Pennsylvania Storm & Severe Weather History
Since 1996, Pennsylvania has logged 48,588 severe-weather events — about 1,567 a year — with 676 direct deaths, 1,883 injuries and $3.6B in reported property damage.
By event type
Thunderstorm Wind19,22831 d$270.2M
Flash Flood4,72773 d$2.0B
Hail4,638—$7.9M
Winter Weather3,47014 d$2.6M
Heavy Snow2,4524 d$32.3M
Winter Storm2,44712 d$80.1M
Flood2,20129 d$837.4M
High Wind1,62816 d$108.8M
Strong Wind1,25910 d$8.4M
Drought802——
Heat700318 d—
Tornado5777 d$183.9M
Ice Storm568—$1.4M
Heavy Rain5672 d$1K
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill5616 d$960K
Lightning55226 d$17.5M
Events by year
19962026
Notable events (400)
Events with deaths, major damage, or a strong tornado — deadliest first.
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 20, 2025
Cambria · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 20, 2025
Somerset · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 22, 2024
Cambria · 1 killed ·
HeatOctober 4, 2023
Lancaster · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindApril 22, 2023
Lancaster · 1 killed ·
LightningApril 15, 2023
Chester · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Excessive HeatJune 16, 2022
Allegheny · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 16, 2021
Luzerne · 1 killed ·
FloodApril 11, 2021
Fulton · 1 killed ·
Winter StormFebruary 1, 2021
Lehigh · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindJune 3, 2020
Montgomery · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindJune 3, 2020
Montgomery · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindJune 3, 2020
Montgomery · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodMarch 28, 2020
Westmoreland · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindJuly 6, 2019
Clinton · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Flash FloodMay 29, 2019
Bucks · 1 killed ·
FloodJuly 23, 2018
Dauphin · 1 killed ·
FloodJuly 22, 2018
Adams · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJuly 5, 2018
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJuly 1, 2018
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
High WindMarch 2, 2018
Eastern Montgomery · 1 killed · 4 injured ·
Strong WindFebruary 12, 2017
Cumberland · 1 killed ·
Strong WindJanuary 23, 2017
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 13, 2016
Carbon · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Excessive HeatJuly 15, 2016
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
HeatSeptember 2, 2015
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 16, 2015
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 20, 2015
Lehigh · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 15, 2015
Eastern Montgomery · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 15, 2015
Lehigh · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 5, 2015
Eastern Montgomery · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 5, 2015
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 3, 2015
Berks · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 31, 2014
Lancaster · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 22, 2014
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 14, 2013
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 22, 2013
Monroe · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 5, 2012
Monroe · 1 killed · 7 injured ·
Thunderstorm WindJuly 26, 2012
Mifflin · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 26, 2012
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Counts are every logged event since 1996; the "notable" list is filtered to events with fatalities, major damage or a strong tornado. Damage is the reporting office's estimate. A record of past weather is not a forecast. See About the Data.