Hail and tornadoes in Bucks County, PA
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Bucks County, PA on 27 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 5 days.
Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.
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.
Hail on record since 1955
NOAA's Storm Events database lists 71 hail reports in Bucks County, PA on 38 days, 2 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2 in, near California, on Wed, May 29, 2019.
By decade: 2000s: 19 · 2010s: 28 · 2020s: 24
Tornadoes since 1950
12 tornadoes have touched Bucks County, PA since 1950, 1 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 12.
Strongest
- Thu, Jul 29, 2021 · EF3 · 2.78 mi long, 530 yd wide · near Belmont Hills
- Thu, Jul 29, 2021 · EF2 · 0.28 mi long, 400 yd wide · near New Hope
- Tue, Aug 4, 2020 · EF2 · 0.06 mi long, 500 yd wide · near Cornwells Hgts · 6 injuries
- Tue, Aug 4, 2020 · EF2 · 16.91 mi long, 500 yd wide · near Belmont Hills · 6 injuries
- Sat, Apr 1, 2023 · EF1 · 3.9 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Penns Park
Most recent
- Sat, Apr 1, 2023 · EF1 · 3.9 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Penns Park
- Thu, Mar 31, 2022 · EF1 · 2.01 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Blooming Glen
- Wed, Sep 1, 2021 · EF1 · 1.14 mi long, 200 yd wide · near West Bristol
- Wed, Sep 1, 2021 · EF1 · 1.6 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Buckmanville
- Wed, Sep 1, 2021 · EF1 · 4.31 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Edison
- Wed, Aug 18, 2021 · EF1 · 6.73 mi long, 140 yd wide · near Telford
- Thu, Jul 29, 2021 · EF3 · 2.78 mi long, 530 yd wide · near Belmont Hills
- Thu, Jul 29, 2021 · EF2 · 0.28 mi long, 400 yd wide · near New Hope
- Thu, Jul 29, 2021 · EF1 · 2.69 mi long, 70 yd wide · near Wismer
- Tue, Aug 4, 2020 · EF2 · 16.91 mi long, 500 yd wide · near Belmont Hills · 6 injuries
By decade: 2010s: 1 · 2020s: 11
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since January 2021
- Fri, Aug 7, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.
- Wed, Jul 1, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Sep 6, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 30, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Aug 18, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 6, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 16, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 15, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 3 in or larger (teacup)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 14, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Sep 8, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 ENE Fountainville, PA)
- 1 in (1 ENE Fountainville, PA)
- Sat, Aug 12, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 NW Plumstead Twp, PA)
- Tue, Jul 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 15, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 13, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 10, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (2 N East Rockhill Twp, PA)
- Tue, Jul 4, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jun 27, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
- Sat, Apr 1, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (LOWER MAKEFIELD TWP, PA)
- Mon, Aug 22, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 29, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 17, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 6, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 9, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 4, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (HILLTOWN TWP, PA)
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.