Hail and tornadoes in Somerset County, PA

Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Somerset County, PA on 26 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 1 day.

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

Days with hail
26
since January 2021
1 inch or larger
10
days, estimated or reported
Largest radar estimate
3+ in
Mon, Jul 15, 2024
Largest reported
1.25 in
Thu, Aug 29, 2024

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 Somerset County, PA, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 20 hail reports in Somerset County, PA on 14 days, 1 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2 in, near Jerome, on Wed, Mar 23, 2011.

By decade: 2000s: 4 · 2010s: 15 · 2020s: 1

Tornadoes since 1950

5 tornadoes have touched Somerset County, PA since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

Every one

  • Sat, Jul 18, 2026 · EF2 · 0.72 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Jennerstown
  • Thu, Jul 29, 2021 · EF1 · 0.21 mi long, 65 yd wide · near Bakersville
  • Sun, May 13, 2018 · EF1 · 0.29 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Kantner
  • Sun, May 13, 2018 · EF1 · 0.54 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Gray
  • Wed, Aug 7, 2013 · EF0 · 0.22 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Ralphton

By decade: 2010s: 3 · 2020s: 2

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

Every hail day since January 2021

  • Thu, Sep 3, 2026

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    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.

  • Mon, Aug 10, 2026

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Wed, Jul 8, 2026

    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.

  • Wed, Jul 16, 2025

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Fri, Jul 11, 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: 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)

    Reported in the county
    • 1.25 in (Berlin, PA)
  • Tue, Aug 6, 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.

  • Mon, Jun 17, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Mon, Jul 17, 2023

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Fri, Jul 14, 2023

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sat, Jul 8, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Tue, Jul 12, 2022

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sun, Jul 3, 2022

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Thu, Aug 26, 2021

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    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 5, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Mon, Jun 7, 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.