Perry storm history

A Perry County elderly and her daughter were found dead in their Oliver Township home near Newport. The women both had pre-existing medical conditions and their deaths were listed as natural, with the heat a contributing factor. Temperatures exceeded 100 degrees for the three day…

Heavy snow began in the evening of January 24 and continued into the evening of January 24, with most of Perry County seeing 6-8 inches of snow and sleet. The highest snowfall total in the county occurred near Liverpool, where 9.8 inches was measured.

SNOW SQUALL. A snow squall brought visibility less than one quarter of a mile with heavy snow observed on US Route 322 near Newport. Heavy snowfall allowed for quick accumulation on the roadway in a span of 10 to 15 minutes. Winds were observed to gust near 40 mph as the snow squ…

Light snow fell across Perry County on the morning of December 2. An accident involving a tractor trailer led to the closure of the eastbound side of US 22/322 near mile marker 222, which resulted in a mile long trapped queue. The road was closed for approximately 8 hours.

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 30, 2025 across Perry County.

A severe thunderstorm, producing wind gusts estimated near 60 mph, knocked a tree down onto Dark Hollow Road blocking the roadway near Mecks Corner.

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 Perry County.

Ponding of water flooded Route 849 at the Duncannon subway due to heavy rain.

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 Perry County. Heat index values …

Route 849 was closed in both directions at the Duncannon subway underpass in Penn Township due to ponding of water.

A severe thunderstorm, producing wind gusts estimated near 60 mph, knocked down two trees on a house and into a bedroom of a residence southwest of Saville. No injuries were reported.

Strong winds estimated at 40 mph impacted Perry County early in the morning on May 31, 2025. Multiple trees were knocked down on Susquehanna Trail near New Buffalo and Mt Patrick.

A severe thunderstorm produced quarter-sized hail near New Bloomfield.

Lightning struck a lightning pole near the town of Reward which knocked out power across the area. It also caused a tree to catch fire.

Strong wind gusts, measured at 50 mph, knocked down multiple trees across Perry County during the late afternoon and evening hours of February 16, 2025 with strong winds continuing into the early morning hours of February 17. The first instance of trees and wires down occurs in L…

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

A winter storm produced 6 to 8 inches of snow across Perry County, with snowfall beginning during the morning hours of January 19, 2025 and continuing through the evening.

A severe thunderstorm producing wind gusts estimated near 60 mph knocked down a large tree into a yard off of New Valley Road, southwest of Marysville.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down multiple trees along Sandy Hollow Church Road west of Mecks Corner.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down multiple trees and wires onto the roadway, blocking portions of Tuscarora Path southwest of Saville.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down multiple trees and wires onto Pisgah Road, blocking the roadway south of Alinda.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down multiple trees and wires across US Route 11, blocking both lanes of traffic in Marysville.

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

A winter storm produced 7 to 9 inches of snowfall in Perry County as snow began on the evening of February 16 and continued to fall into the morning of February 17, 2024.

A severe thunderstorm produced quarter-sized hail on the north side of Duncannon.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked trees and wires down across Pension Hollow Road southwest of Bixler.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down trees and wires along Hunters Valley Road northwest of Mount Patrick.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down multiple trees and wires north of Shermans Dale.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 80 mph uprooted multiple trees, knocked down large limbs, knocked down many small limbs onto a car, uplifted portions of a roof, and caused significant damage to an outbuilding north of Shermans Dale.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down trees and wires in the vicinity of Newport.

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

A severe thunderstorm produced a downburst just north of Liverpool on the morning of July 9, with winds estimated between 85 and 95 mph. Dozens of trees were uprooted or snapped, and areas of knee-high corn were disrupted in this rural part of Perry County, PA. The path length of…

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down trees and wires onto Route 322 near mile marker 215.2 at Millerstown.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down trees onto Sugar Run Road and adjacent railroad tracks near Millerstown.

A funnel cloud was observed by a trained spotter in the vicinity of Millerstown.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down trees and wires along Route 17 to the northwest of Liverpool.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 70 mph produced wind damage along Gill Hill Road.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down a tree across Municipal Building Road near Duncannon.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down a tree onto New Bloomfield Road west of Duncannon.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down trees onto wires and a tree onto the road along Route 850 (Landisburg Road) just west of Route 34.

A five-vehicle accident and slick roads during a late-season snowfall closed U.S. 11/15 in both directions from PA Route 274 to U.S. Route 22/322 in Penn Township, Perry County. No injuries were reported. The southbound lanes reopened quickly, but the northbound lanes were closed…

A winter storm produced 5 to 7 inches of snow across Perry County in less than 12 hours on March 12, 2022.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph produced multiple reports of trees down in Bucks Valley.

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down a tree onto New Valley Road in Rye Township.

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

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down trees on wires in Duncannon.

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

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