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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in and near Franklin, PA

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports in and near Franklin, PA from July 1, 1968 through July 18, 2026, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

Hail Reports
13
Wind Reports
65
Tornado Reports
1
Max Hail Size
2.75″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  Franklin, PA · 1968–present Updated  Daily · last Jul 18, 2026

Latest NWS Hail Reports in and near Franklin, PA

13 reports
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1.00″ hail
May 13, 2026
5:50 PM UTC
Hail report for Franklin, PA
Venango County · 20,568 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 NE Franklin, PA
1.00″ hail
Apr 15, 2026
11:45 PM UTC
Hail report for Franklin, PA
Venango County · 20,568 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Corrects previous hail report from 1 SW Franklin.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 SW Franklin, PA
0.88″ hail
Apr 4, 2011
9:25 AM EST-5
Hail report for Franklin, PA
Venango County · 20,568 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: .86 SE Franklin, PA
1.75″ hail
May 1, 2007
5:15 PM EST-5
Hail report for Franklin, PA
Venango County · 20,568 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Police in Sugar Creek reported golf ball sized hail 2 miles northwest of Franklin.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 NW Franklin, PA
0.75″ hail
Aug 13, 2005
4:05 PM EST
Hail report for Franklin, PA
Venango County · 20,568 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Franklin, PA
0.75″ hail
Jun 14, 2005
5:00 PM EST
Hail report for Franklin, PA
Venango County · 20,568 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Franklin, PA
0.75″ hail
Apr 19, 2002
2:05 PM EST
Hail report for Franklin, PA
Venango County · 20,568 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Franklin, PA
1.00″ hail
Apr 15, 2002
6:00 PM EST
Hail report for Franklin, PA
Venango County · 20,568 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 N Franklin, PA
0.88″ hail
May 18, 2000
5:45 PM EST
Hail report for Franklin, PA
Venango County · 20,568 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Franklin, PA
0.75″ hail
Aug 15, 1996
4:50 PM EST
Hail report for Franklin, PA
Venango County · 20,568 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Franklin, PA
2.75″ hail
Aug 15, 1996
4:41 PM EST
Hail report for Franklin, PA
Venango County · 20,568 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 N Franklin, PA
0.75″ hail
Jul 16, 1996
2:28 PM EST
Hail report for Franklin, PA
Venango County · 20,568 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Franklin, PA
0.75″ hail
Feb 16, 1990
3:50 PM CST
Hail report for Franklin, PA
Venango County · 20,568 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Not provided, 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 Franklin, PA

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UNK mph
Jul 18, 2026
10:46 PM UTC
Wind report for Franklin, PA
Venango County · 20,568 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Trees down. Time estimated from radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: Franklin, PA
UNK mph
Jun 28, 2025
3:48 PM UTC
Wind report for Franklin, PA
Venango County · 20,568 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A number of trees down in western half of the county.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 W Franklin, PA
UNK mph
Aug 6, 2024
6:10 PM UTC
Wind report for Franklin, PA
Venango County · 20,568 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Trees down
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 N Franklin, PA
UNK mph
Jul 27, 2023
12:35 AM UTC
Wind report for Franklin, PA
Venango County · 20,568 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Tree down on Washington Blvd.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 ENE Pecan, PA
UNK mph
Jul 27, 2023
12:30 AM UTC
Wind report for Franklin, PA
Venango County · 20,568 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Tree on wires on Bredinsburg Road. Time estimated from radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 S Point Hill, PA
UNK mph
Jul 20, 2023
11:53 PM UTC
Wind report for Franklin, PA
Venango County · 20,568 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Tree down
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 E Franklin, PA
UNK mph
Apr 1, 2023
5:19 PM UTC
Wind report for Franklin, PA
Venango County · 20,568 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: PARTIAL COLLAPSE OF A STRUCTURE ON MERCER ROAD
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 WSW Mapledale, PA
UNK mph
Mar 25, 2023
7:37 PM UTC
Wind report for Franklin, PA
Venango County · 20,568 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: POWERLINES DOWN ON GEORGETOWN ROAD
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 SW Franklin, PA
UNK mph
Jul 24, 2022
5:21 PM UTC
Wind report for Franklin, PA
Venango County · 20,568 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: LARGE TREE FELL ONTO TWO TRAILERS IN THE IDLEWOOD TRAILER PARK ON MAPLEWOOD DRIVE. THERE WAS ONE FATALTIY.
NWS Wind Report Location: Uniontown, PA
UNK mph
Jun 1, 2022
10:50 PM UTC
Wind report for Franklin, PA
Venango County · 20,568 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES DOWN IN TOWN
NWS Wind Report Location: Franklin, PA
UNK mph
May 22, 2022
12:22 AM UTC
Wind report for Franklin, PA
Venango County · 20,568 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE FELL ON TO A HOUSE ON BUFFALO STREET. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 E Gurney Hill, PA
UNK mph
May 16, 2022
11:55 PM UTC
Wind report for Franklin, PA
Venango County · 20,568 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
NWS Wind Report Location: Franklin, PA
UNK mph
Sep 13, 2021
10:16 PM UTC
Wind report for Franklin, PA
Venango County · 20,568 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: WIRES DOWN IN AJAX ON BELMAR RD.
NWS Wind Report Location: Ajax, PA
UNK mph
Jun 20, 2021
11:00 PM UTC
Wind report for Franklin, PA
Venango County · 20,568 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES DOWN ON GARFIELD STREET
NWS Wind Report Location: Franklin, PA
UNK mph
Nov 15, 2020
7:57 PM UTC
Wind report for Franklin, PA
Venango County · 20,568 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: 83 TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY; OVER 7...000 POWER OUTAGES.
NWS Wind Report Location: Franklin, 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 Franklin, PA

1 reports
F2 category
Aug 7, 1981
4:15 PM CST
Tornado report for Franklin, PA
Venango County · 20,568 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 · City

Franklin, PA area census snapshot

People & households
Population6,026
Households2,601
Housing units2,950
Income
Median household income$54,955
$100k+ households31.6%
$150k+ households15.5%
Housing stock
Single-family detached1,909
Attached single-family72
Small multifamily566
Large multifamily312
Mobile homes91
Housing mix
Single-family share64.7%
Attached-home share2.4%
Multifamily share29.8%
Mobile-home share3.1%
Ownership & occupancy
Owner-occupied1,295
Renter-occupied1,306
Vacant units349
Home value & age
Median home value$109,200
Owner homes $300k+7.6%
Owner homes $500k+2.9%
Owner homes $750k+1.5%
Median year built1938
Older-home share84.5%
Vehicle context
Households with cars2,285
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Frequently asked questions

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

Our records show 13 hail, 65 wind, and 1 tornado reports in and near Franklin, PA, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on July 18, 2026.

What is the largest hail ever reported in Franklin?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records in and near Franklin, PA is 2.75″. It was reported near Franklin, PA on August 15, 1996.

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

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

I am selling a home in Franklin — 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 Franklin address?

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