Hail Swath Map Preview
The Pittsburgh, PA hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 27, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 2.00". There are 0 public hail reports, 23 public wind reports, and 14 nearby tornado reports listed for the July 29, 2021 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Pittsburgh, PA Hail Map
The July 29, 2021 hail swath map for Pittsburgh, PA covers approximately 222 square miles and includes an estimated 32,360 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the < 0.50" hail band, covering 95 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the 0.50-0.75" hail band with 16,078 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 95 sq mi | 9,737 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 68 sq mi | 16,078 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 20 sq mi | 5,152 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 13 sq mi | 353 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 12 sq mi | 625 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 7 sq mi | 201 |
| 1.75-2.00" | 5 sq mi | 165 |
| 2.00-2.25" | 2 sq mi | 49 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Pittsburgh, PA Hail Swath Map
Inside the July 29, 2021 hail swath map area for Pittsburgh, PA, HailGeeks estimates 15,566 single-family homes, 844 townhomes, and 5,310 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the 0.50-0.75" hail band, with 7,242 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 4,737 | 252 | 1,367 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 7,242 | 534 | 3,033 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 2,636 | 58 | 850 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 203 | 0 | 15 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 451 | 0 | 35 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 137 | 0 | 5 |
| 1.75-2.00" | 122 | 0 | 4 |
| 2.00-2.25" | 38 | 0 | 1 |
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Counties Inside the Pittsburgh, PA Hail Map
Hail from the July 29, 2021 storm was mapped across 8 counties in the Pittsburgh, PA region. Ohio County, WV had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 2.00" with roughly 8,876 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Pittsburgh, PA Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 10 cities near Pittsburgh, PA. Triadelphia, WV had the strongest mapped signal at 1.00", with an estimated 322 single-family homes exposed.
City cards show where the July 29, 2021 Pittsburgh, PA hail activity was mapped, but your ZIP can show a closer local signal. Get a free Hail Report by ZIP, and if the signal looks meaningful, ask a local pro about a Remote Hail Inspection to see whether an on-site roof or exterior review may be worth scheduling.
ZIP Codes Inside the Pittsburgh, PA Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the July 29, 2021 Pittsburgh, PA hail map spans 18 ZIP codes. ZIP 26003 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 2.00" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 8,598.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the July 29, 2021 hail map for Pittsburgh, PA currently list 0 public hail reports, 23 public wind reports, and 14 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No public hail reports are available for this event. | ||||
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
July 29, 2021 12:06 PM CT | 2 SSW Barkeyville | PA | NUMEROUS TREES UPROOTED CLOSING BARKEYVILLE RD. CORRECTED FOR ROAD NAME. | |
July 29, 2021 1:05 PM CT | 2 SSE Acme | PA | MUTLIPLE TREES DOWN AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN SALTLICK TWP | |
July 29, 2021 1:06 PM CT | 2 WSW Donegal | PA | REPORT FROM MPING: HOMES/BUILDINGS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. | |
July 29, 2021 1:08 PM CT | 3 WSW Donegal | PA | REPORT FROM MPING: TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED; ROOF BLOWN OFF. | |
July 29, 2021 1:08 PM CT | 2 WSW Donegal | PA | REPORT FROM MPING: TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED; ROOF BLOWN OFF. | |
July 29, 2021 1:08 PM CT | 1 N Champion | PA | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN | |
July 29, 2021 1:22 PM CT | 3 ESE Seven Springs | PA | WIDESPREAD TREES DOWN IN LAUREL HILL STATE PARK. | |
July 29, 2021 3:55 PM CT | Harrisville | OH | A FEW TREES DOWN. | |
July 29, 2021 4:04 PM CT | 2 E Eckley | OH | 20X30FT SHED DESTROYED AND CHIMNEY BLOWN OFF HOUSE NEAR 3100 CHANNEL ROAD. | |
July 29, 2021 4:05 PM CT | 2 WSW Mechanicstown | OH | REPORT OF TREES DOWN AND A NEIGHBOR'S MACHINERY SHED DESTROYED IN WASHINGTOWN TOWNSHIP. | |
July 29, 2021 4:06 PM CT | 2 WSW Mechanicstown | OH | TREES AND UTILITY POLES DOWN ALONG STATE ROUTE 39 | |
July 29, 2021 4:17 PM CT | 2 SW Ideal | PA | BARN ROOF BLOWN OFF STRUCTURE; TIME ESTIMATE BASED ON RADAR | |
July 29, 2021 4:28 PM CT | Lombardy Heights | OH | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON KIRKWOOD HEIGHTS RD. | |
July 29, 2021 4:30 PM CT | 1 N Dilltown | PA | UTILITY LINES DOWN ALONG DILLTOWN HEIGHTS ROAD IN BUFFINGTON TOWNSHIP | |
July 29, 2021 4:30 PM CT | 1 NE Greggsville | WV | A FEW TREES DOWN. | |
July 29, 2021 4:33 PM CT | Triadelphia | WV | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN. | |
July 29, 2021 4:40 PM CT | 2 ENE Lake Lodge | OH | WIDESPREAD DAMAGE WITH UTILITY LINES AND TREES DOWN BEING REPORTED ACROSS JEFFERSON COUNTY... OH. | |
July 29, 2021 4:50 PM CT | Wintersville | OH | REPORT OF NUMEROUS TREES DOWN... WINDOWS BROKEN... COLLAPSED ROOF AND HOME ON BANTAM RIDGE IN WINTERSVILLE. | |
July 29, 2021 4:59 PM CT | 1 E Crabapple | PA | REPORT OF MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ALONG CRABAPPLE ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. | |
July 29, 2021 5:00 PM CT | 2 N Durbin | PA | NUMEROUS TREES REPORTED DOWN IN RICHHILL TWP. ALONG DAY ROAD. | |
July 29, 2021 5:23 PM CT | Waynesburg | PA | NUMEROUS TREES REPORTED DOWN ALONG CRABAPPLE DRIVE ON THE NORTH END OF WAYNESBURG. | |
July 29, 2021 6:36 PM CT | Waynesburg | PA | NUMEROUS TREES REPORTED DOWN ALONG CRABAPPLE DRIVE ON THE NORTH END OF WAYNESBURG. TIME UPDATED BASED ON RADAR IMAGERY. | |
July 29, 2021 7:51 PM CT | Westover | WV | REPORT OF NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES IN WESTOVER. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
July 29, 2021 1:08 PM CT | UNK | 2 NNE White | PA | DAMAGE EXTENDING DOWN KESSLER SCHOOL ROAD NEAR KESSLER EXTENSION... IN SALT LICK TOWNSHIP IN FAYETTE COUNTY. PA. SINGLE STORY SHED OVERTURNED POWERLINES DOWN... BARN ROOF COMPLETELY TORN OFF... SINGLE STORY GARAGE LEVELED WITH ROOF ROTATED AND MOVED TO NEIGHBORS PROPERTY... MULTIPLE TREES TWISTED AND UPROOTED FACING MULTIPLE DIRECTIONS. AN OFFICIAL NWS SURVEY WILL BE CONDUCTED TOMORROW... FRIDAY JULY 29TH. |
July 29, 2021 1:27 PM CT | UNK | 3 ESE Seven Springs | PA | A TORNADO DEVELOPED WITHIN LAUREL HILL STATE PARK DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF THURSDAY... JULY 29... 2021. THE TORNADO BEGAN JUST NORTH OF LAUREL HILL PARK DRIVE AND CONTINUED ON A SOUTHEAST TRACK THROUGH A PORTION OF THE PARK CONTAINING SEVERAL CONSERVATION BUILDINGS. NUMEROUS TREES WERE UPROOTED IN VARIOUS DIRECTIONS WHILE A FEW WERE ALSO SNAPPED... RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO SOME OF THE CONSERVATION BUILDINGS. ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WINDS REACHED 102 MPH. THE TORNADO LASTED THREE MINUTES WITH A PATH LENGTH OF 0.2 MILES AND A PATH WIDTH OF 65 YARDS. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AT 40.0099/-79.2367 AND LIFTED AT 40.0079/-79.2338. |
July 29, 2021 3:50 PM CT | UNK | 1 WNW New Athens | OH | NWS SURVEY TEAM DETECTED EF1 TORNADO DAMAGE ALONG WEBB ROAD IN NEW ATHENS... OH WHERE SOFTWOOD TREES WERE UPROOTED AND SNAPPED. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
July 29, 2021 3:55 PM CT | UNK | New Athens | OH | TORNADO SPOTTED HEADING FROM NEW ATHENS TOWARD HARRISVILLE. REPORT OF A HOUSE OUT IN THE ROAD IN NEW ATHENS. |
July 29, 2021 3:55 PM CT | UNK | New Athens | OH | NWS SURVEY TEAM OBSERVED EF2 TORNADO DAMAGE IN THE TOWN OF NEW ATHENS... OH... WHERE DAMAGE TO RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES WAS OBSERVED. HARDWOOD TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. TIME BASED ON RADAR. |
July 29, 2021 3:57 PM CT | UNK | New Athens | OH | NWS SURVEY TEAM DETECTED EF1 TORNADO DAMAGE EAST OF NEW ATHENS... OH WHERE ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION LINES WERE SNAPPED... HARDWOOD TREES UPROOTED AND SNAPPED... AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO FARM OUTBUILDINGS OCCURRED. TIME BASED ON RADAR. |
July 29, 2021 4:02 PM CT | UNK | 2 E Eckley | OH | NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM DETECTED EFO TORNADO DAMAGE ALONG CHANNEL RD NE WHERE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO FARM OUTBUILDINGS AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OCCURED. TIME ESTIMATE BASED ON RADAR. |
July 29, 2021 4:09 PM CT | UNK | 1 S Scroggsfield | OH | NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM DETECTED EF0 TORNADO DAMAGE ALONG PARMA RD SE... WHERE 1-3 INCH DIAMETER HARDWOOD TREE BRANCHES WERE BROKEN. |
July 29, 2021 4:15 PM CT | UNK | 2 NW Bergholz | OH | NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM DETECTED EF0 TORNADO DAMAGE ALONG TR 263 WHERE HARDWOOD TREES WERE UPROOTED. TIME BASED ON RADAR. |
July 29, 2021 4:20 PM CT | UNK | Bergholz | OH | NWS SURVEY TEAM IDENTIFIED EF1 TORNADO DAMAGE ALONG TR 276 WHERE MULTIPLE HARDWOOD TREES WERE LEVELED NORTH OF BERKHOLZ CEMETERY AND WEST OF THE TOWN OF BERKHOLZ. |
July 29, 2021 4:20 PM CT | UNK | 2 WSW Ideal | PA | NWS SURVEY TEAM OBSERVED EF0 TORNADO DAMAGE NEAR GEESEY ROAD... WHERE CORN FIELDS WERE DISRUPTED AND FARM OUTBUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED. TIME ESTIMATE BASED ON RADAR. |
July 29, 2021 4:50 PM CT | UNK | Wintersville | OH | NWS STORM SURVEY DETECTED EF1 DAMAGE SW OF WINTERSVILLE... OH... WHERE BOTH HARDWOOD AND SOFTWOOD TREES WERE SNAPPED... AND DAMAGE TO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY AND FARM OUTBUILDINGS OCCURRED. TIME BASED ON RADAR. |
July 29, 2021 4:59 PM CT | UNK | New Alexandria | OH | TORNADO REPORTED SEEN ON THE GROUND IN NEW ALEXANDRIA PARTIALLY WRAPPED IN RAIN BANDS. |
July 29, 2021 5:01 PM CT | UNK | 2 ESE Majorsville | PA | CONFIRMED EF1 TORNADO |
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the July 29, 2021 Pittsburgh, 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 Pittsburgh, PA Region
We found 6 more hail maps with reports from the same Pittsburgh, PA region as the July 29, 2021 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Jun 29, 2021 through Jul 28, 2021, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 0.75" to 1.25". In this set, the strongest related map reached 1.25", and the most recent map shown is from Jul 28, 2021.
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Local Hail Review Options Near Pittsburgh, PA
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