Storm History: Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Bedford County, Pennsylvania: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 410
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 6
- Damage
- $1.9 million
- Episodes
- 324
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 95 | 0 | 2 | $123,000 |
| Hail | 63 | 0 | 0 | $181,000 |
| Flash Flood | 53 | 2 | 0 | $227,000 |
| Tornado | 52 | 0 | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Winter Storm | 33 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 29 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Flood | 24 | 0 | 0 | $88,000 |
| High Wind | 15 | 0 | 0 | $181,000 |
| Drought | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 8 | 0 | 1 | |
| Strong Wind | 5 | 0 | 0 | $13,000 |
| Winter Weather | 4 | 1 | 2 | $20,000 |
| Blizzard | 2 | 0 | 0 | $12,000 |
| Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, November 8, 1996
- Tornado, April 9, 1991
- Flash Flood, September 7, 2011
- High Wind, February 12, 2009
- Flood, June 22, 2022
- High Wind, March 4, 2023
- Tornado, June 17, 2025
- Tornado, January 18, 1999
- Hail, June 2, 1999
- Hail, June 16, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2026
- Tornado, April 24, 1992
- Tornado, June 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 23, 1996
- Tornado, May 27, 2011
- Hail, May 29, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 15, 2022
- Tornado, May 1, 2017
- Hail, May 23, 2019
- High Wind, December 12, 2000
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 14, 2026
- Flood, June 11, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 14, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2026
- Drought, January 13, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 23, 2025
- Tornado, June 17, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2025
- Strong Wind, March 22, 2025
- Tornado, March 16, 2025
- Blizzard, February 16, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, October 1, 2024
- Drought, September 1, 2024
- Drought, July 30, 2024
- Drought, July 9, 2024
- Strong Wind, February 28, 2024
- High Wind, January 10, 2024
- Flood, January 9, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2024
- Flood, August 7, 2023
- Hail, July 20, 2023
- Hail, June 26, 2023
- High Wind, March 4, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Ice Storm, December 15, 2022
- Winter Weather, November 18, 2022
- Winter Weather, November 15, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2022
- Hail, July 23, 2022
- Flood, June 22, 2022
- Hail, May 20, 2022
- Lightning, May 4, 2022
- Heavy Snow, April 18, 2022
- Hail, March 31, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 2022
- Ice Storm, February 24, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2021
- Hail, July 7, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2020
- Hail, August 15, 2019
- Hail, May 29, 2019
- Hail, May 23, 2019
- High Wind, February 24, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 15, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2018
- Tornado, May 13, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 2018
- High Wind, April 4, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 20, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2017
- Hail, May 30, 2017
- Tornado, May 1, 2017
- Winter Storm, March 13, 2017
- Hail, June 16, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2016
- High Wind, April 3, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Strong Wind, June 27, 2015
- Hail, May 6, 2015
- Hail, April 20, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2015
- Heavy Snow, November 25, 2014
- Tornado, July 8, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2014
- Tornado, June 11, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 13, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 14, 2013
- Ice Storm, November 26, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 17, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 1, 2013
- Tornado, August 7, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2013
- Hail, June 28, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 25, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 17, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 6, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 26, 2012
- Flood, October 29, 2012
- Tornado, July 26, 2012
- Hail, July 4, 2012
- Hail, June 29, 2012
- Tornado, June 1, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2012
- High Wind, February 24, 2012
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2012
- Heavy Snow, October 29, 2011
- Flash Flood, September 27, 2011
- Flash Flood, September 7, 2011
- Tornado, May 27, 2011
- Tornado, May 26, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 3, 2011
- Hail, March 23, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 28, 2011
- Heavy Snow, February 21, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 26, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 16, 2010
- Flood, March 13, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2010
- Flash Flood, January 25, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2009
- High Wind, February 12, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2009
- Ice Storm, January 6, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2008
- Hail, June 10, 2008
- High Wind, May 11, 2008
- Flood, April 26, 2008
- Hail, April 26, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2007
- Tornado, June 19, 2007
- Hail, June 13, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2007
- Heavy Snow, March 7, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 13, 2007
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 5, 2007
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 5, 2007
- High Wind, December 1, 2006
- Flash Flood, November 16, 2006
- Heat, August 1, 2006
- Heat, July 17, 2006
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2005
- Heavy Snow, December 9, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 29, 2005
- Hail, June 6, 2005
- Hail, June 6, 2005
- Flood, March 28, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2005
- High Wind, December 23, 2004
- Flood, September 18, 2004
- Strong Wind, September 17, 2004
- Flood, September 17, 2004
- Tornado, September 17, 2004
- Tornado, September 17, 2004
- Flood, September 9, 2004
- Flood, September 8, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 28, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2004
- Flood, July 11, 2004
- Hail, May 15, 2004
- Ice Storm, February 6, 2004
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 2004
- Heavy Snow, January 25, 2004
- Heavy Snow, December 14, 2003
- Flood, December 11, 2003
- Heavy Snow, December 5, 2003
- Flood, November 19, 2003
- High Wind, November 13, 2003
- Flash Flood, September 27, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 27, 2003
- Tropical Storm, September 18, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2003
- Heavy Snow, March 30, 2003
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2003
- Flood, January 1, 2003
- Heavy Snow, December 25, 2002
- Ice Storm, December 10, 2002
- Heavy Snow, December 5, 2002
- Ice Storm, October 29, 2002
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2002
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2002
- Hail, August 3, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 28, 2002
- High Wind, March 9, 2002
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2001
- Hail, June 27, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 9, 2001
- Heavy Snow, March 4, 2001
- High Wind, February 10, 2001
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2000
- High Wind, December 12, 2000
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2000
- Flash Flood, April 22, 2000
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2000
- Heavy Snow, January 30, 2000
- High Wind, September 29, 1999
- Drought, August 1, 1999
- Drought, July 1, 1999
- Tornado, July 1, 1999
- Hail, June 2, 1999
- Heavy Snow, March 14, 1999
- Flash Flood, January 23, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 23, 1999
- Tornado, January 18, 1999
- Winter Storm, January 14, 1999
- Winter Storm, January 8, 1999
- Winter Storm, January 2, 1999
- Drought, December 15, 1998
- Flash Flood, August 15, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 23, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 1998
- Flash Flood, May 5, 1998
- Flash Flood, April 19, 1998
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 1998
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Bedford CountyEvery warning in Bedford County since 1986Every county in Pennsylvania
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.