Hail and tornadoes in Cumberland County, PA
Since December 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Cumberland County, PA on 32 days. The biggest estimate: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball), on Fri, Aug 4, 2023. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 3 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 54 hail reports in Cumberland County, PA on 32 days, 1 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2 in, near Hockersville, on Fri, May 14, 2010.
By decade: 1990s: 3 · 2000s: 23 · 2010s: 23 · 2020s: 5
Tornadoes since 1950
10 tornadoes have touched Cumberland County, PA since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Strongest
- Tue, May 15, 2018 · EF1 · 0.08 mi long, 40 yd wide · near Summerdale
- Thu, May 26, 2011 · EF1 · 2.64 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Wertzville
- Thu, Sep 28, 2006 · F1 · 3 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Wormleysburg
- Wed, Aug 31, 2005 · F1 · 2 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Mechanicsburg
- Fri, Sep 17, 2004 · F1 · 2 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Oakville
Most recent
- Fri, May 27, 2022 · EF0 · 0.15 mi long, 125 yd wide · near Carlisle Spgs
- Tue, May 15, 2018 · EF1 · 0.08 mi long, 40 yd wide · near Summerdale
- Thu, May 26, 2011 · EF1 · 2.64 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Wertzville
- Thu, Sep 28, 2006 · F1 · 3 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Wormleysburg
- Wed, Aug 31, 2005 · F1 · 2 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Mechanicsburg
- Fri, Sep 17, 2004 · F1 · 2 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Oakville
- Wed, Aug 4, 2004 · F1 · 2.5 mi long, 125 yd wide · near Newville
- Wed, Aug 4, 2004 · F0 · 1 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Lemoyne
- Wed, Jun 21, 2000 · F0 · 0.2 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Carlisle Spgs
- Tue, Jul 30, 1996 · F1 · 3 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Shippensburg
By decade: 1990s: 1 · 2000s: 6 · 2010s: 2 · 2020s: 1
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since December 2020
- Thu, Aug 27, 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.
- Mon, Jul 27, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 5, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.
- Sun, Jun 14, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (2 E Carlisle, PA)
- 1 in (1 N Wertzville, PA)
- Thu, Jun 11, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 12, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 8, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 30, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Sep 21, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 29, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.
- Sat, Aug 3, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 15, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jun 29, 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.
- Thu, Sep 7, 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: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (3 ESE Shippensburg, PA)
- 1 in (3 NE Newburg, PA)
- Thu, Jul 20, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jun 3, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (1 S Harrisburg, PA)
- Thu, Aug 4, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 16, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 13, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 12, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Aug 11, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 17, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 12, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 11, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 30, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jun 13, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, May 26, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.