Pennsylvania storm reports for July 29, 2021
NOAA recorded 9 wind reports and 14 tornado reports in Pennsylvania on July 29, 2021.
- in Pennsylvania
- 23
- Storm reports
- About 17 miles from Trenton, NJ
- 69 mph
- Highest gust
- Highest rating EF3, about 11 miles from Philadelphia, PA
- 14
- Tornado reports
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.
- Wind report
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.
- 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 July 29, 2021 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
Wind9, most at 4 PM
Tornado14, most at 4 PM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11:40 AM | EF0 | About 37 miles from Erie, PA | 0.57 mi long, 75 yd wide |
| 11:55 AM | EF0 | About 45 miles from Erie, PA | 0.27 mi long, 15 yd wide |
| 12:54 PM | EF1 | About 36 miles from Pittsburgh, PA | 4.93 mi long, 100 yd wide |
| 1:25 PM | EF1 | About 49 miles from Pittsburgh, PA | 0.21 mi long, 65 yd wide |
| 3:04 PM | EF1 | About 17 miles from Allentown, PA | 2.9 mi long, 90 yd wide |
| 3:25 PM | EF1 | About 14 miles from Allentown, PA | 1.15 mi long, 75 yd wide |
| 4:20 PM | EF0 | About 48 miles from Pittsburgh, PA | 0.05 mi long, 10 yd wide |
| 4:34 PM | EF0 | About 23 miles from Reading, PA | 0.74 mi long, 60 yd wide |
| 4:40 PM | EF1 | About 21 miles from Trenton, NJ | 2.69 mi long, 70 yd wide |
| 4:59 PM | EF2 | About 13 miles from Trenton, NJ | 6.31 mi long, 400 yd wide |
| 5:00 PM | EF1 | About 44 miles from Pittsburgh, PA | 2.82 mi long, 200 yd wide |
| 5:10 PM | EF0 | About 60 miles from Pittsburgh, PA | 0.06 mi long, 15 yd wide |
| 6:04 PM | EF3 | About 11 miles from Philadelphia, PA | 3.4 mi long, 530 yd wide |
| 6:07 PM | EF0 | About 7 miles from Philadelphia, PA | 0.44 mi long, 40 yd wide |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 12:53 PM | 60 mph | Near 40.77, -78.45, PA |
| 3:05 PM | 58 mph | About 14 miles from Allentown, PA |
| 3:08 PM | 58 mph | About 18 miles from Allentown, PA |
| 3:14 PM | 58 mph | About 13 miles from Allentown, PA |
| 4:11 PM | 63 mph | About 13 miles from Allentown, PA |
| 4:30 PM | 58 mph | About 51 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 4:30 PM | 63 mph | About 19 miles from Allentown, PA |
| 4:50 PM | 69 mph | About 17 miles from Trenton, NJ |
| 6:36 PM | 58 mph | About 38 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
Cities with reports nearby
Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.
| City | Largest hail | Highest gust | Tornado reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown, PA | None | 63 mph | 1 |
| Philadelphia, PA | None | None | 2 |
Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.