Hail — Cambria, Pennsylvania

2025-04-02 · near Belmont, Cambria, Pennsylvania

Event narrative

A strong thunderstorm produced penny-sized hail in Geistown.

Wider weather episode

An approaching warm front across west-central Pennsylvania moved along an axis of theta-e advection with sufficient shear and instability in place to promote thunderstorm development across western Pennsylvania. Increased mid-level lapse rates across the Laurel Highlands allowed for strong thunderstorms to continue producing sub-severe hail as they entered Cambria County before thunderstorm potential began to decrease rapidly as it quickly entered a more stable air mass.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1252332. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.