Hail and tornadoes in Cambria County, PA
Since December 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Cambria County, PA on 20 days. The biggest estimate: 1 in or larger (quarter), on Wed, Sep 2, 2026. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 0 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 35 hail reports in Cambria County, PA on 31 days, 1 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2 in, near Beaver Vly, on Tue, May 28, 2019.
By decade: 1990s: 6 · 2000s: 9 · 2010s: 19 · 2020s: 1
Tornadoes since 1950
10 tornadoes have touched Cambria County, PA since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Strongest
- Fri, Jul 19, 1996 · F2 · 6 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Colver
- Fri, Jul 19, 1996 · F2 · 8.4 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Lyleville
- Sat, Aug 12, 2023 · EF1 · 0.32 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Preisser
- Wed, Jun 13, 2018 · EF1 · 0.47 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Loretto
- Sun, Sep 27, 1998 · F1 · 7 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Patton
Most recent
- Sat, Aug 12, 2023 · EF0 · 0.2 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Colver
- Sat, Aug 12, 2023 · EF1 · 0.32 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Preisser
- Thu, Jul 29, 2021 · EF0 · 0.06 mi long, 15 yd wide · near Nanty Glo
- Thu, May 23, 2019 · EF0 · 1.56 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Elim
- Wed, Jun 13, 2018 · EF1 · 0.47 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Loretto
- Sun, Sep 27, 1998 · F1 · 7 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Patton
- Tue, Jun 30, 1998 · F0 · 5 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Vintondale
- Tue, Jun 16, 1998 · F1 · 0.2 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Johnstown
- Fri, Jul 19, 1996 · F2 · 6 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Colver
- Fri, Jul 19, 1996 · F2 · 8.4 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Lyleville
By decade: 1990s: 5 · 2010s: 2 · 2020s: 3
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since December 2020
- Wed, Sep 2, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 22, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Aug 9, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Mar 11, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, May 16, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, May 1, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 31, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 29, 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, Jun 18, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 17, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Sep 9, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 12, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 4, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Aug 21, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 4, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 22, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Aug 29, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 13, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 7, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
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.