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Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1950 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
44
Tornado reports
186
Hail reports
78
Floods since 1996
1,053
All events
15
Deaths
$396.7M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Crawford County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 43 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.
Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree on Adamsville Road between Jamestown and Adamsville. A motorcyclist hit the downed tree just before 9 pm and sustained fatal injuries.
Heavy rain began falling during the morning hours and continued into the afternoon. Rainfall rates exceeded two inches per hour during the early afternoon hours. Spotters reported 2.5 inches of rain in Saegertown between 1:00 and 2:30 p.m. and 2.2 inches of rain in Titusville bet…
Strong winds snapped a tree limb at the Jamestown Campground inside Pymatuning State Park. A 48 year old male camper who had taken shelter under a canopy at his campsite was killed by the falling limb. The camper's 10 year old son was also injured. The son was transported to a lo…
Storms with heavy rain fell across eastern Crawford County on the night and early morning of July 19 and 20th. The Oil Creek flooded Gresham Road in Hydetown with 3 to 4 feet of water, causing substantial damage to the blacktop. One home had their back wall knocked down, and seve…
On January 12th a combination of rainfall, snowmelt, and most notably an ice jam resulted in significant flooding on the French Creek in Meadville. A warm up on January 11 and 12th cause an entire loss of the area snowpack which contributed about a half an inch of runoff the the …
High winds associated with the remnants of Hurricane Ike began during the early evening hours of September 14th and continued through late evening. Wind gusts were estimated to be around 60 mph with the strongest winds occurring between 8 and 10 pm. A 53 mph gust was measured by …
Another wave of thunderstorms moved across Crawford County and dumped more heavy rain on the county. Up to two additional inches of rain fell on the county between midnight and 3 a.m. causing widespread flooding to redevelop in the county. The central and southern sections of the…
Runoff from heavy rains associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Frances caused French Creek in Meadville to rise to it's highest level in 45 years. The creek climbed above the flood stage of 14 feet around daybreak on September 9th. The river crested at 16.36 feet around 1…
Heavy rains associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Frances caused extensive flooding in Crawford County. Light rain associated with this storm began falling early on September 8th. Rainfall rates increased during the evening hours as the low approached Northwest Pennsylva…
An F2 tornado touched down three miles west of Custards and then tracked east for seven miles. The tornado finally lifted just west of Cochranton near U.S Highway 322. The damage path was continuous, up to 50 yards in width and roughly parallel to State Route 285. Significant dam…
Heavy rains fell on much of Crawford County as yet another band of thunderstorms moved through the area just after daybreak. Between one and two inches of rain fell between daybreak and 9 a.m. Spotters in Springboro measured three-quarters of an inch of rain between 7:15 and 7:45…
Thunderstorms dumped heavy rains on Crawford County during the predawn hours of May 21st. This rainfall combined with ground already saturated from heavy rains the previous few days led to widespread flooding across the county. The central portion of the county, including the Mea…
A second round of heavy rain fell on Crawford County during the evening hours. Rainfall rates well in excess of an inch per hour combined with soil saturated from the earlier rains led to a second round of flash flooding. More roads and culverts were washed out, especially across…
A damaging line of severe thunderstorms packing estimated winds of 60 to 85 mph moved across the county knocking down as many as 1000 trees. The majority of the damage occurred along a path from near Linesville to Harmonsburg to Meadville. Approximately one half of the county los…
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Numerous large tree limbs were blown down.
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Multiple trees were blown down.
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Two large trees were blown down north of Sagertown blocking Route 19.
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A large hickory tree was blown down along with several large tree limbs. Hail up to the size of half dollar size was reported.
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Multiple trees and power lines were blown down.
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Several trees and power lines were blown down.
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Several trees and power lines were blown down.
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Several trees and power lines were blown down.
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Several trees and power lines were blown down.
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A few trees were blown down.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A National Weather Service Cleveland storm survey determined that a brief EF-1 tornado touched down in central Crawford County at approximately 4:28 PM EDT, south of Dibble Hill Road and east of Theuret Hill Road, and tracked southeast. The tornado snapped several large tree limb…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A National Weather Service Cleveland storm survey determined that a brief tornado touched down in central Crawford County near Leimbach Road at approximately 4:29 PM EDT. The tornado touched down west of Leimbach Road and north of Double Hill Road, then moved generally east-south…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A National Weather Service Cleveland storm survey determined that an EF-1 tornado touched down at approximately 4:51 PM EDT on Sunday, June 14, 2026, along Lippert Road, just east of the intersection with Mallory Road in Crawford County. The tornado tracked east along Lippert Roa…
Tornado EF0 Tornado
A National Weather Service Cleveland storm survey determined that a brief EF-0 tornado touched down on the west side of Conneautville, Pennsylvania, at about 4:10 PM EDT on Sunday, June 14, 2026. The tornado left a path of damage, uprooting several trees and snapping large limbs …
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Reports of multiple trees down due to thunderstorm wind gust south of Meadville, PA along Kennedy Hill Rd near Krider Rd and Pettis Road near Smith Rd.
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Reports of multiple trees down on wires due to thunderstorm wind gust south of Meadville, PA near Shaffer Rd and Mercer Pike.
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Report of trees down on Adamsville Road near Pickasaw Lane southeast of Conneaut Lake.
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Report of trees down due to thunderstorm wind gust on Interstate 79 northbound near mile marker 139.
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Trees downed about two-miles SSE of Conneaut Lake.
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Meadville Airport ASOS recorded a peak straight-line wind gust of 60-mph from a line of showers and thunderstorms.
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Trees downed along South Norrisville Road in Hayfield Township.
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Following a strong cold front that crossed on November 26th, much colder air flowed in and allowed significant lake-effect snow to develop. This snow was initially carried into western New York by southwest winds, but gradually shifted south and west into the snowbelt region of N…
Lake-Effect Snow Lake-Effect Snow
Low pressure moved across Pennsylvania on November 9th, before shifting east into New England and lingering through the 10th and 11th. Behind this low, a lingering trough and an early season blast of cold air combined with northwest winds to bring accumulating lake effect snow. A…
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Tree downed in Springboro.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 4 |
| 2025 | 16 | 1 |
| 2024 | 34 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17 | 0 |
| 2022 | 20 | 0 |
| 2021 | 32 | 1 |
| 2020 | 21 | 0 |
| 2019 | 45 | 1 |
| 2018 | 16 | 3 |
| 2017 | 31 | 0 |
| 2016 | 21 | 0 |
| 2015 | 16 | 0 |
| 2014 | 25 | 0 |
| 2013 | 30 | 0 |
| 2012 | 58 | 0 |
| 2011 | 29 | 1 |
| 2010 | 31 | 2 |
| 2009 | 19 | 0 |
| 2008 | 40 | 0 |
| 2007 | 35 | 1 |
| 2006 | 24 | 0 |
| 2005 | 28 | 0 |
| 2004 | 38 | 2 |
| 2003 | 26 | 0 |
| 2002 | 38 | 3 |
| 2001 | 22 | 1 |
| 2000 | 31 | 0 |
| 1999 | 33 | 0 |
| 1998 | 26 | 1 |
| 1997 | 26 | 0 |
| 1996 | 43 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 1 |
| 1994 | 15 | 1 |
| 1993 | 8 | 1 |
| 1992 | 16 | 0 |
| 1991 | 20 | 0 |
| 1990 | 14 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 1 |
| 1985 | 14 | 8 |
| 1983 | 2 | 1 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 2 |
| 1980 | 5 | 2 |
| 1979 | 2 | 1 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1975 | 4 | 0 |
| 1974 | 6 | 0 |
| 1973 | 2 | 0 |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 2 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 1 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1955 | 2 | 1 |
| 1952 | 1 | 1 |
| 1950 | 1 | 1 |
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