Adams storm history

On Wednesday, July 25th, An 18 year old boy was found deceased along Conewago Creek by Stone Jug Road and Benders Church Road in Butler Township. His family reported him missing on July 23rd, and it is believed he was last seen on Sunday evening.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 75 mph brought down multiple trees and wires from Cashtown to Fairfield.

A severe thunderstorm, producing wind gusts estimated near 60 mph, knocked down a tree onto Mountain Road between Pine Tree Road and State Route 234 near Michaux State Forest.

A dust devil was observed on video near Gettysburg National Military Park during the afternoon hours of September 3, 2025. Video showed the dust devil spawning near West Confederate Avenue, and paralleling the road with a slight southerly motion before dissipating. No damage or i…

Well-above average temperatures, coupled with humid conditions, allowed for heat index values to range between 100 and 105 degrees during the afternoon hours of July 30, 2025 across Adams County.

Well-above average temperatures, coupled with humid conditions, allowed for heat index values to range between 100 and 105 degrees during the afternoon and evening hours of July 25, 2025 across Adams County.

A funnel cloud associated with a thunderstorm in northern Adams County was observed west of East Berlin.

Water was reported to be across the roadway on Race Trak Road, approximately four miles north of Hanover.

Well-above average temperatures, coupled with humid conditions, allowed for multiple days of heat index values over 100 degrees beginning during the afternoon hours of June 22nd and continuing through the late evening hours of June 25, 2025 across Adams County. Heat index values …

A severe thunderstorm producing wind gusts estimated at 60 mph knocked multiple trees down across Baltimore Pike at the intersection with White Road.

Localized heavy rain led to a bridge being washed out near the intersection of York Road and Centennial Road in Straban Township.

Heavy rain led to the intersection of Swift Run and New Chester roads in Straban Township becoming flooded and impassable.

Severe (D2) drought continued for eastern Adams County until the U.S. Drought Monitor update on May 20, 2025, when all remaining D2 conditions were removed.

A severe thunderstorm, producing estimated wind gusts near 70 mph, knocked down and uprooted multiple trees in Littlestown. This severe thunderstorm also blew over a large air conditioning unit along with knocking over a tree onto a residence, with no injuries reported.

A severe thunderstorm, producing estimated wind gusts near 60 mph, snapped and uprooted multiple trees east of Gettysburg.

Dry conditions allowed for D2 (severe) drought conditions to develop across southern Adams County in April 2025, continuing through the end of the month.

A strong thunderstorm, producing estimated wind gusts near 50 mph, knocked a tree across the roadway on Baltimore Pike, closing it for a brief period of time.

An extended period of well-below average temperatures across Adams County allowed for wind chills to generally range between -10 to -15 degrees. The lowest wind chill of -23 degrees in Cashtown occurred in the early morning hours of January 22, 2025.

A winter storm produced 5 to 7 inches of snow across Adams County, with snowfall beginning during the morning hours of January 19, 2025 and continuing through the evening.

A severe thunderstorm producing wind gusts estimated at 60 mph knocked down numerous trees and wires in Conewago Township and McSherrystown Borough.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated at 60 mph knocked a tree down onto Carlisle Pike near the intersection of Goodyear Road and Latimore Road 2 miles northwest of York Springs.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down multiple trees and wires in Littlestown.

A severe thunderstorm produced penny to nickel-sized hail near Heidlersburg.

A severe thunderstorm produced ping-pong ball sized hail northwest of Abbottstown.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated at 60 mph knocked down wires and collapsed a carport along Carlisle Pike south of Hampton.

A winter storm brought an initial period rain to Adams County during the late evening hours of February 12th before producing 5 to 7 inches of snowfall throughout the early morning hours of February 13, 2024.

A winter storm produced 4 to 6 inches of snow across the higher elevations of Adams County as snow began in the morning hours of January 6, 2024 and continued through the evening hours.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down multiple trees and wires across Storms Store Road northeast of Bonneauville.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down a tree across Red Hill Road southeast of New Oxford.

A severe thunderstorm producing estimated winds near 60mph knocked down trees onto Route 15 east of Greenmount.

A severe thunderstorm produced ping pong ball sized hail at the Pine Ridge Campground on Shippensburg Road near the Adams/Cumberland County line.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down a tree onto wires east-southeast of Lake Meade.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down a tree onto 2nd Street on the north end of York Springs.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down a tree onto Sacremento Court along with snapping a small tree into a yard south of Brushtown.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down trees and power lines near Carroll Valley.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down numerous trees onto power lines on Kohler Mill Road near New Oxford.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down trees and power lines onto Liberty Hall Road to the southeast of Fairfield.

A trained NWS spotter observed a funnel cloud while traveling northbound on Route 15 near Clear Spring in northern York County. The funnel was observed near the intersection of York, Adams, and Cumberland counties. Pictures and video of the funnel show that it did not appear to t…

Approximately 0.10 to 0.20 of freezing rain fell across Adams County on December 15, 2022.

A severe thunderstorm produced nickel to quarter sized hail on Boyle Road just north of the Mason-Dixon line.

A severe thunderstorm produced quarter sized hail in McSherrytown.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down trees onto wires on Boyle Road near Middle Creek Road.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down trees onto wires along Knight Road south of Gettysburg.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down trees onto wires along Route 134 south of Gettysburg.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 70 mph removed the roofs of two barns and caused the collapse of an outbuilding on the 700 block of Solomon Road south of Gettysburg.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down trees onto wires near Green Springs Road.