Hail Map in Pennsylvania on May 20, 2022

The weather event in Pennsylvania on May 20, 2022 includes Hail, Wind, and Tornado maps. 18 states and 528 cities were impacted and suffered possible damage. The total estimated number of properties impacted is 152,569.
Hail map in Pennsylvania on May 20, 2022
Hail
Wind
Tornado

152,569

Estimated number of impacted properties by a 1.00" hail or larger

27,320

Estimated number of impacted properties by a 1.75" hail or larger

0

Estimated number of impacted properties by a 2.50" hail or larger

Storm reports in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

DateDescription
05/20/20223:18 PM CDTTrees down.
05/20/20222:58 PM CDTSocial media photo showing a tree down into wires on bells mills road. Road is blocked. Time estimated from radar.
05/20/20222:53 PM CDTA local report indicates 1.00 inch wind near WOODLYN
05/20/20222:20 PM CDTA local report indicates 1.00 inch wind near 1 SSE POINT BREEZE
05/20/20222:16 PM CDTHail around 1 inch diameter near dickinson square park in south philly.
05/20/20222:15 PM CDTHail up to half dollar size in south philly. Time estimated from radar.
05/20/20222:03 PM CDTNumerous trees down in pictures via social media. Time estimated via radar.
05/20/20222:00 PM CDTA local report indicates 1.00 inch wind near UPPER DARBY
05/20/20222:00 PM CDTA local report indicates 1.50 inch wind near FOLSOM
05/20/20222:00 PM CDTA large tree limb estimated to be over 8 inches in diameter took down power lines along the southbound side of allentown road near green hill road and rising sun road.
05/20/20221:57 PM CDTA local report indicates 1.00 inch wind near ASTON TWP.
05/20/20221:57 PM CDTTrees down on link road in fleetwood from a possible microburst. Ping pong ball sized hail also reported. Time estimated from radar.
05/20/20221:57 PM CDTHail slightly less than golf ball sized. Wind damage also reported. Time estimated from radar.
05/20/20221:55 PM CDTMesonet station ew7427 moosic.
05/20/20221:54 PM CDTA local report indicates 1.25 inch wind near SWARTHMORE
05/20/20221:50 PM CDTReport from mping: quarter
05/20/20221:45 PM CDTTrees down on wires in lititz borough.
05/20/20221:33 PM CDTA local report indicates 1.00 inch wind near BOYERTOWN
05/20/20221:33 PM CDTEstimated 55 mph wind gust reported as well.
05/20/20221:19 PM CDTTrees down on wires on walnut street... City of york.
05/20/20221:19 PM CDTTrees down on wires near parkway blvd... City of york.
05/20/20221:16 PM CDTTress down on wires near route 422 west of annville.
05/20/20221:11 PM CDTTrees and wires down along gravel hill road.
05/20/20221:06 PM CDTHail knocked down branches and leaves from trees. Time estimated from radar.
05/20/20221:00 PM CDTSeveral large tree branches down. Time estimated from radar.
05/20/202212:46 PM CDTQuarter size hail near reinholds.
05/20/202212:35 PM CDTTrees down on wires near blue ball.
05/20/202211:00 AM CDTTrees down on wires along rose haven road.
05/20/202210:10 AM CDTFour large pine trees down across turkeyfoot road.
05/20/20229:48 AM CDTTrees down on wires.
05/20/20226:41 AM CDT At 1141 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Frostburg to near Terra Alta, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. This could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. Roadways may become blocked by downed trees. Localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include... Frostburg, Franklin, Luke, Deep Creek Lake State Park, Merrill, Big Run State Park, New Germany, McComas Beach and Swallow Falls State Park.
05/20/20225:56 AM CDT At 1055 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Jerome to near Central City to Berlin to Meyersdale, moving northeast at 60 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Altoona, Somerset, Hollidaysburg, Windber, Bedford, Breezewood, Roaring Spring, Berlin, New Enterprise, Martinsburg, Lakemont and Everett.This includes the following Interstates... Interstate 70 near mile marker 147. The Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 111 and 161...andfrom mile markers 164 to 173. Interstate 99 from mile markers 0 to 32.
05/19/202210:10 PM CDT At 310 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Laureldale to near Terre Hill to near Gap, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible. Locations impacted include... Reading, Pottstown, Phoenixville, Coatesville, Wyomissing, Downingtown, Birdsboro, Collegeville, Royersford, Sinking Spring, Laureldale, Trappe, East Greenville, Honey Brook, Schwenksville, Elverson, Bally, Bechtelsville, Green Lane and New Morgan.This includes the following highways... Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 296 and 321. Northeast Extension between mile markers 35 and 51. Interstate 176 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 1 and 11.
05/19/202210:05 PM CDT At 304 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Souderton, or 18 miles south of Allentown, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible. Locations impacted include... Quakertown, Perkasie, Doylestown, Byram, Souderton, Bedminster, Flemington, Chalfont, Tinicum, Hatfield, New Hope, Dublin, Hopewell, Frenchtown, Stockton, Fricks, Lumberville, Ottsville, Sergeantsville and Pipersville.This includes Northeast Extension between mile markers 31 and 41.
05/19/202210:00 PM CDT At 300 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Swarthmore, or 11 miles west of Gloucester City, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible. Locations impacted include... Philadelphia, Camden, Gloucester City, Cherry Hill, Chester, Deptford, Voorhees, West Deptford, Lindenwold, Bellmawr, Yeadon, Woodbury, Palmyra, Folcroft, Swarthmore, Paulsboro, Magnolia, Westville, Woodbury Heights and National Park.This includes the following highways... New Jersey Turnpike near exit 3. Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 3 and 29. Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 342 and 351. Interstate 76 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 3. Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 11 and 36. Interstate 676 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 1. Interstate 676 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 4. Interstate 476 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 6.
05/19/20229:53 PM CDT At 253 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Laureldale, or near Reading, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible. Locations impacted include... Reading, Pottstown, Wyomissing, Kutztown, Fleetwood, Laureldale, Topton, Bally, Bechtelsville, Lyons, Ancient Oaks, Gilbertsville, Stowe, Shillington, West Reading, Boyertown, Mount Penn, Kenhorst, Alburtis and St. Lawrence.This includes Interstate 176 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 10and 11.
05/19/20229:52 PM CDT At 251 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Dunmore, or over Scranton, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Scranton, Dunmore, Carbondale, Archbald, Blakely, Taylor, Dickson City, Moosic, Olyphant and Clarks Summit.
05/19/20229:33 PM CDT At 232 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Salunga-Landisville, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. This severe thunderstorm will be near... Lititz and Rothsville around 240 PM EDT. Ephrata, Akron and New Holland around 250 PM EDT. Terre Hill, Adamstown and Churchtown around 300 PM EDT.Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm includeSmoketown, Washington Boro, Bowmansville, Penryn and Fivepointville.This includes The Pennsylvania Turnpike from mile markers 265 to 295.
05/19/20229:30 PM CDT At 230 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Fredericksburg to Myerstown to Timber Hills, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible. Locations impacted include... Reading, Wyomissing, Kutztown, Hamburg, Fleetwood, Sinking Spring, Laureldale, Womelsdorf, Wernersville, Robesonia, Leesport, Shoemakersville, Bernville, Lyons, Strausstown, Lenhartsville, Spring Ridge, Fairview Hgts, Shillington and West Reading.This includes the following highways... Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 10 and 42. Interstate 176 in Pennsylvania near mile marker 11.
05/19/20229:22 PM CDT At 222 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Birdsboro, or 10 miles east of Reading, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible. Locations impacted include... Pottstown, Emmaus, Souderton, Birdsboro, Hatfield, East Greenville, Schwenksville, Bally, Bechtelsville, Green Lane, Zionsville, Spring Mount, Geryville, Gilbertsville, Cedarville, Stowe, Telford, Sellersville, Boyertown and Pennsburg.This includes Northeast Extension between mile markers 32 and 51.
05/19/20229:11 PM CDT At 211 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Palmyra, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe thunderstorm will be near... Cornwall, Cleona and Pleasant Hill around 220 PM EDT. Lebanon, Avon and Sand Hill around 230 PM EDT. Myerstown, Richland and Newmanstown around 240 PM EDT.Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Ono,Avon Heights, Hershey Park, Penn State College Of Medicine andJonestown.This includes the following Interstates... Interstate 78 from mile markers 0 to 8. Interstate 81 from mile markers 78 to 91.
05/19/20228:58 PM CDT At 157 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lake Meade, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe thunderstorm will be near... York Airport around 200 PM EDT. Weigelstown, Dover and Shiloh around 210 PM EDT. York, Manchester and Mount Wolf around 220 PM EDT. Elizabethtown, Maytown and Rheems around 230 PM EDT. Mount Joy, Manheim and Columbia around 240 PM EDT.Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include YorkHaven, Washington Boro, Lewisberry, Franklintown and Goldsboro.This includes the following Interstates... The Pennsylvania Turnpike from mile markers 265 to 267. Interstate 83 from mile markers 18 to 34.
05/19/20228:45 PM CDT At 145 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Denver to near Adamstown to Churchtown, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible. Locations impacted include... Reading, Pottstown, Wyomissing, Birdsboro, Sinking Spring, Laureldale, Wernersville, Robesonia, Honey Brook, Elverson, Bechtelsville, New Morgan, Spring Ridge, Pughtown, Glenmoore, Gilbertsville, Cedarville, Stowe, Shillington and West Reading.This includes the following highways... Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 296 and 307. Interstate 176 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 1 and 11.
05/19/20228:41 PM CDT At 141 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Enola, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe thunderstorm will be near... Colonial Park, Linglestown and Paxtonia around 150 PM EDT. Hershey, Penn National Race Course and Skyline View around 200 PM EDT. Lickdale and Fredericksburg around 210 PM EDT.Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Ono,Dauphin, City Island, Harrisburg Area Community College andJonestown.This includes the following Interstates... The Pennsylvania Turnpike from mile markers 235 to 237. Interstate 78 from mile markers 0 to 8. Interstate 81 from mile markers 56 to 96. Interstate 83 from mile markers 40 to 50.
05/19/20228:18 PM CDT At 118 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cashtown, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe thunderstorm will be near... Cashtown and Orrtanna around 120 PM EDT. Aspers, Pine Grove Furnace and Mount Holly Springs around 130 PM EDT. Dillsburg, Lake Meade and Siddonsburg around 140 PM EDT. Valley Green, Manchester and Mount Wolf around 150 PM EDT.Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm includeArendtsville, York Haven, Franklintown, York Springs and Gardners.This includes the following Interstates... The Pennsylvania Turnpike from mile markers 236 to 245. Interstate 81 from mile markers 19 to 20. Interstate 83 from mile markers 25 to 40.
05/19/20228:14 PM CDT At 113 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Salunga-Landisville, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe thunderstorm will be near... Lititz around 120 PM EDT. Akron, Rothsville and Brickerville around 130 PM EDT. Ephrata, New Holland and Reamstown around 140 PM EDT. Adamstown and Terre Hill around 150 PM EDT.Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm includeGoodville, Schoeneck, Bowmansville, Penryn and Fivepointville.This includes The Pennsylvania Turnpike from mile markers 271 to 295.

Cities Impacted by Hail Map on May 20, 2022

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