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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in and near ZIP 19116

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports in and near ZIP 19116 from August 13, 1990 through June 14, 2024, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

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Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  ZIP 19116 · 1990–present Updated  Daily · last Jun 14, 2024

Latest NWS Hail Reports in and near ZIP 19116

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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 19116

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UNK mph
Jun 14, 2024
9:47 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 19116
Philadelphia County · 61,968 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Picture of trees down in the Somerton section of Philadelphia. Time estimated from radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 SSW Somerton, PA
UNK mph
Feb 7, 2020
3:32 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 19116
Philadelphia County · 61,968 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: SEVERAL REPORTS OF POWER LINES DOWN NEAR SOMERTON... BUSTLETON... AND HUNTINGDON VALLEY. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
NWS Wind Report Location: Somerton, PA
UNK mph
Feb 16, 2016
5:54 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 19116
Philadelphia County · 61,968 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: LARGE TREE SNAPPED AT THE BASE AND FELL ONTO THE PATIO OF A HOME. NO INJURIES REPORTED.
NWS Wind Report Location: Somerton, PA
60 mph
Jul 1, 2001
5:10 PM EST
Wind report for ZIP 19116
Philadelphia County · 61,968 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Byberry, PA
60 mph
Aug 13, 1990
6:28 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 19116
Philadelphia County · 61,968 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, PA
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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 19116

2 reports
UNK category
Jul 29, 2021
11:04 PM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 19116
Philadelphia County · 61,968 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: *** 5 INJ *** THE SOMERTON-TREVOSE-BENSALEM TORNADO BEGAN IN SOMERTON IN PHILADELPHIA COUNTY NEAR SOUTHAMPTON ROAD... KELVIN AVENUE... AND TREVOSE ROAD WHERE IT UPROOTED AND BLEW DOWN LARGE LIMBS FROM A FEW SOFTWOOD AND HARDWOOD TREES. THE TORNADO CROSSED COUNTY LINE ROAD INTO TREVOSE IN BUCKS COUNTY WHERE A LARGE TREE WAS UPROOTED. THE TORNADO CONTINUED BETWEEN TREVOSE ROAD AND PEYTON STREET WHERE ADDITIONAL TREE DAMAGE OCCURRED BEFORE CROSSING LUKENS STREET. THE TORNADO THEN VERY BRIEFLY CROSSED BACK INTO PHILADELPHIA COUNTY AT THE NORTHERN TIP OF POQUESSING VALLEY PARK WHERE A FEW TREES WERE UPROOTED. THE TORNADO THEN CROSSED BACK INTO TREVOSE IN BUCKS COUNTY WHERE IT CAUSED SOME MINOR COSMETIC DAMAGE TO SOME HOMES IN THE BEECHWOOD ESTATES NEIGHBORHOOD AND BLEW DOWN SEVERAL SECTIONS OF VINYL FENCING. SEVERAL SMALL TREES WERE ALSO SNAPPED OR UPROOTED IN AND JUST SOUTH AND EAST OF THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. AS THE TORNADO APPROACHED SOMERTON ROAD... IT BEGAN INTENSIFYING AND WIDENING
NWS Tornado Report Location: Somerton, PA
F2 category
Jun 1, 1998
12:20 AM EST
Tornado report for ZIP 19116
Philadelphia County · 61,968 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A tornado ripped through Upper and Lower Moreland Townships as well as extreme northeast Philadelphia during the early morning of June 1st. The tornado was rated as an F1 (A weak tornado on the Fujita Scale) in Montgomery County and intensified into an F2 (or strong tornado on the Fujita Scale) within Philadelphia. The worst damage occurred within the unoccupied Byberry Industrial Park as the tornado reached its strongest intensity. Thirty-five commercial buildings were damaged, nine severely. Damage outside of the industrial park was mainly confined to downed trees. About ten homes were damaged by fallen trees. The damage within Philadelphia was discontinuous suggesting the tornado was not on the ground for its entire lifetime across the city. Damage was estimated at $1.8 million dollars. Because the buildings were unoccupied, no injuries occurred.The tornado moved into the city from Lower Moreland Township in the Bustleton/Lumar Park area around 120 a.m. EDT. Trees were split and knocked down. The tornado intensified into a strong one (F2 on the Fujita Scale) as it crossed into the Byberry Industrial Park. The worst damage was done in the area around Byberry Road, McNulty Road, Roosevelt Boulevard and Southampton Road. Five ton air conditioning units were tossed. Of the 35 commercial buildings damaged, nine were severely damaged and declared "imminently dangerous". Slabs of the roof were tossed 200 yards. Some buildings lost entire sides, had buckled steel beams, shattered windows and crushed equipment. The tornado plucked utility poles from the ground. About 20 poles were knocked over. Five teams of tree service personnel were overwhelmed. Damage south of the industrial park became sporadic as the tornado turned toward the southeast. It lifted just before the Bucks County border near Woodhaven Road just to the southeast of the Franklin Mills Mall. Its path length was about 5.6 miles and path width about 200 yards. PECO Energy reported 34,000 customers in Philadelphia lost power. Five thousand still did not have power the evening of the 1st. It was the worst non-winter storm in PECO Energy's 50 year history and the fourth worst overall. According to their lightning detection system, there were 7,000 cloud to ground lightning strikes in their service area as this line of thunderstorms moved through.
NWS Tornado Report Location: N Bustleton, 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 19116 area census snapshot

People & households
Population33,421
Households13,589
Housing units14,166
Income
Median household income$67,558
$100k+ households39.0%
$150k+ households16.5%
Housing stock
Single-family detached3,566
Attached single-family4,366
Small multifamily3,867
Large multifamily2,367
Mobile homes0
Housing mix
Single-family share25.2%
Attached-home share30.8%
Multifamily share44.0%
Mobile-home share--
Ownership & occupancy
Owner-occupied8,146
Renter-occupied5,443
Vacant units577
Home value & age
Median home value$321,400
Owner homes $300k+58.9%
Owner homes $500k+4.7%
Owner homes $750k+0.6%
Median year built1969
Older-home share78.0%
Vehicle context
Households with cars12,174
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Frequently asked questions

for homeowners, buyers & sellers
How many hail, wind, and tornado reports does ZIP 19116 have on record?

Our records show 0 hail, 5 wind, and 2 tornado reports in and near ZIP 19116, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on June 14, 2024.

What is the largest hail ever reported in ZIP 19116?

No reported hail size is available for this selection.

A storm report showed up near my home in ZIP 19116 — 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 19116 and ask about a Remote Hail Inspection before anyone climbs on the roof.

I am buying a home in ZIP 19116 — 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 19116 address before closing helps you ask informed questions about roof age, past repairs, and any prior claims.

I am selling a home in ZIP 19116 — 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 19116 address?

Use the address search to pull a free address-level hail report for any property in ZIP 19116 — 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 19116, sourced from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. They show where hail, wind, or tornado activity was reported in ZIP 19116, 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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