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.
LightningJuly 24, 2012
Somerset · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Excessive HeatJuly 17, 2012
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 29, 2012
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 20, 2012
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 10, 2012
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
HeatMay 29, 2012
Montgomery · 1 killed ·
HeatMay 28, 2012
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
Heavy SnowOctober 29, 2011
Berks · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodSeptember 8, 2011
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJuly 21, 2011
Lehigh · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJuly 12, 2011
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 7, 2011
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 9, 2011
Lancaster · 1 killed ·
HeatMay 30, 2011
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
FloodMarch 10, 2011
Schuylkill · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJuly 23, 2010
Bucks · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodJuly 13, 2010
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJuly 5, 2010
Lehigh · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 16, 2009
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 5, 2009
Northampton · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 1, 2009
Bucks · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 12, 2008
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 14, 2008
Monroe · 1 killed · 3 injured ·
Excessive HeatJune 7, 2008
Delaware · 1 killed · 22 injured ·
Excessive HeatJune 7, 2008
Montgomery · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 15, 2007
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJuly 8, 2007
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 19, 2007
York · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Winter StormFebruary 13, 2007
Northampton · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 6, 2007
Montgomery · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 6, 2007
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
FloodSeptember 2, 2006
Montgomery · 1 killed ·
Strong WindSeptember 2, 2006
Lebanon · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 1, 2006
Berks · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 28, 2006
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodJune 27, 2006
Adams · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 22, 2006
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 2, 2006
Delaware · 1 killed ·
Winter StormFebruary 12, 2006
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
Winter StormFebruary 12, 2006
Montgomery · 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.