Heavy Rain and Hail around Harrisburg, July 5th 2007

Overview

Afternoon thunderstorms dropped heavy rain and hail across portions of southeastern Pennsylvania on July 5th, 2007. Dime sized hail and 50 mph wind gusts were reported 5 miles south of Linglestown in Dauphin county.


KCCX 0.5 degree Reflectivity 19:42 UTC	KCCX 0.5 degree Storm Relative Velocity 19:46 UTC	COOP observed 24 hour Precipitation

Storm Reports

Storm Reports

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
806 PM EDT THU JUL 05 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0240 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ICKESBURG               40.49N 77.29W
07/05/2007                   PERRY              PA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN

0240 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NEWPORT                 40.48N 77.13W
07/05/2007                   PERRY              PA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN

0340 PM     HAIL             NEW CUMBERLAND          40.23N 76.88W
07/05/2007  E0.25 INCH       CUMBERLAND         PA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            2 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN A HALF-HOUR PERIOD.
            ROAD-FLOODING REPORTED ALONG WITH PEA-SIZE HAIL.

0346 PM     HAIL             5 S LINGLESTOWN         40.27N 76.79W
07/05/2007  M0.25 INCH       DAUPHIN            PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DIME-SIZE HAIL AND A 50 MPH WIND GUST REPORTED 5 MILES
            SOUTH OF LINGLESTOWN

0350 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HARRISBURG              40.28N 76.88W
07/05/2007                   DAUPHIN            PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            LARGE LIMBS DOWN

0355 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PALMYRA                 40.31N 76.60W
07/05/2007                   LEBANON            PA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN.

0427 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LANDISVILLE             40.09N 76.42W
07/05/2007                   LANCASTER          PA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.

0530 PM     FLASH FLOOD      N AUSTIN                41.64N 78.09W
07/05/2007                   POTTER             PA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            PONDING OF WATER ON ROUTE 872 A HALF A MILE NORTH OF
            AUSTIN.


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