Pennsylvania storm reports for February 24, 2016
NOAA recorded 18 wind reports and 2 tornado reports in Pennsylvania on February 24, 2016.
- in Pennsylvania
- 20
- Storm reports
- About 21 miles from Harrisburg, PA
- 64 mph
- Highest gust
- Highest rating EF2, about 15 miles from Lancaster, PA
- 2
- Tornado reports
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Wind report
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Wind report
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on February 24, 2016 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.
Select a dot or a path for the report. NWS survey teams walked the shaded paths after the storm; each is drawn at the widest width they found, so it can look wider than the damage at any one spot.
Reports by hour
Wind18, most at 5 PM
Tornado2, most at 6 PM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6:20 PM | EF1 | About 33 miles from Binghamton, NY | 1.09 mi long, 100 yd wide |
| 6:38 PM | EF2 | About 15 miles from Lancaster, PA | 4.87 mi long, 400 yd wide |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 4:40 PM | 64 mph | About 21 miles from Harrisburg, PA |
| 5:10 PM | 58 mph | About 12 miles from York, PA |
| 5:24 PM | 58 mph | About 8 miles from York, PA |
| 5:24 PM | 58 mph | About 3 miles from Harrisburg, PA |
| 5:30 PM | 58 mph | About 6 miles from York, PA |
| 5:35 PM | 58 mph | About 57 miles from Scranton, PA |
| 5:35 PM | 58 mph | About 56 miles from Scranton, PA |
| 5:35 PM | 58 mph | About 8 miles from York, PA |
| 5:43 PM | 60 mph | About 12 miles from York, PA |
| 5:45 PM | 58 mph | About 12 miles from Lancaster, PA |
| 6:05 PM | 58 mph | About 23 miles from Reading, PA |
| 6:18 PM | 58 mph | In Lancaster, PA |
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| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 6:32 PM | 58 mph | About 16 miles from Lancaster, PA |
| 6:42 PM | 63 mph | About 15 miles from Reading, PA |
| 7:10 PM | 61 mph | About 4 miles from Scranton, PA |
| 8:32 PM | 58 mph | About 6 miles from Philadelphia, PA |
| 8:34 PM | 49 mph | About 2 miles from Philadelphia, PA |
| 8:45 PM | 58 mph | About 4 miles from Philadelphia, PA |
Cities with reports nearby
Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.
| City | Largest hail | Highest gust | Tornado reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg, PA | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Lancaster, PA | None | 60 mph | 1 |
| Philadelphia, PA | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Scranton, PA | None | 61 mph | 0 |
| York, PA | None | 60 mph | 0 |
Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.