Storms in Pennsylvania in 1960
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Pennsylvania in 1960, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Pennsylvania in 1960 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 14
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $525,000
- Episodes
- 10
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 3 | 0 | 0 | $525,000 |
Every episode, month by month
May 1960
- Hail in Pennsylvania, May 17, 1960
- Hail in Pennsylvania, May 20, 1960
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, May 21, 1960
June 1960
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, June 5, 1960
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, June 12, 1960
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 24, 1960
July 1960
September 1960
November 1960
More
Every year in PennsylvaniaEvery state in 1960Tornadoes in Pennsylvania in 196019591961
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.