83
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$20K
Property damage
Hail in Centre County, Pennsylvania: 83 recorded events between 1960 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,666 nationally and #24 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Centre County, Pennsylvania: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Centre County is the 2000s, when 30 of the county's 83 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 Centre County archive, hail makes up 14.7% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,666 for this hazard and #24 within Pennsylvania, putting it in the 46.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Centre County with 24 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2026 | WOODYCREST | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 22, 2026 | STATE COLLEGE | 0.75 | $0 |
| Mar 22, 2026 | STATE COLLEGE | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 22, 2026 | (UNV)UNIV PARK STATE | 0.75 | $0 |
| Mar 22, 2026 | STATE COLLEGE | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 22, 2026 | WOODYCREST | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 22, 2026 | PHILIPSBURG | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 7, 2023 | CENTRE HALL | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 4, 2023 | LINDEN HALL | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jul 14, 2023 | STATE COLLEGE | 0.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Quarter size hail (1 inch diameter) was reported on the west side of State College Borough between Route 26 (West College Ave.) and Pine Grove Mills. The severe hail destroyed about 40 acres of corn along Nixon Road and Whitehall Road in Ferguson Township. No information was available on the estimated crop loss.
Thunderstorms produced hail ranging from pea /0.25 inch/ to quarter /1.00 inch/ size in and to the west of State College. Several reports of the large hail were received from the general public, trained spotters and off-duty NWS employees. Wind speeds were also estimated at 60 mph.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Centre County, Pennsylvania?
83 hail events are recorded in Centre County between 1960 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Centre County?
The strongest hail on record in Centre County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Centre 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.
Cite this page
“Hail in Centre County, Pennsylvania.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/pennsylvania/centre-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.