Hail Swath Map Preview
The Reading, PA hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 27, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 1.25". There are 12 public hail reports, 25 public wind reports, and 0 nearby tornado reports listed for the July 6, 2021 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Reading, PA Hail Map
The July 6, 2021 hail swath map for Reading, PA covers approximately 732 square miles and includes an estimated 637,608 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the 0.50-0.75" hail band, covering 330 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the 0.50-0.75" hail band with 285,280 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 277 sq mi | 243,633 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 330 sq mi | 285,280 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 106 sq mi | 98,327 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 14 sq mi | 6,457 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 5 sq mi | 3,911 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Reading, PA Hail Swath Map
Inside the July 6, 2021 hail swath map area for Reading, PA, HailGeeks estimates 188,056 single-family homes, 92,183 townhomes, and 80,104 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the 0.50-0.75" hail band, with 89,306 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 64,775 | 46,512 | 33,902 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 89,306 | 34,575 | 31,508 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 30,639 | 9,288 | 13,018 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 2,118 | 914 | 1,117 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 1,218 | 894 | 559 |
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Counties Inside the Reading, PA Hail Map
Hail from the July 6, 2021 storm was mapped across 18 counties in the Reading, PA region. Hunterdon County, NJ had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 1.25" with roughly 7,811 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Reading, PA Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 79 cities near Reading, PA. Hershey, PA had the strongest mapped signal at 1.00", with an estimated 2,342 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Reading, PA Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the July 6, 2021 Reading, PA hail map spans 101 ZIP codes. ZIP 18938 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 1.25" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 2,577.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the July 6, 2021 hail map for Reading, PA currently list 12 public hail reports, 25 public wind reports, and 0 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
July 6, 2021 3:39 PM CT |
1.00 in | Hershey | PA | QUARTER-SIZED HAIL IN HERSHEY. |
July 6, 2021 3:40 PM CT |
1.25 in | Hershey | PA | CORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM HERSHEY. HALF-DOLLAR SIZED HAIL REPORTED. |
July 6, 2021 4:00 PM CT |
1.25 in | Hershey | PA | HALF-DOLLAR SIZED HAIL REPORTED. |
July 6, 2021 4:10 PM CT |
1.00 in | Effort | PA | CORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM EFFORT. |
July 6, 2021 4:16 PM CT |
1.00 in | Eagleville | PA | No National Weather Service description provided. |
July 6, 2021 4:38 PM CT |
1.00 in | Green Twp | NJ | VIDEO OF UP TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
July 6, 2021 4:50 PM CT |
1.00 in | Danielsville | PA | No National Weather Service description provided. |
July 6, 2021 4:53 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 ESE Brodheadsville | PA | REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). |
July 6, 2021 4:54 PM CT |
1.00 in | Ardmore | PA | PEA TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL. REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
July 6, 2021 5:00 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 E Phoenixville | PA | REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
July 6, 2021 5:06 PM CT |
1.00 in | Wynnewood | PA | No National Weather Service description provided. |
July 6, 2021 8:31 PM CT |
1.00 in | 3 NW Pennington | NJ | MPING REPORT. |
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
July 6, 2021 3:45 PM CT | 1 NNW Pocono Summit | PA | TREE DOWN ON PROPERTY NEARLY MISSING 2 VEHICLES. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. | |
July 6, 2021 3:48 PM CT | 2 NE Sciota | PA | CORRECTS PREVIOUS NON-TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 2 NE SCIOTA. TREE DOWN IN WIRES. | |
July 6, 2021 3:49 PM CT | 2 S Campbelltown | PA | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN. | |
July 6, 2021 3:55 PM CT | 2 SW Campbelltown | PA | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN OVER ROADS. ONE TREE ON A HOUSE. | |
July 6, 2021 3:57 PM CT | 2 SSE Washington Twp | PA | CORRECTS PREVIOUS REPORT FROM 2 SSE WASHINGTON TWP... DAMAGE WAS FROM THUNDERSTORM. TREE DOWN IN WIRES. | |
July 6, 2021 4:05 PM CT | Effort | PA | SEVERAL SMALL TREES BROUGHT DOWN POWER LINES. | |
July 6, 2021 4:30 PM CT | 1 N Plymouth Twp | PA | LARGE TREE BRANCH DOWN ON JEFFERSON AVENUE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. | |
July 6, 2021 4:31 PM CT | 1 NNE Sciota | PA | TREE DOWN IN WIRES. | |
July 6, 2021 4:41 PM CT | West Vincent Twp | PA | TREE BROUGHT DOWN TRANSFORMER AND WIRES. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. | |
July 6, 2021 4:42 PM CT | Fredon Twp | NJ | A FEW LARGE BRANCHES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. | |
July 6, 2021 4:46 PM CT | 1 N Delaware Water Gap | PA | A FEW DOWN TREES. REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. | |
July 6, 2021 4:53 PM CT | Saylorsburg | PA | TREE DOWN IN WIRES. | |
July 6, 2021 4:58 PM CT | 1 E Pen Argyl | PA | TREE DOWN. REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. T ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. | |
July 6, 2021 5:06 PM CT | 1 NW West Norriton | PA | LARGE TREE DOWN AT THE JEFFERSONVILLE GOLF COURSE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. | |
July 6, 2021 5:19 PM CT | 2 E Brodheadsville | PA | TREE DOWN IN WIRES. | |
July 6, 2021 5:19 PM CT | Laurys Station | PA | TREE DOWN IN WIRES. | |
July 6, 2021 7:26 PM CT | Whitehall Twp | PA | SCATTERED TREE BRANCHES DOWN IN AREA. | |
July 6, 2021 7:39 PM CT | 3 N Mount Laurel | NJ | MPING REPORT OF SMALL TREE LIMBS BROKEN AND/OR POWER POLES DOWNED. | |
July 6, 2021 7:56 PM CT | 2 N Erwinna | PA | MULTIPLE LARGE TREES DOWN ON UHLERSTOWN HILL ROAD... NEAR TINICUM TOWNSHIP IN BUCKS COUNTY. | |
July 6, 2021 7:56 PM CT | Upper Black Eddy | PA | A LARGE TREE FELL AND OTHER BRANCHES AND LIMBS ARE DOWN IN THE AREA FROM WHAT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A DOWNBURST. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. | |
July 6, 2021 10:04 PM CT | 2 E Northeast Philadelp | PA | TRESS SLICED IN HALF... MULTIPLE LARGE AND SMALL BRANCHES DOWN. BRANCHES ARE ALSO DOWN ON DECATUR RD AND PALMER PLAYGROUND. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. | |
July 6, 2021 10:09 PM CT | Tacony | PA | REPORT FROM MPING: TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED; ROOF BLOWN OFF. TIME CORRECT BASED ON RADAR. | |
July 6, 2021 10:14 PM CT | Tacony | PA | MPING REPORT OF TREE DAMAGE. | |
July 6, 2021 7:27 PM CT | 61 mph | Whitehall Twp | PA | No National Weather Service description provided. |
July 6, 2021 7:27 PM CT | 61 mph | North Catasauqua | PA | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM WHITEHALL 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 July 6, 2021 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 July 6, 2021 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Jun 8, 2021 through Jun 30, 2021, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 0.75" to 1.00". In this set, the strongest related map reached 1.00", and the most recent map shown is from Jun 30, 2021.
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Local Hail Review Options Near Reading, PA
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