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.
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 6, 2006
Montgomery · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodOctober 8, 2005
Bucks · 1 killed ·
HeatSeptember 13, 2005
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 7, 2005
Cambria · 1 killed · 4 injured ·
HeatAugust 2, 2005
Montgomery · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 25, 2005
Mckean · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 27, 2005
Forest · 1 killed · 7 injured ·
HeatJune 25, 2005
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 9, 2005
Chester · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 6, 2005
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 23, 2005
Northampton · 1 killed ·
Heavy SnowJanuary 22, 2005
Montgomery · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 18, 2005
Lehigh · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 18, 2005
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodSeptember 18, 2004
Carbon · 1 killed ·
FloodSeptember 17, 2004
Mifflin · 1 killed ·
FloodSeptember 17, 2004
Blair · 1 killed ·
HeatApril 19, 2004
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 25, 2004
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 15, 2004
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
Strong WindNovember 13, 2003
Beaver · 1 killed ·
High WindNovember 13, 2003
York · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindOctober 14, 2003
Delaware · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
HeatJune 24, 2003
Chester · 1 killed ·
FloodJune 20, 2003
Lancaster · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 14, 2003
Montgomery · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillNovember 28, 2002
Montgomery · 1 killed ·
High WindSeptember 11, 2002
Bucks · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 2, 2002
Monroe · 1 killed · 6 injured ·
HeatJuly 28, 2002
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 8, 2002
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 24, 2002
Bucks · 1 killed ·
FloodMay 2, 2002
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
LightningSeptember 13, 2001
Lackawanna · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 6, 2001
Chester · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 9, 2001
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 1, 2001
Philadelphia · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 20, 2001
Westmoreland · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
High WindDecember 12, 2000
Berks · 1 killed ·
High WindNovember 30, 2000
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.