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Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1964 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
9
Tornado reports
49
Hail reports
46
Floods since 1996
435
All events
0
Deaths
$17.8M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Columbia County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 8 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
The Susquehanna River at Bloomsburg crested above record/major flood stage at 32.75 feet. Widespread flooding was reported in the Bloomsburg area. Many roads were closed due to flooding from creeks and streams especially over the southern portion of the county. In Hemlock Townshi…
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A severe thunderstorm producing wind gusts estimated at 60 mph knocked multiple trees down along Stevens Hill Road in Sugarloaf Township.
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A line of severe thunderstorms producing wind gusts estimated at 60 mph knocked trees down throughout Berwick Township.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Heavy snow began in the early morning of January 25 and continued into the evening, with most of Columbia County seeing 7-9 inches of snow. The highest snowfall total in the county occurred near Orangeville, where 10.5 inches was measured.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
SNOW SQUALL. A snow squall brought visibility less than one quarter of a mile with heavy snow observed on Interstate 80 near Berwick. Heavy snowfall allowed for quick accumulation on the roadway in a span of 10 to 15 minutes during the early morning hours of January 1, 2026.
Freezing rain accumulations caused slick roadways in portions of Columbia County, where the eastbound lane of Interstate 80 was closed due to a multi-vehicle accident involving one tractor trailers and two passenger vehicles. One patient was transported due to injuries, with the …
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A severe thunderstorm, producing wind gusts estimated near 60 mph, knocked down wires onto Buckhorn Road near the intersection of Schoolhouse Road in Buckhorn.
Flood Flood
Route 487 Closed near Benton due to water issues.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Elk Grove Road was reported to be washed out near Apple Alley in Elk Grove.
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A severe thunderstorm producing wind gusts estimated at 60 mph knocked a tree down in Briar Creek.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
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 Columbia County. Heat index valu…
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A line of severe thunderstorms producing wind gusts estimated at 60 mph knocked multiple trees onto wires approximately 3 miles north-northeast of Bloomsburg. One of the trees caught fire.
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A severe thunderstorm, producing wind gusts estimated near 60 mph, knocked down a tree onto wires on Kramer Hill Road between Benton and Stillwater.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought continued for much of Columbia County until the U.S. Drought Monitor update on May 13, 2025, when all remaining D2 conditions were removed.
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A line of severe thunderstorms producing wind gusts estimated at 70 mph knocked down trees and wires along Route 487 approximately 3 miles south of Stillwater.
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A line of severe thunderstorms producing wind gusts estimated at 70 mph knocked down trees and power lines along Route 42 in Numidia.
Drought Drought
Continued dry conditions allowed for D2 (severe) drought conditions to continue across southern Columbia County throughout all of April 2025.
Drought Drought
Continued dry conditions allowed for D2 (severe) drought conditions to continue across southern Columbia County throughout all of March 2025. Mandatory water conservation measures were continued for communities served by the Roaring Creek Water plant throughout all of March 2025.
Drought Drought
Continued dry conditions allowed for D2 (severe) drought conditions to continue across southern Columbia County throughout all of February 2025.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
An extended period of well-below average temperatures across Columbia County allowed for wind chills to generally range between -10 to -15 degrees. The lowest wind chill of -15 degrees near Shumans occurred in the early morning hours of January 22, 2025.
Drought Drought
Continued dry conditions allowed for D2 (severe) drought conditions to continue across southern Columbia County throughout all of January 2025.
Drought Drought
Continued dry conditions allowed for D2 (severe) drought conditions to continue across southern Columbia County throughout all of December 2024.
Drought Drought
D2 (severe) drought conditions began across southern Columbia County in early November 2024 and continued through the end of November 2024.
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A severe thunderstorm producing wind gusts estimated at 60 mph knocked down multiple trees and wires near Benton along Maple Grove Road near Ribble Lane.
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A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down multiple trees and wires in Sugarloaf Township, blocking several roadways throughout the township.
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A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down multiple trees and wires between Waller and Jamison City.
A severe thunderstorm with winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down multiple trees and wires around Benton.
Hail Hail
A severe thunderstorm produced quarter-sized hail southeast of Stillwater.
Hail Hail
A severe thunderstorm produced quarter-sized hail in Berwick.
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A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down multiple trees onto State Route 487, blocking one lane of the roadway south of Stillwater.
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A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 90 mph lifted a roof off of a gift shop and dropped it back onto the shop, completely destroying the building.
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A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 80 mph knocked down numerous trees and caused extensive barn damage along Fowlersville Road south of North Centre.
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A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 100 mph knocked down numerous trees along with damaging homes and buildings in Briar Creek Township. This included multiple damaged and destroyed barns and a garage that was heavily destroyed.
A National Weather Service storm survey found that a microburst occurred in association with a severe thunderstorm at Grassmere Park in Sugarloaf Township. Maximum wind gusts were estimated at 80 to 90 mph. Numerous trees were snapped throughout the park and one person was injure…
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A strong thunderstorm producing wind gusts estimated at 50 to 55 mph knocked down multiple tree limbs and a few small trees approximately 1 mile west of Mifflinville. A small box truck was also overturned.
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A severe thunderstorm producing wind gusts estimated at 60 mph knocked a tree down onto State Route 42 2 miles north of Millville.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A winter storm moving into Columbia County on the late evening hours of February 12 and into the morning hours of February 13, 2024 brought a brief period of initial rain before producing 6 to 8 inches of snowfall, with locally 9 to 10 inches at higher elevations. A pileup on eas…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A winter storm produced 6 to 7 inches in the higher elevations of Columbia County as snow began in the early afternoon hours of January 6, 2024 and continued through the evening hours.
Hail Hail
A severe thunderstorm produced quarter-sized hail south of Unityville.
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A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down multiple trees along with some larger limbs south of Unityville.
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A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down multiple trees in Millville.
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A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down numerous trees north of Bloomsburg.
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A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down snapped limbs and power lines south of Bloomsburg.
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A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down trees and wires near the intersection of Mount Pleasant Road and Lick Run Road west of Orangeville.
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A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down multiple trees in the vicinity of Talmar Road near Waller.
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A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down multiple trees to the northwest of Bloomsburg.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A winter storm produced 2 to 3 inches snow, an inch of sleet, and 0.10 to 0.20 of freezing rain across Columbia County on December 15, 2022.
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A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down trees near Numidia.
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A severe thunderstorm producing wind estimated near 60 mph knocked down trees onto Eagle Road in Greenwood Township.
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A severe thunderstorm producing wind estimated near 60 mph knocked down trees on the 1100 block of Elkgrove Road.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 | 0 |
| 2024 | 17 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 |
| 2021 | 23 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 |
| 2018 | 13 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 |
| 2014 | 15 | 0 |
| 2013 | 13 | 0 |
| 2012 | 10 | 0 |
| 2011 | 14 | 0 |
| 2010 | 11 | 0 |
| 2009 | 9 | 0 |
| 2008 | 11 | 0 |
| 2007 | 18 | 0 |
| 2006 | 14 | 0 |
| 2005 | 22 | 0 |
| 2004 | 15 | 1 |
| 2003 | 8 | 0 |
| 2002 | 7 | 1 |
| 2001 | 12 | 1 |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 12 | 1 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 1 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 1 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1974 | 2 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | 1 | 1 |
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