Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 13, 2023

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 13, 2023
Start: 2023-07-13T17:37
End: 2023-07-13T21:24
Location: Pennsylvania

July 13, 2023 · NWS BGM · 10 events in 3 counties and zones

A cold front passed through Northeastern Pennsylvania, triggering scattered showers and thunderstorms. An unstable environment supported multiple severe thunderstorms that contained damaging wind gusts and large hail.

Where it happened

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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $9,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 10

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 BGM wrote it up.

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 Jul 13, 2:55 PM EST, 2 hours 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 2:55 PM EST, 2 hours 42 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 4:42 PM EST, 55 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 13, 4:24 PM EST, 1 hour 13 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 13, 4:38 PM EST, 59 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 13, 4:46 PM EST, 51 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 13, 4:54 PM EST, 43 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 13, 5:12 PM EST, 25 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 13, 5:28 PM EST, 9 minutes before

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The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 96 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:34 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Wayne

When: July 13, 5:37 PM EST
Where: Wayne County, 0.69 mi N of Lake Ariel
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 41.460, -75.380

Hail, Wayne

When: July 13, 5:47 PM EST
Where: Wayne County, 0.86 mi SW of Lakeville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 41.420, -75.290

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: July 13, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Pike County, 2.07 mi SSW of Kimbles
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: State Official
Coordinates: 41.441, -75.141

Strong thunderstorm winds knocked a tree down on wires on Kimbles Road.

Hail, Pike

When: July 13, 6:08 PM EST
Where: Pike County, 2.19 mi ESE of Blooming Grove
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 41.360, -75.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Susquehanna

When: July 13, 6:18 PM EST
Where: Susquehanna County, 0.1 mi NNW of Lanesboro
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: State Official
Coordinates: 41.951, -75.601

Storm outflow winds knocked down trees on State Route 92.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: July 13, 7:14 PM EST
Where: Wayne County, 2.38 mi NNW of Newfoundland
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: State Official
Coordinates: 41.333, -75.345

Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees on Twin Rocks Road near Creamery Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: July 13, 7:14 PM EST
Where: Pike County, 3.44 mi ENE of Milford
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: State Official
Coordinates: 41.342, -74.761

Strong thunderstorm winds knocked a tree down on Phillips Lane.

Hail, Pike

When: July 13, 8:07 PM EST
Where: Pike County, 2.94 mi SW of Dingmans Ferry
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Reported by: Department of Highways
Coordinates: 41.190, -74.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: July 13, 8:44 PM EST
Where: Pike County, 3.29 mi SSE of Twin Lakes
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: State Official
Coordinates: 41.359, -74.888

Strong thunderstorm winds knocked a tree down Twin Lake Road near Route 6.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: July 13, 9:24 PM EST
Where: Pike County, 0.65 mi NNE of Twin Lakes
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 41.408, -74.914

Strong thunderstorm winds knocked a tree down on wires on Twin Lakes Road near Don Drive Intersection.

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

Every storm in Pennsylvania in 2023 Every state in 2023 This day in weather history Warnings in Pennsylvania, July 2023

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: 1113434, 1113436, 1113437, 1113438, 1113439, 1113440, 1113441, 1113443, 1113444, 1113446.