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HailEvidenceOil City, PA → 2026-04-15

Did it hail in Oil City, PA on April 15, 2026?

Yes — NWS storm reports document 4 hail reports within 10 miles of Oil City, PA on April 15, 2026, with hail up to 1.50" (ping pong ball size).

These are preliminary same-day SPC storm reports; the official Storm Events record for this date is compiled by NWS over the following weeks. This page updates when it lands.

4hail reports ≤ 10 mi
1.50"largest hail · ping pong ball

Every recorded report near Oil City on 2026-04-15

Distances are from the Oil City city centroid. Times as recorded by the source (SPC reports are UTC). Showing the nearest 4.

DistanceTypeSize / speedTimeReported nearSource
5 mi Hail 1.50" (ping pong ball) 23:10 UTC 1 WNW Cranberry, Venango SPC · preliminary
6.9 mi Hail 1.50" (ping pong ball) 23:06 UTC 1 S Cranberry, Venango SPC · preliminary
7.1 mi Hail 1.00" (quarter) 23:10 UTC 3 ESE Cranberry, Venango SPC · preliminary
8.1 mi Hail 1.00" (quarter) 23:45 UTC 1 SW Franklin, Venango SPC · preliminary

5 mi, hail: “(PBZ)”

6.9 mi, hail: “(PBZ)”

7.1 mi, hail: “(PBZ)”

8.1 mi, hail: “Corrects previous hail report from 1 SW Franklin. (PBZ)”

Was your property hit on 2026-04-15?

City-level reports won't settle a claim dispute — the question is what was recorded near your address. The verification report lists every NWS-recorded event within 1, 3 and 10 miles of a specific address, with this date highlighted as a plain-English finding, formatted for an insurance appeal.

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NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure.

sources: NOAA SPC page updated 2026-06-12