◆ OPTION, PA HAIL HISTORY · ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Option, PA hail history & hail map
Option, Pennsylvania has had 10 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 1.00″ (Quarter). Most recent: Jul 18, 2026. Free hail map, storm dates and NWS/CoCoRaHS reports.
✓ Data compiled by a degreed meteorologist from NOAA & NWS sources
10Hail events in the past 5 years
1.00″Largest recorded hail · Quarter
1.00″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
—Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Option, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Option
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2026 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Oct 21, 2025 | 0.38″ Small | 2 ground reports (max 0.38″) |
| Apr 15, 2025 | 0.25″ Small | 2 ground reports (max 0.25″) |
| Apr 2, 2025 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Mar 16, 2025 | 1.00″ Quarter | 5 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| Mar 5, 2025 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Dec 3, 2023 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Apr 17, 2023 | 0.10″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.10″) |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Option (40.430, -79.980) or an NWS / CoCoRaHS hail report within 3 miles. Data window: NOAA MRMS radar hail swaths Oct 2021 – Nov 2026; NWS / NCEI Storm Events reports Nov 2024 – Jul 2026; CoCoRaHS volunteer reports Oct 2021 – present. Radar hail sizes are estimates, not ground truth; hail at any single address can differ.