Hail in Adams County, Pennsylvania

Hail August 4, 2023 · Adams County, Pennsylvania

1.5 in

Hail diameter

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A severe thunderstorm produced ping pong ball sized hail at the Pine Ridge Campground on Shippensburg Road near the Adams/Cumberland County line.

The wider storm

Showers and thunderstorms with discrete cells developed over northern Pennsylvania during the afternoon of August 4, 2023, ahead of an approaching cold front. As these storms progressed southeastward across the area through the afternoon and early evening hours, they produced sporadic large hail and damaging winds.

Began near Trust (39.9932, -77.4025).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1117900. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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