE OVERNIGHT. AREA REMAINS IN WARM SECTOR WEDNESDAY WITH BACKDOOR FRONT LIFTING OUT TO THE EAST...MEANWHILE...MODELS HINTING AT PRE FRONTAL TROF DVLPG AND MORE SCT SHRA/TSRA FORMING IN THE AFTERNOON. MAIN COLD FRONT MOVG THRU THE WRN GTLKS...BUT STILL REMAINS WELL TO OUR WEST. ATMOS AGAIN BCMS MODERATELY UNSTABLE SO WILL INCLUDE CHC POPS EVERYWHERE...BUT THIS TIME...BEST AREA LOOKS TO BE ACROSS THE WESTERN AREAS. UPPER PATTERN EVOLVES FROM RIDGE TO TROF THURSDAY WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE STILL SHOWING UP CONSISTENTLY IN THE MODEL SOLUTIONS. THIS WILL BE THE COOLER DAY WITH CLOUDS... SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. FCST LOOKED GOOD SO JUST MASSAGED A BIT FROM WEDS NITE THRU THURSDAY. -JAB && .LONG TERM (THURSDAY NIGHT - TUESDAY)... FOR THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT AHEAD OF THE UL TROF. THE FRONT FROM NE TO SW WILL HAVE ALONG THE COAST UNTIL THE MAIN SHORT WAVE KICKS IT OUT FRIDAY NIGHT. THU NGT THE ENTIRE CWA WILL HAVE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ON FRIDAY WILL GO WITH HIGH CHC OF SHOWERS SINCE DAY 3 BUT LOOKS BEST IN THE SE. FOLLOWED HPC GUIDANCE FOR DAYS 4 TO 7. MODELS SIMILAR IN CUTTING OFF TROF AND CLOSIING IT OFF OVER NEW ENGLAND. UKMET AN OUTLIER CLOSING IT OFF IN ERN NY. WILL GO WITH HPC AND CLIMATOLOGY WHICH MEANS IT WILL CLOSE OFF FURTHER IN NEW ENGLAND. SATURDAY LEFT A LOW CHC OF SHOWERS IN FOR THE POTENTIAL UNDER THE BACK SIDE OF THE CUTOFF LOW AND COLD AIR ALOFT. TREND HAS ALSO BEEN TO SLOW THIS EVOLUTION DOWN. FOR SUNDAY TO TUESDAY MUCH COOLER CANADIAN AIR WILL BUILD IN WITH SFC HIGH PRESSURE. && .AVIATION (31/00Z TO 01/00Z)... OVERNIGHT FOG FORMATION WILL ONCE AGAIN BE THE MAIN AVIATION CONCERN. EXPECT CONDITIONS TO BE VERY SIMILAR TO LAST NIGHT. FOR SYR/AVP, MVFR VSBYS IN FOG AFTER 05Z. FOR UCA/ITH/BGM, MVFR VSBYS IN FOG AFTER 05Z, WITH OCCASIONAL IFR CONDITIONS BTW 09Z-12Z. FOR ELM VSBYS WILL LOWER TO MVFR AFTER 03Z THEN VLIFR AFTER 08Z. AFTER 13Z, ALL TAF SITES WILL BE VFR WITH SCT CIRRUS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BKN CU AT 4-5K FT AND CB MENTIONED DUE TO CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL. RRM && .BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... .NY...NONE. .PA...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, May 30, 11:16 AM EST, 7 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 1216 PM EDT TUE MAY 30 2006 NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043- 044-047-048-072-311630- NORTHERN ONEIDA-YATES-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-ONONDAGA-STEUBEN- SCHUYLER-CHEMUNG-TOMPKINS-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CORTLAND- CHENANGO-OTSEGO-TIOGA-BROOME-DELAWARE-SULLIVAN-BRADFORD- SUSQUEHANNA-NORTHERN WAYNE-WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE- SOUTHERN WAYNE- 1216 PM EDT TUE MAY 30 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK...SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT HEAT INDICES ARE FORECAST TO CLIMB TO THE MID AND UPPER 90S FOR A FEW HOURS DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY IN THE URBAN CORRIDORS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MOST NUMEROUS EAST OF I-81 IN UPSTATE NEW YORK...SOUTH TOWARD THE POCONOS. THERE IS THE CHANCE THAT A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON. JAB
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 30, 4:45 PM EST, 2 hours 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 545 PM EDT TUE MAY 30 2006 PAZ039-302245- SUSQUEHANNA PA- 545 PM EDT TUE MAY 30 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO THE AREA... * AT 541 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MONTROSE..AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... MONTROSE AT 550 PM EDT... SOUTH MONTROSE AT 605 PM EDT... DIMOCK AT 620 PM EDT... ALFORD AT 630 PM EDT... THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR WITH THIS STORM WHICH COULD LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING IN TOWNS AND VILLAGES...AND ALONG SMALL STREAMS. JAB
Special weather statement, May 30, 4:54 PM EST, 2 hours 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 554 PM EDT TUE MAY 30 2006 NYZ056-302300- BROOME NY- 554 PM EDT TUE MAY 30 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO THE AREA... * AT 545 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NWS BINGHAMTON..AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... JOHNSON CITY AND CHENANGO BRIDGE AT 625 PM EDT... PORT DICKINSON AT 630 PM EDT... BINGHAMTON AT 640 PM EDT... THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS. VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS. JAB
Local storm report, May 30, 5:41 PM EST, 1 hour 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
641 PM EDT TUE MAY 30 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0245 PM HAIL 3 E BOONVILLE 43.48N 75.27W
05/30/2006 E0.75 INCH ONEIDA NY TRAINED SPOTTER
0245 PM HAIL 2 N BOONVILLE 43.51N 75.33W
05/30/2006 E0.75 INCH ONEIDA NY PUBLIC
0310 PM HAIL COLUMBUS 42.68N 75.37W
05/30/2006 E0.75 INCH CHENANGO NY OTHER FEDERAL
0406 PM HAIL BRIDGEWATER 42.88N 75.25W
05/30/2006 E1.00 INCH ONEIDA NY BROADCAST MEDIA
MOSTLY PENNY SIZED WITH FEW 1 INCH STONES
0445 PM HAIL WHITE HAVEN 41.06N 75.78W
05/30/2006 E0.75 INCH LUZERNE PA PUBLIC
COVERING THE GROUND
0507 PM HAIL MONTICELLO 41.65N 74.69W
05/30/2006 E0.88 INCH SULLIVAN NY PUBLIC
0600 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 S MT UPTON 42.39N 75.38W
05/30/2006 OTSEGO NY AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND WIRES DOWN.
0605 PM TSTM WND DMG UNADILLA 42.33N 75.32W
05/30/2006 OTSEGO NY AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN
0625 PM TSTM WND DMG ENDWELL 42.12N 76.02W
05/30/2006 BROOME NY NWS EMPLOYEE
TREES DOWN. EST 50 MPH GUST.
0625 PM HAIL ENDWELL 42.12N 76.02W
05/30/2006 E0.88 INCH BROOME NY NWS EMPLOYEE
0632 PM HAIL ENDWELL 42.12N 76.02W
05/30/2006 E0.75 INCH BROOME NY AMATEUR RADIO
0632 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG ENDWELL 42.12N 76.02W
05/30/2006 BROOME NY AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN. EST 30-50 MPH WINDS
&&
JABLocal storm report, May 30, 5:58 PM EST, 1 hour 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
658 PM EDT TUE MAY 30 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0652 PM TSTM WND GST DOWNSVILLE 42.08N 75.00W
05/30/2006 M83.00 MPH DELAWARE NY TRAINED SPOTTER
OBSERVER HAS WEATHER STATION
&&
JABSpecial weather statement, May 30, 6:00 PM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 700 PM EDT TUE MAY 30 2006 NYZ024-302345- CHEMUNG NY- 700 PM EDT TUE MAY 30 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO THE AREA... * AT 657 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LOWMAN..AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... LOWMAN AT 720 PM EDT... WELLSBURG AT 725 PM EDT... CHEMUNG AT 745 PM EDT... THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY JAB
Special weather statement, May 30, 6:26 PM EST, 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 726 PM EDT TUE MAY 30 2006 PAZ048-072-310030- PIKE PA-WAYNE PA- 726 PM EDT TUE MAY 30 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO THE AREA... * AT 721 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LEDGERDALE..AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... LAKE WALLENPAUPACK AT 735 PM EDT... TAFTON AT 745 PM EDT... LORDS VALLEY AT 800 PM EDT... THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY IF ON OR NEAR LAKE WALLENPAUPACK...SEEK SHELTER NOW. GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE.
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 125 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:10 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bradford
- When
- May 31, 4:35 PM EST
- Where
- Bradford County, Athens
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 41.950, -76.517
Trees down in Athens and Ridgebury Townships. A tree fell on a trailer in Athens.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flooding and Hail in Illinois, May 30, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 30, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 30, 2006
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Kansas, May 30, 2006
- Flash Flood in New York, May 30, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, May 30, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Wind in New York, May 30, 2006
- Flooding and Hail in Kansas, May 30, 2006
More
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, May 2006
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: 5505211, 5505212.