Pennsylvania storm events
Tornadoes, hurricanes, hail, and severe storms recorded in Pennsylvania between 1950 and 2025, sourced from NOAA's Storm Events Database.
52,777
Storm events
1,067
Tornadoes
0
Hurricanes
889
Deaths
Significant recent events in Pennsylvania
Events with deaths, multiple injuries, $1M+ property damage, or EF3+ tornadoes.
A large tree feel on a moving vehicle.
A multi-vehicle accident occurred on I-81 southbound in the wake of a snow shower that went through during the early morning hours. The likely cause according to a local fire chief was black ice. Multiple injuries were reported, but there was no confirmation of the actual number …
A man was killed in Sadsbury Township when a severe thunderstorm producing wind gusts estimated at 60 mph knocked a large tree limb down, which struck him as he was operating a tractor.
A line of severe thunderstorms producing wind gusts estimated at 70 mph knocked down power lines near the 1500 block of University Drive in State College. A man was killed as he was electrocuted while trying to put out a mulch fire that started as a result of the downed power lin…
As severe thunderstorms crossed across Greene County, PA, a large tree fell and struck a car killing the male in the passenger side as they were travelling along Jefferson Road in Franklin Township.
At approximately 5:08 PM based off of radar coverage, a line of storms crossing the Pittsburgh area with very strong, damaging wind gusts caused a tree to fall and kill a man as he was walking back to his house in Ross Township.
A line of severe thunderstorms producing wind gusts estimated at 70 mph knocked down multiple trees and power lines near Pine Grove Mills. A motorist exited his vehicle after stopping due to a fallen tree, began walking towards the tree, and was electrocuted by a downed power lin…
Large tree fell on an occupied vehicle on the 500 block of West Hill Creek Drive.
SNOW SQUALL. A snow squall allowed for a period of heavy snow, lowered visibilities, and breezy winds to occur on Interstate 80 in Montour County during the early morning hours of February 14, 2025. This snow squall produced slick roadways that resulted in an accident involving m…
An extended period of well-below average temperatures across Cambria County allowed for wind chills to generally range between -15 to -20 degrees during the early morning hours of January 21, 2025 with temperatures remaining well-below average throughout the daytime hours. Colder…
An extended period of well-below average temperatures across Somerset County allowed for wind chills to generally range between -20 to -25 degrees during the early morning hours of January 21, 2025 with temperatures remaining well-below average throughout the daytime hours. Colde…
Cold temperatures, with wind chills ranging from zero to 10 degrees, were observed across Cambria County throughout the daytime hours on December 22, 2024 and continued until the afternoon hours of December 23. A 75-year-old woman fell outside of her home on December 22nd and was…
A prolonged, crippling, and in some places historic lake effect event took place across the Northwest Pennsylvania snowbelt to end November and start December in 2024. The event ramped up overnight November 28th and 29th as a band of very heavy snow with snow rates up to 3 inches…
Gusty winds, estimated near 45 mph, knocked down a tree onto Cumberland Highway near the intersection of Palo Alto Road in Southampton Township. Rainfall close to sunset in an area with no streetlights led to a vehicle running into the tree, killing the driver of the vehicle. The…
A wildfire developed during the afternoon of November 8, 2024 in Frankstown Township near Canoe Creek State Park in Blair County. The wildfire occurred during a stretch of unseasonably warm and dry weather along with gusty winds, and it quickly expanded in size to around 300 acre…
Counties and zones
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Adams (513)
Allegheny (2,542)
Armstrong (626)
Beaver (948)
Bedford (394)
Berks (1,971)
Blair (440)
Bradford (746)
Bucks (1,380)
Butler (1,032)
Cambria (655)
Cameron (201)
Carbon (1,089)
Centre (547)
Chester (1,717)
Clarion (592)
Clearfield (621)
Clinton (348)
Columbia (428)
Crawford (1,021)
Cumberland (575)
Dauphin (688)
Delaware (1,334)
Eastern Chester (164)
Eastern Montgomery (177)
Elk (341)
Erie (702)
Fayette (938)
Fayette Ridges (102)
Forest (306)
Franklin (570)
Fulton (224)
Greene (445)
Higher Elevations of Indiana County (12)
Huntingdon (446)
Indiana (733)
Indiana County (20)
Jefferson (738)
Juniata (242)
Lackawanna (570)
Lancaster (1,151)
Lawrence (681)
Lebanon (568)
Lehigh (1,313)
Lower Bucks (208)
Luzerne (730)
Lycoming (628)
Mckean (486)
Mercer (914)
Mifflin (296)
Monroe (1,298)
Montgomery (1,571)
Montour (207)
Northampton (1,335)
Northern Centre (136)
Northern Clinton (121)
Northern Erie (245)
Northern Lycoming (128)
Northern Wayne (85)
Northumberland (441)
Paz001>036 (1)
Perry (395)
Philadelphia (1,355)
Pike (340)
Potter (383)
Schuylkill (502)
Snyder (295)
Somerset (614)
Southern Centre (129)
Southern Clinton (117)
Southern Erie (292)
Southern Lycoming (127)
Southern Wayne (72)
Sullivan (320)
Susquehanna (644)
Synder (8)
Tioga (479)
Union (289)
Upper Bucks (185)
Venango (760)
Warren (544)
Washington (1,141)
Wayne (358)
Western Chester (197)
Western Montgomery (170)
Westmoreland (1,886)
Westmoreland Ridges (94)
Wyoming (313)
York (1,058)