Hail and tornadoes in Washington County, PA
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Washington County, PA on 44 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 13 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 122 hail reports in Washington County, PA on 53 days, 9 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 3 in, near Claysville, on Sat, Aug 12, 2023.
By decade: 2000s: 34 · 2010s: 33 · 2020s: 55
Tornadoes since 1950
19 tornadoes have touched Washington County, PA since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Strongest
- Sat, May 11, 2024 · EF2 · 5.84 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Bower Hill
- Mon, Aug 1, 2022 · EF2 · 0.59 mi long, 350 yd wide · near Beham
- Thu, Oct 21, 2021 · EF2 · 15.67 mi long, 700 yd wide · near Independence
- Sat, Jun 6, 2026 · EF1 · 1.24 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Marianna
- Sat, Jun 6, 2026 · EF1 · 5.94 mi long, 350 yd wide · near Deemston
Most recent
- Sat, Jun 6, 2026 · EF1 · 5.94 mi long, 350 yd wide · near Deemston
- Sat, Jun 6, 2026 · EF1 · 7.28 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Cokeburg
- Sat, Jun 6, 2026 · EF1 · 1.24 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Marianna
- Wed, May 21, 2025 · EF1 · 13.89 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Mc Connells Mill
- Wed, May 21, 2025 · EF0 · 2.22 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Buffalo
- Fri, May 16, 2025 · EF0 · 0.51 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Gale
- Wed, Jun 26, 2024 · EF1 · 0.48 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Popoffs Corners
- Fri, May 17, 2024 · EF0 · 0.46 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Webster
- Sat, May 11, 2024 · EF2 · 5.84 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Bower Hill
- Sat, Aug 12, 2023 · EF1 · 4.45 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Pleasant Grove
By decade: 2010s: 4 · 2020s: 15
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since January 2021
- Sat, Sep 12, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Sep 3, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 10, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 8, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 17, 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)
Reported in the county- 1 in (2 ENE Marianna, PA)
- Wed, May 13, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 W Finleyville, PA)
- Tue, Apr 14, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Mar 26, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (3 SW Thompsonville, PA)
- Wed, Mar 11, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Mar 7, 2026Reported in the county
- 1 in (Finleyville, PA)
- Fri, Sep 5, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 16, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jun 28, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 27, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 25, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, May 2, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (4 W Taylorstown, PA)
- Sat, Apr 19, 2025Reported in the county
- 1 in (Charleroi, PA)
- Wed, Apr 2, 2025Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 SE California, PA)
- Sat, Sep 21, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 17, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
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.
- Tue, Jun 18, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (N Newell, PA)
- Mon, Jun 17, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, May 25, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, May 5, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 12, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 3 in (2 ESE Claysville, PA)
- 1 in (3 NW Hickory, PA)
- Thu, Jul 13, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Wolfdale, PA)
- 1 in (West Alexander, PA)
- Mon, Jun 26, 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 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (3 SSE McGovern, PA)
- Sun, Nov 27, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (MONESSEN, PA)
- 1.75 in (CALIFORNIA, PA)
- Wed, Sep 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 1, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 23, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 13, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, May 22, 2022
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, Aug 11, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Aug 8, 2021
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: 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.
- Mon, Jun 21, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 18, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 14, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (WASHINGTON, 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.