Pennsylvania, 1970

Tornadoes and Hail in Pennsylvania, June 18, 1970

June 18, 1970 · 15 events in 11 counties and zones

11 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
5
Property damage
$2.8 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
15

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.

Event by event

11 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Berks

When
June 18, 2:20 AM CST
Where
Berks County
Coordinates
40.280, -76.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Bucks

When
June 18, 3:45 AM CST
Where
Bucks County
Coordinates
40.380, -75.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When
June 18, 1:35 PM CST
Where
Franklin County
Coordinates
40.000, -77.500

Hail, Lycoming

When
June 18, 1:40 PM CST
Where
Lycoming County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
41.280, -77.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Mercer

When
June 18, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Mercer County
Coordinates
41.200, -80.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Berks

When
June 18, 1:50 PM CST
Where
Berks County
Coordinates
40.280, -76.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When
June 18, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Franklin County
Coordinates
39.780, -77.580

Hail,

When
June 18, 2:05 PM CST
Where
County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.700, -77.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Montour

When
June 18, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Montour County
Coordinates
41.000, -76.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Schuylkill

When
June 18, 2:40 PM CST
Where
Schuylkill County
Coordinates
40.780, -76.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Berks

When
June 18, 3:05 PM CST
Where
Berks County
Coordinates
40.500, -75.680

Tornado, Lancaster

When
June 18, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Lancaster County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
400 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
40.150, -76.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Bucks

When
June 18, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Bucks County
Coordinates
40.280, -75.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Northampton

When
June 18, 4:41 PM CST
Where
Northampton County
Measured
62 kt (71 mph)
Coordinates
40.700, -75.400

Tornado, Lebanon

When
June 18, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Lebanon County
Rating
F3
Path length
1.9 mi
Path width
880 yd
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
5 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
40.400, -76.300

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Tornado, Lebanon1970-06-18Direct

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10117854, 10117855, 10117856, 10117857, 10117858, 10117859, 10117860, 10117861, 10117862, 10117863, 10117864, 10117865, 10117866, 10117867, 10117868.