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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in and near ZIP 16148

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports in and near ZIP 16148 from July 24, 1975 through September 3, 2026, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

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Hail Reports
16
Wind Reports
61
Tornado Reports
5
Max Hail Size
1.75″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  ZIP 16148 · 1975–present Updated  Daily · last Sep 3, 2026

Latest NWS Hail Reports in and near ZIP 16148

16 reports
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1.25″ hail
Apr 9, 2015
5:00 PM EST-5
Hail report for ZIP 16148
Mercer County · 37,927 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Neshannock, PA
0.88″ hail
Apr 9, 2015
4:59 PM EST-5
Hail report for ZIP 16148
Mercer County · 37,927 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Neshannock, PA
0.88″ hail
May 7, 2012
8:17 PM EST-5
Hail report for ZIP 16148
Mercer County · 37,927 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: A trained spotter reported hail 2 inches deep on the ground with maximum size around a nickel.
NWS Hail Report Location: .52 E Hermitage, PA
1.75″ hail
May 7, 2012
7:53 PM EST-5
Hail report for ZIP 16148
Mercer County · 37,927 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: .52 E Hermitage, PA
1.00″ hail
May 7, 2012
7:47 PM EST-5
Hail report for ZIP 16148
Mercer County · 37,927 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: .52 E Hermitage, PA
0.88″ hail
May 7, 2012
7:40 PM EST-5
Hail report for ZIP 16148
Mercer County · 37,927 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: .52 E Hermitage, PA
1.00″ hail
Jun 21, 2011
10:33 PM EST-5
Hail report for ZIP 16148
Mercer County · 37,927 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Hermitage, PA
0.75″ hail
May 23, 2011
8:05 PM EST-5
Hail report for ZIP 16148
Mercer County · 37,927 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: .69 N Sharon, PA
0.88″ hail
Jun 18, 2007
3:21 PM EST-5
Hail report for ZIP 16148
Mercer County · 37,927 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Amateur radio reported nickel size hail in Sharpsville.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Sharpsville, PA
0.88″ hail
Jun 28, 2006
2:39 PM EST
Hail report for ZIP 16148
Mercer County · 37,927 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 E Sharon, PA
0.88″ hail
Jun 28, 2005
3:45 PM EST
Hail report for ZIP 16148
Mercer County · 37,927 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: in Hermitage.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 E Sharon, PA
1.00″ hail
Jul 6, 2003
2:30 PM EST
Hail report for ZIP 16148
Mercer County · 37,927 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 4 E Sharon, PA
0.75″ hail
Apr 11, 1999
3:18 PM EST
Hail report for ZIP 16148
Mercer County · 37,927 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 W Charleston, PA
0.75″ hail
Jun 2, 1998
5:30 PM EST
Hail report for ZIP 16148
Mercer County · 37,927 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Charleston, PA
0.88″ hail
Jun 2, 1998
3:37 PM EST
Hail report for ZIP 16148
Mercer County · 37,927 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Two lines of severe thunderstorms formed ahead of an approaching cold front during the early afternoon and continuing through the late evening hours of June 2nd. These storms produced a total of nine confirmed tornadoes (ranging from F0 to F2) as they swept across southwest Pennsylvania, extreme northern West Virginia and the western panhandle of Maryland. One F1 tornado struck the Mount Washington section of Pittsburgh, producing around $13 million in damage but only minor injuries. This was the first recorded tornado to pass through the Pittsburgh city limits. Although these storms produced millions of dollars of damage as they moved across the region, no deaths occurred and only 51 injuries were reported (mostly in the highly populated Mount Washington area of Pittsburgh).
NWS Hail Report Location: Sharpsville, PA
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Hail Damage Risk for Your Home +

Hail reports describe hail by diameter, often comparing stone size to familiar objects like peas, quarters, golf balls, and softballs. Use this guide as a starting point for possible hail damage to your roof, siding, gutters, vents, windows, and exterior. Actual hail damage depends on hail hardness, density, wind speed, impact angle, roof age, shingle condition, roof pitch, roofing material, installation quality, and prior storm damage.

Pea
0.25″
Low

Usually too small to cause hail damage to most sound asphalt roofs, siding, or gutters.

Mothball
0.50″
Sub-Severe Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but not always harmless. Repeated small hail can scuff surfaces, wear aging shingles, and loosen protective granules over time.

Penny
0.75″
Minor / Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but roof hail damage is still possible on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged shingles. May also mark screens, vents, gutters, and soft metal.

Nickel
0.88″
Minor / Watch

Still below the severe-hail threshold, but large enough to leave visible marks on soft metal and add wear to older or hail-weakened roof shingles.

Quarter
1.00″
Watch

The NWS severe-hail threshold. Quarter-size hail can bruise shingles, dent soft metal, and create roof hail damage worth checking.

Half Dollar
1.25″
Watch

More likely to dent gutters, vents, flashing, and siding. Hail damage risk rises quickly on older roofs or hail-weakened shingles.

Ping Pong / Walnut
1.50″
Likely

Hail damage becomes more likely, including bruised shingles, granule loss, dented siding, and damaged roof vents.

Golf Ball
1.75″
Likely

Often causes roof hail damage, cracked shingles, dented gutters, damaged flashing, and siding impacts. A roof inspection is recommended.

Hen Egg
2.00″
Serious

Can crack or puncture shingles, expose mat, dent siding, and cause widespread hail damage across the roof and exterior.

Tennis Ball
2.50″
Serious

Can cause heavy roof hail damage, punctured siding, broken skylights, damaged vents, and widespread exterior damage.

Baseball
2.75″
Major

Major hail damage is likely, including severe roof impacts, damaged siding, broken windows, and possible major roof repairs.

Tea Cup / Large Apple
3.00″
Major

Can cause heavy hail damage across the roof, siding, gutters, windows, and exterior. Significant repairs are often needed.

Softball
4.00″
Extreme

Destructive hail damage. Can severely damage roofing materials, siding, windows, gutters, vents, vehicles, and exterior surfaces.

Grapefruit
4.50″
Extreme

Catastrophic hail damage risk for roofs, windows, vehicles, siding, gutters, and exterior surfaces.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service hail size references are used for hail-size comparisons and the 1.00″ severe-hail threshold. Damage descriptions are general homeowner guidance, not official NOAA/NWS damage ratings. Sub-severe hail under 1.00″ is below the severe threshold, but that does not mean “no roof damage.” Penny- to nickel-size hail can still contribute to granule loss, cosmetic surface marks, and added wear, especially on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged roofs.

Latest NWS Wind Reports in and near ZIP 16148

61 reports
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UNK mph
Sep 3, 2026
10:10 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 16148
Mercer County · 37,927 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Tree and power lines down across the road in front of Dunkin Donuts. Time estimated via radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: Hermitage, PA
UNK mph
Sep 3, 2026
10:05 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 16148
Mercer County · 37,927 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Tree down blocking Lamor Road. Time estimated from radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 Nne Hermitage, PA
UNK mph
Aug 22, 2026
8:12 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 16148
Mercer County · 37,927 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Poles and wires down. Time estimated via radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 Ene Hermitage, PA
UNK mph
Jul 7, 2025
8:16 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 16148
Mercer County · 37,927 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Report of a tree down blocking one side of Dutch Lane. Time estimated based on radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: Hickory Corners, PA
UNK mph
Jul 7, 2025
8:12 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 16148
Mercer County · 37,927 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Report of tree down along Walnut road that ripped powerlines off house. Time estimated based on radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 E Sharpsville, PA
UNK mph
Jun 27, 2025
7:00 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 16148
Mercer County · 37,927 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Wires down. Time estimated from radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 W Sharpsville, PA
UNK mph
Jun 18, 2025
8:39 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 16148
Mercer County · 37,927 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Tree down across State Street that knocked power lines down.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 ENE Hermitage, PA
UNK mph
Apr 29, 2025
8:40 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 16148
Mercer County · 37,927 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Trees down on Christy and Hann Hill road
NWS Wind Report Location: Hermitage, PA
UNK mph
Mar 31, 2025
4:37 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 16148
Mercer County · 37,927 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Less than 200f roof blown off a house and a tow behind trailer moved 30 feet. Several down trees and large branches as well.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 ESE Hermitage, PA
UNK mph
Mar 31, 2025
4:36 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 16148
Mercer County · 37,927 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Damage to part of a fence... tree branches down... and a destroyed metal shed. Time estimated via radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: Hermitage, PA
UNK mph
Mar 31, 2025
4:35 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 16148
Mercer County · 37,927 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Trees uprooted... house window blown in... and a garage door blown out. Time estimated via radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 ESE Hermitage, PA
UNK mph
Mar 31, 2025
4:35 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 16148
Mercer County · 37,927 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Numerous reports of tree damage on the south side of Hermitage including a tree through a house window and trees into powerlines.
NWS Wind Report Location: Hermitage, PA
UNK mph
Mar 16, 2025
5:14 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 16148
Mercer County · 37,927 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: 911 center reported downed trees and powerlines in the area. Time estimated based on radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: Hermitage, PA
UNK mph
Oct 6, 2024
10:07 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 16148
Mercer County · 37,927 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Tree down on Patricia Drive.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 NW Hermitage, PA
UNK mph
Aug 6, 2024
9:54 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 16148
Mercer County · 37,927 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Tree fell on home along Lamor Road. Picture provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Lamonts Corners, PA
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Wind Damage Risk for Your Home +

Storm reports list thunderstorm wind gusts in mph. The NWS marks storms as severe at 58+ mph, but wind damage to your home depends on roof age, shingle condition, installation, exposure, nearby trees, and prior hail or wind damage.

Below Severe
Under 58 mph
Minor

Usually little damage to a sound roof, but loose shingles, flashing, or debris may shift.

Severe
58–74 mph
Watch

Can loosen shingles, lift flashing, break limbs, and damage gutters, siding, fences, or trim.

Damaging
75–90 mph
Serious

Can peel shingles, damage vents, tear siding, rip gutters, and expose weak roof areas.

Extreme
90+ mph
Major

Can cause major roof covering loss, tree damage, broken windows, and structural damage.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service storm reports. Gusts may be measured or estimated; actual wind damage varies by roof condition, exposure, and prior hail or wind damage.

Latest NWS Tornado Reports in and near ZIP 16148

5 reports
UNK category
Aug 6, 2024
9:30 PM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 16148
Mercer County · 37,927 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: EF-U landspout tornado was documented in photos. Damage is unknown at this time... pending further information. Location was approximated from photographic perspective.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 N New Virginia, PA
EF0 category
May 31, 2015
3:00 PM EST-5
Tornado report for ZIP 16148
Mercer County · 37,927 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A brief EF-0 tornado was confirmed, with maximum wind speeds of 80mph, after a survey of damage and review of available radar data and security camera footage. The most significant damage occurred near where the tornado began, at the Sheetz gas station at the corner of Route 18 and 518. At this location, part of a station canopy was removed and dispersed downwind to the north. Numerous panels of a wood fence were blown from north to south and the wind was observed on camera footage to lift the rear of a pickup truck, rotating it over 90 degrees before depositing it on it's side. Nearby, many large trees and branches were snapped, with one tree uprooted and blown toward the northwest. One home experienced loss of shingles over a large portion of it's roof. ||The damage path continued northeastward and consisted primarily of snapped and uprooted trees. Damage became much sparser with time, and seemed to end just north of Sample Road. The path length was just over a mile long and max width was 250 yards.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1.04 E Wheatland, PA
F2 category
Nov 10, 2002
7:54 PM EST
Tornado report for ZIP 16148
Mercer County · 37,927 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: Starting about 7:54 PM, an F2 tornado touched down near Trout Island Road, east of Sharpsville. The tornado traveled northeast at 50 mph, crossed Route 18, then ripped into Clark. It crossed Shenango River Lake and tracked to New Hamburg, where it dissipated 8:02 PM. The tornado path was 7 miles long, about 500 yards wide at its maximum, in the town of Clark. Maximum winds estimated 155 mph. Majority of damage and all injuries occurred in Clark. Fifteen homes completely destroyed, 13 major damage, 29 had minor damage. One business destroyed; 1 suffered major damage. A large number of trees were snapped or toppled. Large truck was overturned. One van was thrown across Route 258. Several other vehicles were moved by the tornado or suffered considerable damage. Strongest tornado in Mercer county since May 31,1985.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Sharpsville, PA
F0 category
Apr 28, 2002
1:35 PM EST
Tornado report for ZIP 16148
Mercer County · 37,927 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 E Sharon, PA
F5 category
May 31, 1985
5:14 PM CST
Tornado report for ZIP 16148
Mercer County · 37,927 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Not provided, PA
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Tornado Damage Risk for Your Home +

After a tornado, the National Weather Service assigns an EF rating from EF0 to EF5 based on surveyed damage. The rating estimates wind speed from what the tornado damaged, so actual damage can vary by construction quality, roof age, garage doors, windows, trees, debris, and how close the home was to the tornado path.

EF0
65–85 mph
Light

Can peel shingles, damage gutters or siding, break tree limbs, and toss loose outdoor items.

EF1
86–110 mph
Moderate

Can strip roof covering, damage exterior doors, break windows, snap trees, and cause heavier siding or gutter damage.

EF2
111–135 mph
Serious

Can tear off large sections of roofing, break or uproot trees, destroy weaker structures, and cause major exterior damage.

EF3–EF5
136+ mph
Severe

Can remove roofs and walls, destroy large portions of homes, toss vehicles, and cause severe to total destruction near the path.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. EF ratings are assigned after a post-storm damage survey and are based on observed damage, not a direct measurement at every home.

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U.S. Census Data · ZIP Code

ZIP 16148 area census snapshot

People & households
Population16,563
Households7,798
Housing units8,182
Income
Median household income$72,680
$100k+ households43.4%
$150k+ households21.0%
Housing stock
Single-family detached5,917
Attached single-family407
Small multifamily753
Large multifamily813
Mobile homes292
Housing mix
Single-family share72.3%
Attached-home share5.0%
Multifamily share19.1%
Mobile-home share3.6%
Ownership & occupancy
Owner-occupied5,742
Renter-occupied2,056
Vacant units384
Home value & age
Median home value$186,000
Owner homes $300k+19.2%
Owner homes $500k+5.4%
Owner homes $750k+1.4%
Median year built1971
Older-home share63.2%
Vehicle context
Households with cars7,233
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Frequently asked questions

for homeowners, buyers & sellers
How many hail, wind, and tornado reports does ZIP 16148 have on record?

Our records show 16 hail, 61 wind, and 5 tornado reports in and near ZIP 16148, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on September 3, 2026.

What is the largest hail ever reported in ZIP 16148?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records in and near ZIP 16148 is 1.75″. It was reported near .52 E Hermitage, PA on May 7, 2012.

A storm report showed up near my home in ZIP 16148 — does that mean my roof is damaged?

Not necessarily. A storm report only means hail, wind, or a tornado was observed nearby; it does not confirm damage at any specific address, and conditions change from block to block. Check an address-level hail report first, and if it looks significant, find a local pro that serves ZIP 16148 and ask about a Remote Hail Inspection before anyone climbs on the roof.

I am buying a home in ZIP 16148 — why should I look at its storm history?

Recent hail or wind can leave a roof or exterior with damage that is easy to miss during a walkthrough, and a recent roof replacement is sometimes an insurance job after a storm. Reviewing the storm history for a ZIP 16148 address before closing helps you ask informed questions about roof age, past repairs, and any prior claims.

I am selling a home in ZIP 16148 — how does this help me?

Knowing the storm history for your address lets you answer buyer questions with confidence, document repairs you have already made, and decide whether a pre-listing roof check is worthwhile. A clear hail history removes a common sticking point during negotiations.

How do I check hail history for a specific ZIP 16148 address?

Use the address search to pull a free address-level hail report for any property in ZIP 16148 — no phone number or email required. It shows recent hail activity for that address so you know whether a closer roof or exterior review makes sense.

Where does this storm report data come from, and what are its limits?

Storm reports on this page are public reports from storm events in and around ZIP 16148, sourced from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. They show where hail, wind, or tornado activity was reported in ZIP 16148, but they do not confirm damage at any specific property. Report locations, sizes, and times may be approximate and can vary from what an individual home experienced. For property-specific hail history, use an address-level hail report or contact a participating local professional for a remote hail inspection. Pros inclusion is not an endorsement, and contacting a professional does not confirm damage at any property.

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