Franklin storm history

High winds took down a tree and killed a woman while she was mowing her lawn on a riding lawn mower in Greencastle.

Heavy rain from a slow-moving thunderstorm produced flash flooding in Waynesboro, with high water rising over roadways. Locations impacted included North Welty Road on the east side of town along the East Branch of Antietam Creek. Vehicles were stranded due to flash flooding.

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 Franklin County.

Lightning struck a house in the 4000 block of Heckman Drive, causing a house fire with no injuries reported.

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 Franklin County.

Heavy rain from thunderstorms produced flash flooding in Chambersburg with water rescues occurring on Hollywell Avenue, Kohler Road, and West Commerce Street.

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 Franklin County. Heat index valu…

A severe thunderstorm producing wind gusts estimated at 60 mph knocked trees down onto powerlines approximately 5 miles south of Greencastle.

Flooding led to 10 road closures across Franklin County across Lurgan, Southampton, Warren, and Montgomery townships.

A severe thunderstorm, producing estimated wind gusts near 70 mph, knocked down multiple trees near Rutledge Road in Mercersburg. This severe thunderstorm also produced damage to powerlines throughout Mercersburg.

A severe thunderstorm, producing estimated wind gusts near 70 mph, knocked down multiple trees and wires down throughout Greencastle.

A severe thunderstorm, producing estimated wind gusts near 70 mph, knocked down the awning of State Line Methodist Church in State Line.

A severe thunderstorm, producing estimated wind gusts near 70 mph, knocked down multiple trees and wires in Waynesboro.

An extended period of well-below average temperatures across Franklin County allowed for wind chills to generally range between -10 to -15 degrees. The lowest wind chill of -19 degrees in Chambersburg occurred in the early morning hours of January 22, 2025.

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

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down a large tree at Chambersburg Hospital, totaling one car and damaging two others.

D2 (severe) drought conditions developed in south-central Franklin County on July 2, 2024 and continued through the end of July.

A winter storm moving into Franklin County on the late evening hours of February 12 and into the morning hours of February 13, 2024 brought a period of initial rain before producing 5 to 6 inches of snowfall.

Heavy rain and snowmelt led to flooding on Leafmore Road to the southeast of Saint Thomas, closing the road.

A winter storm produced 5 to 6 inches of snowfall across Franklin County, with localized amounts of 7 to 8 inches on the highest ridgetops, as snow began in the morning hours of January 6, 2024 and continued through the evening hours. The northbound lanes of Interstate 81 were cl…

A thunderstorm produced nickel-sized hail northeast of Waynesboro.

A severe thunderstorm produced quarter-sized hail near Fort Loudon.

A severe thunderstorm produced golf ball sized hail near Metal.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down power poles and trees across Path Valley Road and Main Street in Fort Loudon.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down multiple trees along Anthony Highway south of Quincy.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down trees and wires throughout Hamilton Township.

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

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down numerous trees onto wires east of Fayetteville.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down wires near Mont Alto.

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

A period of moderate snow led to slick roads and Route 641 was closed at the intersection of Cold Spring Road in Fannett Township.

A severe thunderstorm produced quarter-sized hail in Marion.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down trees onto wires west of Mercersburg.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down trees in Chambersburg.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down a tree across a road north of Rouzerville.

A severe thunderstorm produced half dollar sized hail in Upper Strasburg.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph, knocking down trees and wires in the 6000 block of Cumberland Highway near Green Village.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down a tree onto a house on Philadelphia Avenue in Chambersburg.

A winter storm produced 4 to 6 inches of snow across Franklin County in less than 12 hours on March 12, 2022.

A quick-hitting winter storm produced 5 to 7 inches of snow across Franklin County from the evening of January 6 through the early morning hours of January 7, 2022.

A thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 50 mph pulled some metal sheathing off of a roof on an out-building in Lemasters.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down trees onto wires east of Waynesboro.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down trees onto wires north of Chambersburg.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph produced multiple reports of trees and wires down west of Greencastle.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down wires in Greencastle.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down at least eight trees across Fort Stouffer Road west of Five Forks, making the road impassable.

A sub-severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 50 mph knocked down a farm equipment storage shed in Green Village.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph uprooted trees near Lurgan.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph brought down several trees and blew shingles off of a roof.