Hail Swath Map Preview
The Reading, PA hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 30, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 1.50". There are 2 public hail reports, 26 public wind reports, and 0 nearby tornado reports listed for the August 7, 2026 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Reading, PA Hail Map
The August 7, 2026 hail swath map for Reading, PA covers approximately 703 square miles and includes an estimated 222,662 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the < 0.50" hail band, covering 334 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the < 0.50" hail band with 105,126 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 334 sq mi | 105,126 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 283 sq mi | 88,086 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 61 sq mi | 20,360 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 18 sq mi | 8,604 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 4 sq mi | 282 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 3 sq mi | 204 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Reading, PA Hail Swath Map
Inside the August 7, 2026 hail swath map area for Reading, PA, HailGeeks estimates 78,679 single-family homes, 19,911 townhomes, and 21,005 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the < 0.50" hail band, with 37,626 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 37,626 | 8,452 | 10,036 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 31,047 | 7,812 | 7,873 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 6,901 | 2,429 | 1,541 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 2,857 | 1,217 | 1,550 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 161 | 1 | 5 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 87 | 0 | 0 |
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Counties Inside the Reading, PA Hail Map
Hail from the August 7, 2026 storm was mapped across 22 counties in the Reading, PA region. Schuylkill County, PA had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 1.50" with roughly 1,357 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Reading, PA Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 48 cities near Reading, PA. Summit Station, PA had the strongest mapped signal at 1.50", with an estimated 98 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Reading, PA Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the August 7, 2026 Reading, PA hail map spans 83 ZIP codes. ZIP 17972 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 1.50" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 883.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the August 7, 2026 hail map for Reading, PA currently list 2 public hail reports, 26 public wind reports, and 0 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
August 7, 2026 1:55 PM CT |
0.50 in | 1 Sse Summit Station | PA | No National Weather Service description provided. |
August 7, 2026 3:38 PM CT |
0.50 in | 2 E Mansfield Twp | NJ | Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.). |
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
August 7, 2026 1:45 PM CT | 1 E East Side | PA | Trees and wires down in East Side Borough. Time estimated by radar. | |
August 7, 2026 1:54 PM CT | 2 Ssw Akron | PA | Wires down in the vicinity of Oregon Pike and Newport Road. | |
August 7, 2026 1:56 PM CT | 1 W Pottsville | PA | Road closed due to trees over roadway. | |
August 7, 2026 2:00 PM CT | 4 Ene Jim Thorpe | PA | Trees down on road in Penn Forrest Twp. Time estimated by radar. | |
August 7, 2026 2:04 PM CT | 2 N Lancaster | PA | Tree and wire damage on Haskell Drive in Lancaster. | |
August 7, 2026 2:15 PM CT | Upper Mount Bethel Twp | PA | Trees and wires down in Upper Mount Bethel Twp. Time estimated by radar. | |
August 7, 2026 2:18 PM CT | Arlington Heights | PA | Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from Arlington Heights. A few trees down. Time estimated from radar. | |
August 7, 2026 2:20 PM CT | 1 Sw Red Lion | PA | Multiple instances of tree and wire damage on the south end of Red Lion. | |
August 7, 2026 2:23 PM CT | 1 E New Ringgold | PA | Portions of PA 895 along Summer Valley Road are closed due to trees down over the roadway. | |
August 7, 2026 2:25 PM CT | Hamburg | PA | Tree down blocking the road at the intersection of Williams Street and Port Clinton Ave. Time estimated from radar. | |
August 7, 2026 2:29 PM CT | 2 Nw Bernville | PA | Tree down. Time estimated from radar. | |
August 7, 2026 2:44 PM CT | Windsor Twp. | PA | Tree down. Time estimated from radar. | |
August 7, 2026 2:50 PM CT | Washington Twp | PA | Trees down in Washington Twp. Time estimated by radar. | |
August 7, 2026 2:55 PM CT | 3 Sw West Catasauqua | PA | Trees down in South Whitehall Twp. Time estimated by radar. | |
August 7, 2026 2:55 PM CT | North Whitehall Twp | PA | Trees down in North Whitehall Twp. Time estimated by radar. | |
August 7, 2026 3:00 PM CT | Lehigh Twp | PA | Trees and wires down in Lehigh Twp. Time estimated by radar. | |
August 7, 2026 3:03 PM CT | Allentown | PA | Trees down in the city of Allentown. Time estimated by radar. | |
August 7, 2026 3:30 PM CT | 2 Nne Pleasant Furnace | MD | Trees down on southbound US-1 Bel Air Bypass near MD-147 Harford Road/Belair Road. | |
August 7, 2026 3:35 PM CT | Aberdeen | MD | Tree down near the intersection of MD-132 and MD-462. | |
August 7, 2026 3:35 PM CT | Bloomsbury | NJ | Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from Bloomsbury. Trees down across the county. Tree down on car in Bloomsbury. Time estimated by radar. | |
August 7, 2026 3:35 PM CT | Liberty Twp | NJ | Trees and wires down in Liberty Twp. Time estimated by radar. | |
August 7, 2026 3:42 PM CT | 1 Ene Asbury | NJ | Trees down in Franklin Twp. Time estimated by radar. | |
August 7, 2026 3:42 PM CT | Franklin Twp | NJ | Trees and wires down in Franklin Twp. Time estimated by radar. | |
August 7, 2026 4:19 PM CT | 58 mph | Levittown | PA | Measured wind gust by a trained spotter on a hand anemometer. |
August 7, 2026 4:29 PM CT | 43 mph | 1 Ne Midvale | DE | ASOS station KILG Wilmington. |
August 7, 2026 4:55 PM CT | 45 mph | 1 W Logan Twp. | NJ | Mesonet station NJ65 Logan Twp. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No public tornado reports are available for this event. | ||||
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the August 7, 2026 Reading, PA storm event. When available, each report may include the time, size or magnitude, city, state, and a short description.
Related Hail Maps in the Reading, PA Region
We found 6 more hail maps with reports from the same Reading, PA region as the August 7, 2026 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Jul 11, 2026 through Jul 28, 2026, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 0.75" to 2.00". In this set, the strongest related map reached 2.00", and the most recent map shown is from Jul 28, 2026.
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Local Hail Review Options Near Reading, PA
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