Hail and tornadoes in Berks County, PA

Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Berks County, PA on 29 days. The biggest estimate: 3 in or larger (teacup), on Mon, Jul 15, 2024. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 11 days.

Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.

Days with hail

since January 2021

1 inch or larger

days, estimated or reported

Largest radar estimate

3+ in

Mon, Jul 15, 2024

Largest reported

1.5 in

Fri, May 20, 2022

Radar estimates are NOAA's MESH: the largest hail the radar estimates aloft, on cells about 0.7 mile across, shown as the lower bound of a size band (“1.5+”). They often run larger than what reached the ground, and they aren't evidence of damage at any address.

Radar-estimated hail on Mon, Jul 15, 2024 around the place, with the hail reported that day — Mon, Jul 15, 2024: radar-estimated hail around Berks County, PA, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 106 hail reports in Berks County, PA on 54 days, 3 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.5 in, near Wyomissing Hills, on Thu, May 22, 2014.

By decade: 2000s: 25 · 2010s: 54 · 2020s: 27

Tornadoes since 1950

9 tornadoes have touched Berks County, PA since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 1.

Strongest

Tue, May 28, 2019 · EF2 · 2.8 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Morgantown
Sat, Apr 22, 2023 · EF1 · 1 mi long, 125 yd wide · near Womelsdorf Station
Wed, Aug 18, 2021 · EF1 · 1.07 mi long, 125 yd wide · near Berne
Thu, Jul 29, 2021 · EF1 · 0.62 mi long, 90 yd wide · near Stony Run
Thu, Jul 9, 2015 · EF1 · 0.74 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Jalappa · 1 injury

Most recent

Tue, Jul 1, 2025 · EF0 · 0.9 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Yellow House
Sun, May 4, 2025 · EF0 · 1.7 mi long, 35 yd wide · near Mohrsville
Sun, May 4, 2025 · EFU · 0.4 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Mt Pleasant
Sat, Apr 22, 2023 · EF1 · 1 mi long, 125 yd wide · near Womelsdorf Station
Wed, Aug 18, 2021 · EF1 · 1.07 mi long, 125 yd wide · near Berne
Thu, Jul 29, 2021 · EF1 · 0.62 mi long, 90 yd wide · near Stony Run
Tue, May 28, 2019 · EF2 · 2.8 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Morgantown
Mon, Jun 19, 2017 · EF0 · 2.1 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Shartlesville
Thu, Jul 9, 2015 · EF1 · 0.74 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Jalappa · 1 injury

By decade: 2010s: 3 · 2020s: 6

Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.

Every hail day since January 2021

Tue, Sep 1, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Aug 7, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 21, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 4, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 3, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jun 11, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, May 20, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Dec 6, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 31, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 8, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (Union Twp, PA)
Tue, Jul 1, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jun 26, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, May 6, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (Mount Aetna, PA)
Sat, Aug 3, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jul 17, 2024
Reported in the county
- 1 in (Spring Twp, PA)
Tue, Jul 16, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 SW Sinking Spring, PA)
Mon, Jul 15, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 3 in or larger (teacup)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jul 14, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jun 22, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, May 22, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Sep 7, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (Kutztown, PA)
Tue, Aug 15, 2023
Reported in the county
- 1 in (2 WSW Penn Twp, PA)
Fri, Jul 7, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jun 26, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Apr 15, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 1, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 S WEST WYOMISSING, PA)
Sun, May 22, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, May 20, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1.5 in (2 S RUSCOMBMANOR TWP, PA)
- 1 in (2 SW LORANE, PA)
- 1 in (BOYERTOWN, PA)
Wed, Aug 11, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jul 21, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (TEMPLE, PA)
Fri, Jun 4, 2021
Reported in the county
- 1 in (2 NE OLEY, PA)
Wed, May 26, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Apr 21, 2021
Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 S BOYERTOWN, PA)

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Radar estimates and reports are for anywhere inside the county's boundary. Radar estimates come from NOAA's MRMS estimated hail size (MESH), the largest hail the radar estimates aloft on a ~1 km grid. They often run larger than the hail that reached the ground, and they aren't an observation at any address. Reports are what people reported to the National Weather Service. Neither is proof of damage or an official record for an insurance claim. From NOAA's Storm Events Database (NCEI), which records tornadoes from 1950, hail and thunderstorm wind from 1955, and every kind of storm from 1996. A tornado that crossed county lines is counted in each county it touched. Recent months are added as NCEI publishes them, a few months behind. Damage is in the dollars of its year and is often an estimate.