Hail in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Hail in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania: 291 recorded events between 1962 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #335 nationally and #2 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Westmoreland County is the 2010s, when 122 of the county's 291 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.

Within the Westmoreland County archive, hail makes up 17.0% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #335 for this hazard and #2 within Pennsylvania, putting it in the 89.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Westmoreland County with 59 recorded events, while Feb is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.

• Thunderstorm Wind 1,013
• Flash Flood 238
• Flood 84
• Tornado 49

How many hail events are on record in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania?

291 hail events are recorded in Westmoreland County between 1962 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Westmoreland County?

The strongest hail on record in Westmoreland County measured 2.5.

Where does the hail data for Westmoreland County come from?

All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.