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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in Berks County, PA

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports across Berks County, PA from August 12, 1956 through September 1, 2026, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

Example: 19464 — search hail, wind and tornado public reports for any U.S. ZIP code 
Hail Reports
126
Wind Reports
969
Tornado Reports
29
Max Hail Size
2.50″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  Berks County, PA · 1956–present Updated  Daily · last Sep 1, 2026

Latest NWS Hail Reports in Berks County

30 reports
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1.00″ hail
Jul 8, 2025
8:59 PM UTC
Hail report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Relayed via social media. Time included with report.
NWS Hail Report Location: Union Twp, PA
1.00″ hail
May 6, 2025
5:13 PM UTC
Hail report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Quarter size hail falling at time of report.
NWS Hail Report Location: Mount Aetna, PA
1.00″ hail
Jul 17, 2024
11:10 PM UTC
Hail report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
NWS Hail Report Location: Spring Twp, PA
1.00″ hail
Jul 16, 2024
8:37 PM UTC
Hail report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Report from mPing. Time updated based on radar.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 SW Sinking Spring, PA
1.25″ hail
Sep 7, 2023
5:25 PM UTC
Hail report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Trained Spotter reports 1.25 inch hail in Kutztown.
NWS Hail Report Location: Kutztown, PA
1.00″ hail
Sep 7, 2023
5:17 PM UTC
Hail report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Trained Spotter reports quarter sized hail with dime size mixing in on Kutztown University campus.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 SSW Kutztown, PA
1.00″ hail
Aug 15, 2023
8:05 PM UTC
Hail report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Report relayed via trained spotter. Hail ranging from marble (1/2) to quarter (1) size.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 WSW Penn Twp, PA
1.00″ hail
Jul 1, 2022
6:10 PM UTC
Hail report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: PICTURE VIA SOCIAL MEDIA WITH AN ESTIMATED SIZE GIVEN. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.
NWS Hail Report Location: Shillington, PA
1.00″ hail
Jul 1, 2022
6:08 PM UTC
Hail report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: 1 INCH HAIL REPORTED IN WEST WYOMISSING/SPRING TOWNSHIP. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.
NWS Hail Report Location: West Wyomissing, PA
1.00″ hail
Jul 1, 2022
6:06 PM UTC
Hail report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: REPORT FROM TRAINED SPOTTER OF PEA TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 S West Wyomissing, PA
1.50″ hail
May 20, 2022
6:57 PM UTC
Hail report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: HAIL SLIGHTLY LESS THAN GOLF BALL SIZED. WIND DAMAGE ALSO REPORTED. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 S Ruscombmanor Twp, PA
1.00″ hail
May 20, 2022
6:33 PM UTC
Hail report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: ESTIMATED 55 MPH WIND GUST REPORTED AS WELL.
NWS Hail Report Location: Boyertown, PA
1.00″ hail
May 20, 2022
6:06 PM UTC
Hail report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: HAIL KNOCKED DOWN BRANCHES AND LEAVES FROM TREES. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 SW Lorane, PA
1.00″ hail
Jul 21, 2021
6:00 PM UTC
Hail report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Temple, PA
1.00″ hail
Jun 4, 2021
6:13 PM UTC
Hail report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.).
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 NE Oley, 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 Berks County

30 reports
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UNK mph
Sep 1, 2026
11:20 PM UTC
Wind report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Report of trees and wires down in Robeson Township. Time estimated from radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: Robeson Twp, PA
UNK mph
Sep 1, 2026
11:16 PM UTC
Wind report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Tree down on Mountain View Rd. Time estimated.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 S Kenhorst, PA
UNK mph
Sep 1, 2026
11:00 PM UTC
Wind report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Tree down on Museum Rd in Wyomissing. Time estimated.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 N Shillington, PA
UNK mph
Sep 1, 2026
10:53 PM UTC
Wind report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Trees down in Womelsdorf. Time estimated.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 S Marion Twp, PA
UNK mph
Sep 1, 2026
10:49 PM UTC
Wind report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Tree down on Market St in Myerstown. Time estimated.
NWS Wind Report Location: Mount Aetna, PA
UNK mph
Sep 1, 2026
10:36 PM UTC
Wind report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Wires down on Pine Grove Rd in Bethel. Time estimated.
NWS Wind Report Location: 5 Wnw Bethel, PA
UNK mph
Sep 1, 2026
10:36 PM UTC
Wind report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Tree down on wires. Time estimated.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 W Bethel, PA
UNK mph
Sep 1, 2026
10:17 PM UTC
Wind report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Tree Down Blocking both lanes on Rake Rd and Bootleg Rd in Centre Twp.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 Wsw Centre Twp, PA
UNK mph
Sep 1, 2026
10:13 PM UTC
Wind report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Tree down on Irish Creek Rd in Mohrsville. Time estimated.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 W Centre Twp, PA
UNK mph
Aug 28, 2026
2:46 AM UTC
Wind report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 Sw Douglassville, PA
UNK mph
Aug 20, 2026
9:30 PM UTC
Wind report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Tree down near Rattlesnake Hill Rd & Manatawny Dr. Time estimated by radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 Nnw West Pottsgrove T, PA
UNK mph
Aug 20, 2026
9:11 PM UTC
Wind report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Photo of a portion of a large tree broken in half along Moyer Road in Morgantown. Time estimated from radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 Nnw New Morgan, PA
UNK mph
Aug 20, 2026
9:06 PM UTC
Wind report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Tree on Wires - Down on a residence. Time estimated by radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 Se Kenhorst, PA
UNK mph
Aug 17, 2026
10:25 PM UTC
Wind report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Tree down. Time estimated from radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: Douglassville, PA
UNK mph
Aug 17, 2026
9:51 PM UTC
Wind report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Tree down. Time estimated from radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: Wyomissing, 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 Berks County

29 reports
UNK category
Jul 1, 2025
8:47 PM UTC
Tornado report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A brief and weak tornado touched down on Weavertown Lane in Amity Township Berks County... Pennsylvania during the late afternoon of July 1. Several trees had large limbs broken or snapped off... some of which were twisted... although these were all softwood trees. At least one tree was uprooted. Sporadic tree damage continued down Weavertown Lane with the tornado crossing Old Swede Road. The direction of the damage had some variability to it. The tornado may have partially lifted for a time... however the visible damage ended across a farm field at Boyertown Pike near Camp Road where several trees were downed. Given that the damage was confined to softwood trees... this tornado was rated on the lower end of the EF0 range with peak winds to 70 mph. To the east and northeast of the tornado path however... a rear-flank downdraft with straight-line winds up to 70 mph continued toward Boyertown with additional tree damage and then to the north side of Gilbertsville in Montgomery County where more t
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 NNW Amity Gardens, PA
UNK category
May 4, 2025
9:57 PM UTC
Tornado report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: [Landspout] Storm damage survey... videos... and photos confirm a landspout tornado occurred in a rural area between Mohrsville and Shoemakersville. The tornadic circulation began in an open field near Main Street and Shoey Road... where a line of swirl marks from ground scouring was noted for about a half mile. The circulation weakened some and became discontinuous as it progressed east toward Pottsville Pike (Route 61)... crossing the Schuylkill River. A photo from social media showed the tornadic circulation crossing the highway near a railroad crossing south of Shoemakersville Road... where some minor tree damage occurred. The circulation then continued northeast... crossing Shoemakersville Road causing minor tree damage where it ended. Climavision radar data confirmed the lack of any mesocyclone with the shower that produced this tornadic circulation... hence the landspout classification.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 NW Mohrsville, PA
UNK category
May 4, 2025
6:11 PM UTC
Tornado report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: [Landspout] Video via social media confirms a brief landspout and/or waterspout occurred near the northern end of Blue Marsh Lake in the Blue Marsh National Recreation area near the community of Mount Pleasant. An initial storm survey did not find any evidence of damage in this area. It is plausible that the tornadic circulation occurred entirely over water... or in an inaccessible area of land. Climavision radar data confirmed the lack of any mesocyclone with the shower that produced this tornadic circulation... hence the landspout classification.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 E North Heidelberg Tw, PA
UNK category
Apr 22, 2023
8:18 PM UTC
Tornado report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A TORNADO BEGAN LESS THAN A MILE SOUTHWEST OF WOMELSDORF ALONG PA ROUTE 419 BETWEEN MEMORIAL BOULEVARD AND BRICKPLANT ROAD JUST OVER THE BERKS AND LEBANON COUNTY LINE WHERE A FEW OLD WOODEN TELEPHONE POLES WERE PUSHED OVER. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST THROUGH A FIELD TOWARD THE CONRAD WEISER WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. A FEW SOFTWOOD TREES IN A TREE LINE WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED ALONG THE PROPERTY LINE OF THE FIELD AND THE SCHOOL. THIS IS THE LOCATION WHERE THE TORNADO REACHED ITS MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WINDS OF 90 MPH AND MAXIMUM WIDTH OF APPROXIMATELY 125 YARDS. THE TORNADO CONTINUED ACROSS THE SCHOOL GROUNDS AND INTO A RECREATIONAL FIELD WHERE A SET OF METAL BLEACHERS WAS BLOWN OVER. THE TORNADO THEN MOVED NORTHEAST INTO THE CENTRAL PART OF WOMELSDORF WHERE VARYING DEGREES OF MINOR DAMAGE OCCURRED TO STRUCTURES AND TREES... MAINLY BETWEEN 3RD STREET AND 2ND STREET AS THE TORNADO CROSSED CHERRY ALLEY... HIGH STREET... MULBERRY ALLEY... AND FRANKLIN STREET. SEVERAL HOMES... GARAGES... AND BARNS HAD
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 SW Womelsdorf, PA
UNK category
Aug 20, 2021
1:15 AM UTC
Tornado report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: EF1 WITH PEAK WINDS UP TO 95 MPH. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG FISHER DAM ROAD ABOUT 800 FEET NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION WITH BERNE ROAD. NUMEROUS HARDWOOD TREE TRUNKS WERE SNAPPED ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH A CONVERGENT DEBRIS PATTERN. A CORN FIELD ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE ROAD IN THE SAME LOCATION WAS DAMAGED WITH STALKS OF CORN FELLED IN A CONVERGENT PATTERN. FURTHER NORTH ON FISHER DAM ROAD... HARDWOOD TREE DAMAGE WAS NOTED... BUT IT WAS MORE SPORADIC. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED ABOUT A HALF-MILE NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF BERNE ROAD AND HILL DRIVE... INCLUDING NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED ON THE EAST SIDE OF BERNE ROAD. A LITTLE FARTHER NORTH... ABOUT 450 FEET SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION WITH ASH ROAD... A UTILITY POLE WAS SNAPPED... AND HARDWOOD TREES WERE SNAPPED BOTH ON THE WESTERN SIDE AND THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH CONVERGENT DEBRIS PATTERNS NOTED. THERE WAS DAMAGE ON ASH ROAD... INCLUDING A ROOF THAT WAS REMOVED FROM A PORCH AND THE ROOF DAMAGE EXTENDED INTO THE MAIN ROOF O
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 SSW Hamburg, PA
UNK category
Jul 29, 2021
8:04 PM UTC
Tornado report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR TURKEY RD IN KEMPTON... ALBANY TWP... BERKS COUNTY... PA... JUST WEST OF THE BORDER WITH LEHIGH COUNTY. ABOUT 15 TREES WERE UPROOTED IN THE AREA OF TURKEY RD WITH A CONVERGENT DAMAGE PATTERN NOTED IN MULTIPLE NEARBY CORN FIELDS. THE PATH CONTINUED TO BETWEEN KUNKELS MILL RD AND RED RD NEAR THE FAR SOUTHERN TIP OF LYNN TWP IN LEHIGH COUNTY. MOSTLY MINOR CROP AND TREE DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED IN THIS AREA... BUT WITH A CONTINUED CLEAR CONVERGENT PATTERN. A RESIDENT ON RED RD FILMED THE TORNADO AS IT PASSED TO HIS SOUTH. THE TORNADO PASSED THROUGH AN OPEN FIELD BEFORE CROSSING RHOADS RD... WHERE TREE AND MINOR ROOFING DAMAGE WERE SUSTAINED. EAST OF RHOADS RD... A NUMBER OF TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED AS THE TORNADO APPROACHED NEW SMITHVILLE RD. THE TORNADO CROSSED GOLDEN KEY RD... UPROOTING A FEW MORE TREES... BEFORE DISSIPATING IN A FIELD PRIOR TO REACHING LOCH VALLEY RD IN WEISENBERG TWP. THE EXTENT OF TREE DAMAGE BOTH NEAR THE START OF THE PATH IN KEMPTON AND IN THE NEW SMI
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4 N Greenwich Twp, PA
UNK category
May 28, 2019
9:55 PM UTC
Tornado report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: SIGNIFICANT ROOF AND TREE DAMAGE REPORTED IN MORGANTOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Morgantown, PA
UNK category
May 28, 2019
9:52 PM UTC
Tornado report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: MAXIMUM EF SCALE RATING EF2 WITH ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WINDS OF 120 MPH.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Morgantown, PA
UNK category
Jun 19, 2017
6:36 PM UTC
Tornado report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: EF-0 TORNADO WITH ESTIMATED 2.1 MILE LONG PATH ALONG SOUTHERN SLOPE OF BLUE MOUNTAIN
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 W Shartlesville, PA
EF1 category
Jul 9, 2015
5:40 PM EST-5
Tornado report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: An EF1 tornado occurred in Tilden Township in Berks County and injured one person. The tornado touched down near Stone Road and moved eastnortheast, passing through the Blue Mountain Academy before crossing Mountain Road into a campground area before lifting. The most significant damage occurred to the Blue Mountain Elementary School. The roof of the school was completely removed by the tornado. The building is a total loss. The 52-year-old principal inside the school at the time of the tornado was injured and was found covered by ceiling tiles. Pieces of the roof were found hundreds of yards away in trees. Hardwood trees were snapped along the tornado's path with a soybean field having debris dragged through it with visible arcing marks. ||The estimated path length of the EF-1 tornado was three-quarters of a mile with a maximum path width of 75 yards. The estimated maximum wind speed was 105 mph.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1.34 NNE Jalappa, PA
F0 category
Jun 27, 2002
5:05 PM EST
Tornado report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Stouchsburg, PA
F3 category
May 31, 1998
8:00 PM EST
Tornado report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Evansville, PA
F1 category
Mar 9, 1998
7:33 PM EST
Tornado report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Blandon, PA
F1 category
Jun 6, 1994
3:10 PM EST
Tornado report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A tornado touched down in Frystown and proceeded to uproot about 75 trees and caused roof damage to 17 homes and businesses. Four houses completely lost their roofs and a 30 by 45 foot section of the Bethel Fire Department was peeled off. The tornado lifted while moving through the Conservative Baptist Brethren Church Cemetery, but not before toppling tombstones and tearing off tree limbs. In addition to the tornado, lightning struck several buildings in the area. No injuries were reported. Damage was estimated at $300,000.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Frystown, PA
F1 category
Aug 28, 1992
5:50 PM CST
Tornado report for Berks County, PA
Berks County · 96,137 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 · County

Berks County, PA area census snapshot

People & households
Population429,989
Households161,701
Housing units171,147
Income
Median household income$77,684
$100k+ households42.6%
$150k+ households17.7%
Housing stock
Single-family detached96,137
Attached single-family39,697
Small multifamily18,652
Large multifamily11,990
Mobile homes4,615
Housing mix
Single-family share56.2%
Attached-home share23.2%
Multifamily share17.9%
Mobile-home share2.7%
Ownership & occupancy
Owner-occupied114,882
Renter-occupied46,819
Vacant units9,446
Home value & age
Median home value$239,700
Owner homes $300k+32.6%
Owner homes $500k+7.2%
Owner homes $750k+1.9%
Median year built1968
Older-home share63.6%
Vehicle context
Households with cars147,701
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19464 84
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18062 36
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19567 35
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19547 33
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Not sure if hail may have affected your home in Berks County? Ask a local pro for a Remote Hail Inspection. They can review hail activity for your property and help you decide whether an in-person roof or exterior inspection makes sense.

Frequently asked questions

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

Our records show 126 hail, 969 wind, and 29 tornado reports in Berks County, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on September 1, 2026.

What is the largest hail ever reported in Berks County?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records in Berks County is 2.50″. It was reported near .64 N Wyomissing Hills, PA on May 22, 2014.

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

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

I am selling a home in Berks County — 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 Berks County address?

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