Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Hail Report and Map: August 27, 2026

Published October 15, 2026 by StormLens · Storm date (Eastern time) August 27, 2026

Was there hail in Harrisburg, PA on August 27, 2026? Radar estimated hail up to 0.85 inch inside the town limits of Harrisburg on August 27, 2026 (Eastern time). Radar estimates of at least 0.5 inch covered 37% of the town. Across the report area, the maximum radar estimate was 1.48 inches. The strongest part of the swath was about 7 miles northwest of Harrisburg, PA. Radar detected hail aloft in this area between about 8:00 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. ET on August 27, 2026.

Radar-estimated hail swath in Harrisburg, PA on August 27, 2026; colors show estimated hail sizes

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Hail estimates at a glance

Storm date (Eastern time)	August 27, 2026 (Thursday)
Maximum radar estimate across the area	1.48 inches; strongest part of the swath about 7 miles northwest of Harrisburg, PA
Maximum radar estimate inside Harrisburg	0.85 inch
Share of Harrisburg with radar estimates of at least 0.5 inch	37%
Approximate radar timing	Between about 8:00 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. ET on August 27, 2026 (Eastern time)
County coverage includes (0.5 inch or larger)	Dauphin County (44 sq mi), Perry County (39 sq mi) and Cumberland County (14 sq mi)
Area with radar estimates of 0.5 inch or larger	about 95 square miles
Area with radar estimates of 1 inch or larger	about 14 square miles
Source	NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (MESH)

Which towns had hail on August 27, 2026?

Radar estimated hail of at least 0.5 inch inside these town limits, using U.S. Census boundaries. Each percentage is the share of town area with those estimates.

Town	County	Maximum radar estimate inside town limits	Town area with estimates of at least 0.5 inch
Marysville, PA	Perry County	0.96 inch	100%
Enola, PA	Cumberland County	0.86 inch	64%
Harrisburg, PA	Dauphin County	0.85 inch	37%
Colonial Park, PA	Dauphin County	0.85 inch	87%
Progress, PA	Dauphin County	0.85 inch	81%
Dauphin, PA	Dauphin County	0.76 inch	100%

How big was the hail in Harrisburg?

Radar estimated hail up to 0.85 inch inside the town limits of Harrisburg. Among the listed towns, the highest estimate was 0.96 inch inside the limits of Marysville. A town's maximum isn't an estimate for every home. Check the swath for estimates around an address.

Towns near the hail

The strongest part of the swath was within 15 miles of these towns. Distances and directions run from each town to that part of the swath.

Carlisle, PA: strongest radar estimates about 13 miles northeast of town

What time did radar detect hail?

Radar detected hail aloft in this area between about 8:00 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. ET on August 27, 2026. We used 52 NOAA radar hail detections in this area to estimate the window. We trim outlying detection times when enough are available, then round down to five-minute marks. It doesn't give an arrival time at an address.

Data source and limits

We use NOAA's MRMS radar product MESH (Maximum Estimated Size of Hail) for hail-size estimates. Each town's figure is the maximum inside its Census town limits. The percentage is the town area with estimates of at least 0.5 inch. A town's maximum isn't an estimate for every home. Each storm date covers one calendar day in Eastern time. A late-evening storm west of the Eastern time zone can appear under two dates. Radar estimates don't confirm hail on the ground or roof damage. Hail of 0.5 to 0.75 inch can damage roofs, especially older roofs. An estimate below 1 inch doesn't rule out damage. Read how we calculate sizes and times.