Hail and tornadoes in Dauphin County, PA
Since December 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Dauphin 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 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 75 hail reports in Dauphin County, PA on 47 days, 0 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 1.75 in, near Harrisburg, on Sat, Jun 3, 2023.
By decade: 1990s: 9 · 2000s: 27 · 2010s: 22 · 2020s: 17
Tornadoes since 1950
12 tornadoes have touched Dauphin County, PA since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 1 and injured 0.
Strongest
- Fri, Dec 1, 2006 · F1 · 1.5 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Halifax · 1 death
- Wed, Aug 18, 2021 · EF1 · 5.54 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Waynesville
- Wed, May 29, 2019 · EF1 · 2.45 mi long, 350 yd wide · near Inglenook
- Wed, Jun 27, 2018 · EF1 · 1.56 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Piketown
- Thu, May 26, 2011 · EF1 · 1.33 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Dauphin
Most recent
- Sun, Jul 2, 2023 · EF0 · 0.9 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Lenkerville
- Wed, Aug 18, 2021 · EF1 · 5.54 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Waynesville
- Wed, May 29, 2019 · EF1 · 2.45 mi long, 350 yd wide · near Inglenook
- Wed, Jun 27, 2018 · EF1 · 1.56 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Piketown
- Thu, May 26, 2011 · EF1 · 1.33 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Dauphin
- Wed, May 18, 2011 · EF1 · 0.25 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Millersburg
- Fri, Dec 1, 2006 · F1 · 1.5 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Halifax · 1 death
- Wed, Aug 4, 2004 · F1 · 2 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Hummelstown
- Wed, Aug 4, 2004 · F1 · 2 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Harrisburg
- Tue, Jul 22, 2003 · F0 · 1.5 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Halifax
By decade: 1990s: 2 · 2000s: 4 · 2010s: 4 · 2020s: 2
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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 27, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
- Sat, Jul 4, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jun 6, 2026
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: 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.
- Tue, Aug 6, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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: 3 in or larger (teacup)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jun 30, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
- 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 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 2, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (2 S Hershey, PA)
- 1 in (Gratz, PA)
- Sat, Jun 3, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1.5 in (4 NNE Dehart Dam, PA)
- Wed, Aug 17, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 13, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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, Jul 21, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
- Fri, Jul 9, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 6, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (HERSHEY, PA)
- 1.25 in (HERSHEY, PA)
- Mon, Jun 21, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, May 26, 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.