Fayetteville, PA Hail Storm – July 2026

A hail-producing storm tracked through Fayetteville, PA on July 28, 2026, producing 2-inch stones and prompting 82 NWS alerts. Radar-detected returns and multiple spotter-verified reports were logged from mid-afternoon into late evening.

What Happened

The first NWS warning linked to this storm issued at 3:28 PM EDT. Alerts continued intermittently through 11:48 PM EDT, totaling 82 NWS alerts across the metro area. The majority of those alerts carried NWS warning only wording. Several returns were identified on dual-polarization radar during the event, with radar hail detections reported around 4:16 PM, 5:08 PM, 6:09 PM, and 7:12 PM.

Spotter activity began in the mid-afternoon. Multiple spotters reported quarter-size hail around 3:36 PM EDT. Two independent spotter reports recorded golf-ball size hail at 4:18 PM EDT. Additional spotter-verified golf-ball reports appeared again at 5:30 PM EDT. Local spotters logged dime-sized hail at 5:15 PM EDT at the 0 block of Hopewell Lane and a pea-to-dime report at 5:32 PM EDT.

Radar and warnings show the storm maintained pulsing intensity for several hours. NWS warnings with 0.75- to 1.25-inch threat language cycled through the late afternoon and evening. The combination of repeated NWS alerts, multiple radar hail returns, and spotter-verified reports documents a long-lived hail-producing storm across the Fayetteville metro on July 28.

Damage Assessment

Field reports concentrate surface impact in central Fayetteville and adjacent streets including the area near Hopewell Lane. Spotters recorded quarter-size hail beginning about 3:36 PM EDT. Two spotter reports at 4:18 PM EDT and two more at 5:30 PM EDT documented golf-ball size hail in separate locations within the metro. A dime-sized report at 5:15 PM EDT specifically identified the 0 block of Hopewell Lane.

Those spotter-verified sizes align with the radar hail returns observed during the late-afternoon and early-evening pulses. Localized clusters of larger stones were reported rather than a uniform swath. NWS alerts continued throughout the day, indicating repeated hail-producing cores passing over the same neighborhoods.

Publicly available local storm reports did not include a broad inventory of structural failures tied to this event in the dataset provided. Inspections carried out after the storm should reference the spotter times and locations above to prioritize areas with repeated golf-ball reports and the Hopewell Lane location noted at 5:15 PM EDT.

What Contractors Should Know

Prioritize onsite inspections in the neighborhoods with spotter-verified golf-ball reports at 4:18 PM EDT and 5:30 PM EDT. Begin with roof surfaces exposed on the east and central blocks near Hopewell Lane, then expand outward to adjacent streets where repeated NWS warnings and radar returns occurred. Record photo evidence with timestamps and note the nearest spotter report time when documenting each damage claim.

Fayetteville, PA Hail Storm – July 2026

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What Happened

Damage Assessment

What Contractors Should Know

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