Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in Somerset County, PA

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Hail Report Description: Nickel size hail (0.88 inch diameter) was reported in Windber.

Hail Report Description: Quarter size hail (1 inch diameter) was reported on White Oak Hollow Road in Larimer/Callimont the area.

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Hail Report Description: Quarter size hail reported near Hooversville.

Hail Report Description: Golf-ball size hail reported near Jerome.

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Hail Report Description: Spotter reported hail ranging in size from dime to quarter size.

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Hail Report Description: Thunderstorms produced nickel size /0.88 inch/ hail in Confluence.

Hail Report Description: Thunderstorms produced penny size hail /0.75 inch/ in Gray, about 3 miles Northwest of Acosta.

Hail Report Description: Quarter size /1.00 inch/ hail was reported in the town of Indian Lake. One spotter was injured by the hail, and was taken to the hospital.

Hail Report Description: Quarter sized hail was reported in Seven Springs.

Hail Report Description: Penny sized hail was reported in Meyersdale.

Hail Report Description: Nickel size hail was reported on Mt. Davis.

Hail Report Description: Golf ball size hail fell on Mt Davis about 5 miles northwest of Salisbury.

Hail Report Description: Dime size hail fell in Ogletown.

Hail Report Description: Winds gusted to 50 mph and dime size hail fell on Mt. Davis 5 miles southwest of Meyersdale. Hail of pea to marble size was also reported in Somerset and Meyersdale along with heavy downpours.

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Hail Report Description: Hail and up to three inches of rain fell between 1800 and 2000 EDT. Trees were downed between Somerset and Sipesville. Hail shredded leaves on corn stalks and trees, and flattened alfalfa. Streets and basements were flooded at Hooversville, Sipesville, and Friedens. Stream flooding was also observed with parts of 985, 403, and 601 covered by water. At Glencoe, 20 dairy cows were killed by lightning.

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Wind Report Description: Tree down blocking Jay street.

Wind Report Description: Tree down across Smith Street at the block of 158.

Wind Report Description: Tree and wires down on Water Street in the 160 block.

Wind Report Description: Tree and wires down completely blocking the intersection of Somerset Pike and Beam Church Road.

Wind Report Description: Tree down across the intersection of Pine Springs Camp Road and Somerset Pike.

Wind Report Description: Tree down on 400 block of of Ligonier Pike. Other reports of trees down in the area.

Wind Report Description: Tree down across Monument Road around the 1250 block north of Browning Road.

Wind Report Description: Tree fallen down onto wires at the 385 block of W Shore Trail.

Wind Report Description: Tree down and partially blocking Whistler Road at the 3460 block.

Wind Report Description: Trees down.

Wind Report Description: Trees down along Glades Pike_ PA Route 31.

Wind Report Description: Trees down on wires across Savage Road.

Wind Report Description: Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 3 WSW Mount Davis. Trees down on wires across Savage Road. Zulu time entered as local time.

Wind Report Description: Two Trees down near the intersection of Plank Road and Beachdale Road.

Wind Report Description: Tree down on both lanes of Rockdale Road in Summit Township.

Wind Report Description: Tree down in the area of Trent Road and Dovetail Road.

Wind Report Description: Trees down on wires reported near Jerome. Time estimated by radar.

Wind Report Description: Multiple trees and wires down in the 200 block of North Fork Dam Rd.

Wind Report Description: Trees down on wires across Lambert Street.

Wind Report Description: Tree down on Route 219 and Lincoln Hwy.

Wind Report Description: Report of lots of trees and wires down near the intersection of Listie Road and Heyer Road.

Wind Report Description: Report of a tree down near the intersection of Jersey Hollow Road and Old Farm Road in Lower Turkeyfoot Township.

Wind Report Description: Trees/wires down.

Wind Report Description: Trees and wires down on Hollow road.

Wind Report Description: Tree down on Shaffer Mountain Rd.

Wind Report Description: Tree down by Green Bridge Rd and Emerick Rd.

Wind Report Description: Numerous trees down across Berlin... PA.

Wind Report Description: Wires down on Westminster Dr.

Wind Report Description: Trees and wires blocking both lanes on Hoover Rd and Husband Rd.

Wind Report Description: Wires down on Moonlite Pk Rd.

Tornado Report Description: EF-2 tornado with maximum wind speed of 125mph. Path width 100 yards. Path length 0.72 miles. Extensive tree damage near the Conemaugh Twp Reservoir.

Tornado Report Description: An EF0 tornado was confirmed in Greenville Township. Estimated peak winds were 85 mph... with a path length of only 0.1 miles and a maximum path width of approximately 50 yards.

Tornado Report Description: 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.

Tornado Report Description: PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY INDICATES EF-1 TORNADO NEAR KANTNER SOMERSET COUNTY.

Tornado Report Description: PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY INDICATES EF-1 TORNADO IN GRAY SOMERSET COUNTY

Tornado Report Description: A storm survey conducted in Quemahoning Township in Somerset County confirmed a brief, weak EF0 tornado occurred a few miles east of Ralphton near Horner Church Road. One home sustained minor damage and one barn roof was partially torn off. Over 2 dozen trees were knocked down or damaged. The estimated maximum wind speed was between 70-80 mph. The maximum path width was 75 yards with a path length of about 0.25 mile. There were no injuries or fatalities.

Tornado Report Description: This small F0 tornado touched down around 1:30 p.m. EDT near Hunsrick Summit, about 2 miles south of Meyersdale on Route 219. The storm slightly moved a mobile home on its foundation then, oddly enough, moved almost due west across Route 219 and down a ravine crossing a farm of a Weather Service Cooperative Observer. The farmer watched the funnel pick up a homemade raft from a farm pond and toss it several yards. Several dozen trees were blown down in the ravine, but no damage was done to a nearby barn. The storm continued west for about a mile before dissipating as it crossed the Casselman River.

Tornado Report Description: This small (F1) tornado had just a 1/4-mile path, but was embedded within a larger area of downburst winds that began at the top of Laurel Mountain in Forbes State Forest and extended east-southeast for nearly 23 miles. Width of the damage was about 70 yards, with downburst damage nearly a mile wide. No one witnessed the tornado, but several told of hearing a roar, with wind and rain beginning simultaneously. About 100 trees were taken down by the storm.

Tornado Report Description: The second tornado of the evening, and the third to strike Somerset County in 3 days, this F3 was by far the longest and strongest of the trio. The storm created a path of damage 33 or more miles long, from Fayette County southeast across southern Somerset County into Maryland. The tornado crossed into Somerset County just southwest of the Seven Springs resort, tracked 26 miles across the county to the Maryland state line, 5 miles southeast of Salisbury. From there, the tornado continued southeast for more than 5 miles to Frostburg, Maryland. It, too, would cross the path of the May 31st storm, just 3 miles east of Salisbury. In some locations, the tornado was up to one mile wide. Damage from this tornado was rated at F3 on the fujita scale, with winds of 158 to 206 mph. Many farms were completely destroyed as this tornado moved through generally rural areas in southern Somerset County. A family in Laurel Falls near Summit Mills and St. Paul took shelter in a basement corner behind a television set. As the twister passed, they looked up to find all three stories of their house were gone, along with eight rows of foundation blocks. A battery operated clock found the next morning had stopped at 9:38 p.m. A neighbor told of losing electricity, then getting a phone call from his brother to warn him. He and his family took shelter in a hall closet because they had no basement. They told of hearing a buzzing noise like a giant bee's nest. Another neighbor found her mobile home flipped on its roof after taking shelter at her son's house. When the first tornado of the evening missed a Laurel Falls family mobile home, they proceeded to a neighbor's home. The second storm blew the trailer off its foundation. Residents of Boynton were cleaning up trees with chainsaws and front end loaders from the first tornado around 7:30pm when firefighters came by and told them to get back inside because another tornado was on its way. The second tornado broke all the windows from one house, ripped the roof off another and a barn. One person told of seeking shelter from rain in a shed when the first tornado passed, then going to the home basement when the second came through, mentioning that she was unable to pull the basement door shut behind her. The shed disappeared during the second storm. Estimated damage from the Tuesday evening tornadoes included 30 to 40 properties, including permanent and seasonal residences and farms. There were no deaths or injuries from this severe tornado. However, over 100 head of cattle were killed in one barn alone, which was completely destroyed. Many other farms lost tens of cattle and other livestock.

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Tornado Report Description: The tornado touched down just east of Mt. Davis and traveled east-southeast into downtown Salisbury. The storm then continued eastward for 8 miles ending east of the town of Pocahontas. The tornado was rated as an F2 (113 to 157 mph) through the town of Salisbury, but probably reached F3 (158 to 206 mph) intensity briefly near Pocohontas. Along the 15 mile path, damages were estimated to reach between $3 million to $4 million. The path length of the tornado was probably close to 15 miles. F0 damage (40-72 mph) was in a swath about 1/2 mile wide, with F2 damage confined to an area about 2 blocks wide in Salisbury. Near Pocohontas, a farmhouse was completely destroyed indicating winds of F3 intensity (158 to 206 mph) in an area about 50 yards wide. Fifteen people were injured from the tornado. One person, a 13 year old female in a van, lost her life when a tree fell onto the vehicle. 150 people were sheltered overnight Sunday. A 51-year old male and 15-year old female died from carbon monoxide poisoning when a portable generator malfunctioned 3 days after the event. The tornado struck downtown Salisbury around 8:50pm. Ten to fifteen businesses were significantly damaged. Siding and parts of roofs were removed from a number of homes, and part of a roof was removed from a church. The roof was completely ripped off of a furniture factory. Several tractor trailers at the factory were overturned.

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