Hail, Westmoreland
- When
- April 20, 4:23 PM EST
- Where
- Westmoreland County, 0.53 mi E of North Belle Vernon
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 40.150, -79.820
Hail in Pennsylvania, April 20, 2019
Vertically-stacked low pressure drifted northward across the upper Ohio Valley on April 20th. The cold pool associated with the upper low aided in the generation of thunderstorms during the afternoon.
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
- 3
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 PBZ wrote it up.
Vertically-stacked low pressure drifted northward across the upper Ohio Valley on April 20th. The cold pool associated with the upper low aided in the generation of thunderstorms during the afternoon. A few reports of hail were received, a couple of which reached an inch in diameter. Due to training thunderstorms, some pockets of heavy rain were observed as well, but no reports of flooding were received.
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 54 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:23 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Jefferson
- When
- April 20, 5:59 PM EST
- Where
- Jefferson County, 0.87 mi SE of Cramer
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.010, -78.840
Hail, Butler
- When
- April 20, 6:04 PM EST
- Where
- Butler County, 0.87 mi NE of Portersville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 40.940, -80.120
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
- Flooding in Ohio, April 20, 2019
- Rip Current in Florida, April 20, 2019
- Flooding in New Hampshire, April 20 to 25, 2019
- Flooding in Maine, April 20 to 24, 2019
- Heavy Rain in Indiana, April 20, 2019
- Flooding in California, April 20, 2019
- Flooding in Illinois, April 20 to 30, 2019
- Flooding in Arkansas, April 20 to 30, 2019
- Flooding in Kentucky, April 20 to 28, 2019
- Flooding in West Virginia, April 20, 2019
- Hail in West Virginia, April 20, 2019
- High Wind in New Mexico, April 20, 2019
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 817563, 817564, 817565.