Pennsylvania storm reports for March 16, 2025
NOAA recorded 30 hail reports, 127 wind reports and 7 tornado reports in Pennsylvania on March 16, 2025.
- in Pennsylvania
- 164
- Storm reports
- About 17 miles from Pittsburgh, PA
- 1.75 in
- Largest hail
- Near 40.92, -78.49, PA
- 100 mph
- Highest gust
- Highest rating EF1, about 37 miles from Pittsburgh, PA
- 7
- Tornado reports
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.
- Wind report
- Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
- Surveyed wind damage
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.
- Wind report
- Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
- Surveyed wind damage
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on March 16, 2025 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. Gust lines are estimates: the highest gust of the day in NOAA's hourly 2.5 km wind analysis (URMA), which fills in between weather stations. They aren't measurements at any building.
Reports by hour
Hail30, most at 12 PM
Wind127, most at 12 PM
Tornado7, most at 12 PM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 AM | EF1 | About 37 miles from Pittsburgh, PA | 1.62 mi long, 75 yd wide |
| 12:05 PM | EF1 | About 36 miles from Pittsburgh, PA | 7.69 mi long, 75 yd wide |
| 12:19 PM | EF1 | About 39 miles from Pittsburgh, PA | 1.21 mi long, 50 yd wide |
| 12:25 PM | EF0 | About 43 miles from Pittsburgh, PA | 1.69 mi long, 50 yd wide |
| 12:30 PM | EF1 | About 42 miles from Pittsburgh, PA | 1.08 mi long, 50 yd wide |
| 1:22 PM | EF1 | Near 41.49, -78.47, PA | 0.51 mi long, 200 yd wide |
| 1:48 PM | EF1 | Near 41.25, -78.05, PA | 0.66 mi long, 500 yd wide |
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 11:33 AM | 0.75 in | About 6 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:34 AM | 0.75 in | About 11 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:37 AM | 0.88 in | In Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:40 AM | 1.0 in | About 2 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:43 AM | 1.25 in | About 14 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:52 AM | 1.0 in | About 15 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:52 AM | 0.75 in | About 14 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:53 AM | 0.75 in | About 16 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:53 AM | 0.75 in | About 14 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:55 AM | 1.75 in | About 17 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:56 AM | 0.75 in | About 17 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:00 PM | 1.75 in | About 22 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
Show all 30 hail reportsShow fewer
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 PM | 1.0 in | About 22 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:00 PM | 1.25 in | About 21 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:00 PM | 1.25 in | About 21 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:05 PM | 1.25 in | About 25 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:06 PM | 0.75 in | About 30 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:06 PM | 1.0 in | About 30 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:06 PM | 1.0 in | About 19 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:09 PM | 1.0 in | About 19 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:20 PM | 1.75 in | About 33 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:20 PM | 0.75 in | About 17 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:20 PM | 1.0 in | About 17 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:26 PM | 0.75 in | About 53 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:27 PM | 0.75 in | About 53 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 1:10 PM | 1.0 in | Near 41.25, -78.73, PA |
| 1:34 PM | 0.75 in | Near 40.63, -78.30, PA |
| 2:34 PM | 0.88 in | Near 41.75, -77.30, PA |
| 8:34 PM | 1.25 in | About 17 miles from York, PA |
| 8:54 PM | 0.88 in | About 8 miles from York, PA |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 11:17 AM | 58 mph | About 14 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:27 AM | 58 mph | About 9 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:30 AM | 58 mph | About 39 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:30 AM | 58 mph | About 3 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:30 AM | 58 mph | About 8 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:30 AM | 58 mph | About 49 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:33 AM | 81 mph | About 48 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:35 AM | 58 mph | About 35 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:35 AM | 58 mph | In Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:35 AM | 58 mph | About 47 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:40 AM | 58 mph | About 18 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:40 AM | 81 mph | About 45 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
Show all 127 wind reportsShow fewer
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 11:40 AM | 58 mph | About 42 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:40 AM | 58 mph | About 38 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:41 AM | 69 mph | About 19 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:42 AM | 58 mph | About 39 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:42 AM | 69 mph | About 34 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:42 AM | 58 mph | About 39 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:42 AM | 58 mph | About 34 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:44 AM | 69 mph | About 44 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:45 AM | 58 mph | About 40 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:45 AM | 58 mph | About 32 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:45 AM | 69 mph | About 4 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:47 AM | 69 mph | About 30 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:47 AM | 69 mph | About 36 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:48 AM | 58 mph | About 6 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:50 AM | 58 mph | About 32 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:50 AM | 58 mph | About 11 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:50 AM | 58 mph | About 32 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:52 AM | 58 mph | About 32 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:53 AM | 58 mph | About 14 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:55 AM | 69 mph | About 30 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:55 AM | 59 mph | About 37 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:58 AM | 58 mph | About 36 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:00 PM | 58 mph | About 35 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:00 PM | 58 mph | About 11 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:00 PM | 70 mph | About 41 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:00 PM | 68 mph | About 31 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:02 PM | 90 mph | About 25 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:06 PM | 81 mph | About 30 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:08 PM | 58 mph | About 12 miles from Youngstown, OH |
| 12:10 PM | 58 mph | About 31 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:10 PM | 58 mph | About 29 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:10 PM | 58 mph | About 33 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:11 PM | 89 mph | About 33 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:13 PM | 58 mph | About 35 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:14 PM | 69 mph | About 39 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:14 PM | 69 mph | About 14 miles from Youngstown, OH |
| 12:19 PM | 69 mph | About 23 miles from Youngstown, OH |
| 12:19 PM | 69 mph | About 14 miles from Youngstown, OH |
| 12:20 PM | 69 mph | About 26 miles from Youngstown, OH |
| 12:20 PM | 69 mph | About 36 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:23 PM | 69 mph | About 36 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:25 PM | 81 mph | About 41 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:25 PM | 69 mph | About 15 miles from Youngstown, OH |
| 12:27 PM | 60 mph | About 55 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:29 PM | 69 mph | About 41 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:30 PM | 69 mph | About 37 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:30 PM | 69 mph | About 43 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:30 PM | 75 mph | About 41 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:30 PM | 69 mph | About 43 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:35 PM | 58 mph | About 46 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:35 PM | 64 mph | Near 39.90, -79.05, PA |
| 12:35 PM | 69 mph | About 45 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:36 PM | 69 mph | About 31 miles from Youngstown, OH |
| 12:37 PM | 69 mph | About 47 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:37 PM | 69 mph | About 47 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:37 PM | 63 mph | About 23 miles from Erie, PA |
| 12:38 PM | 58 mph | Near 41.29, -79.11, PA |
| 12:39 PM | 69 mph | About 51 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:40 PM | 69 mph | About 45 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:40 PM | 69 mph | About 48 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:40 PM | 58 mph | About 49 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:40 PM | 70 mph | About 52 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:40 PM | 69 mph | Near 41.33, -79.23, PA |
| 12:40 PM | 69 mph | Near 41.26, -79.22, PA |
| 12:43 PM | 69 mph | About 53 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:44 PM | 58 mph | About 56 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:47 PM | 70 mph | About 59 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:50 PM | 66 mph | About 50 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:50 PM | 69 mph | Near 41.16, -79.08, PA |
| 12:52 PM | 69 mph | Near 41.47, -79.12, PA |
| 12:55 PM | 63 mph | About 17 miles from Erie, PA |
| 12:55 PM | 70 mph | Near 40.47, -78.83, PA |
| 1:00 PM | 63 mph | Near 40.32, -78.83, PA |
| 1:08 PM | 60 mph | Near 41.12, -78.76, PA |
| 1:15 PM | 60 mph | Near 41.36, -78.65, PA |
| 1:18 PM | 100 mph | Near 40.92, -78.49, PA |
| 1:20 PM | 60 mph | Near 40.51, -78.40, PA |
| 1:20 PM | 60 mph | About 49 miles from Hagerstown, MD |
| 1:22 PM | 70 mph | Near 41.43, -78.56, PA |
| 1:22 PM | 100 mph | Near 40.46, -78.35, PA |
| 1:25 PM | 60 mph | Near 41.28, -78.50, PA |
| 1:34 PM | 60 mph | About 57 miles from Hagerstown, MD |
| 1:35 PM | 60 mph | Near 40.99, -78.17, PA |
| 1:35 PM | 59 mph | Near 40.60, -78.31, PA |
| 1:36 PM | 60 mph | Near 41.01, -78.17, PA |
| 1:36 PM | 60 mph | Near 40.89, -78.21, PA |
| 1:38 PM | 60 mph | Near 40.60, -78.27, PA |
| 1:42 PM | 69 mph | About 48 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 1:42 PM | 60 mph | Near 41.18, -78.14, PA |
| 1:48 PM | 60 mph | Near 41.78, -78.16, PA |
| 1:50 PM | 62 mph | Near 40.81, -78.04, PA |
| 1:50 PM | 60 mph | Near 41.12, -78.12, PA |
| 1:51 PM | 60 mph | Near 41.97, -78.18, PA |
| 1:53 PM | 64 mph | Near 40.85, -77.83, PA |
| 1:55 PM | 60 mph | Near 41.35, -77.93, PA |
| 1:55 PM | 60 mph | Near 41.77, -78.02, PA |
| 2:00 PM | 64 mph | Near 40.79, -77.90, PA |
| 2:00 PM | 70 mph | Near 40.74, -77.87, PA |
| 2:01 PM | 60 mph | About 49 miles from Hagerstown, MD |
| 2:01 PM | 100 mph | Near 40.91, -77.77, PA |
| 2:06 PM | 60 mph | Near 41.33, -77.75, PA |
| 2:09 PM | 60 mph | About 56 miles from Harrisburg, PA |
| 2:14 PM | 100 mph | Near 41.08, -77.60, PA |
| 2:19 PM | 60 mph | Near 41.08, -77.59, PA |
| 2:21 PM | 60 mph | Near 41.73, -77.64, PA |
| 2:28 PM | 59 mph | Near 41.14, -77.42, PA |
| 2:32 PM | 100 mph | Near 41.71, -77.35, PA |
| 2:38 PM | 60 mph | About 44 miles from Harrisburg, PA |
| 2:42 PM | 63 mph | Near 41.24, -77.22, PA |
| 2:48 PM | 60 mph | Near 41.81, -77.07, PA |
| 2:55 PM | 60 mph | Near 41.33, -77.02, PA |
| 3:32 PM | 60 mph | About 43 miles from Binghamton, NY |
| 3:36 PM | 60 mph | About 42 miles from Binghamton, NY |
| 5:45 PM | 58 mph | About 17 miles from Youngstown, OH |
| 5:56 PM | 58 mph | About 19 miles from Youngstown, OH |
Cities with reports nearby
Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.
| City | Largest hail | Highest gust | Tornado reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1.25 in | 69 mph | 0 |
| York, PA | 0.88 in | None | 0 |
Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.