Storm reports for February 21, 2023

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On February 21, 2023, 12 hail, 23 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Mercer County, NJ. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger over 1 square miles, none of it over homes counted in the 2020 Census.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Colored areas are NOAA MRMS radar estimates of the largest hail (MESH) over the day, lower 48 states only; radar overestimates and underestimates size, so read it with the ground reports.

Storm reports by state

Cities with the largest radar-estimated hail

Counties by homes inside 1″+ radar-estimated hail

Homes are 2020 Census housing units and people are 2020 Census residents, counted by block group where its center of population lies under radar-estimated hail of 1 inch or larger.

Hail reports (12)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $88,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (36 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Union County, PA (near Weikert) · Thunderstorm wind 49 mph · $10,000 · 1 injury
  “A gusty rain shower produced winds estimated near 50 mph, causing the partial collapse of a garage that was under construction on Weikert Road a couple of miles east of the village of Weikert. One injury was reported.”
• Luzerne County, PA (near Hobbie) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $12,000
  “Strong thunderstorm winds uprooted two large trees and 8 others were snapped. Some shingles were torn off of a roof, a swingset was destroyed, and patio furniture was moved 50 to 100 feet away from the original location.”
• Bradford County, PA (near Powell) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down 3 large power poles which resulted in numerous power outages in Powell and Weston areas. There was tree debris reported on several roads as well.”
• Tioga County, PA (near Blossburg) · Thunderstorm wind 49 mph · $10,000
  “Gusty rain showers producing winds estimated near 50 mph knocked out power to more than 250 customers in the borough of Blossburg.”
• Butte County, CA (near (Cic)Chico Muni Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 49 mph · $10,000
  “More than 800 PG&E customers in the downtown area of Chico were without power on the afternoon of 2/21. The outage was between Main Street and Orange Street and between W. 1st Street and W. 7th Street. Some traffic lights were reported out.”
• Nevada County, CA (near Nevada City) · Thunderstorm wind 40 mph · $10,000
  “A power outage in Nevada City affected 1,278 customers on the east side of Hwy 20 and another 54 on Cement Hill.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.

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