Storm History: Berks County, Pennsylvania

Events

2,021

Deaths

18

Injuries

195

Damage

$82 million

Episodes

1,212

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.

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• Flood, October 29, 20122 deaths · $2.5 million · 70 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 20192 deaths · 7 events here
• Strong Wind, February 10, 20081 death · 1 injured · $50,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20081 death · 1 injured · $50,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, May 25, 19981 death · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 12, 20001 death · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20061 death · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 13, 20071 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 5, 20081 death · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 19, 20081 death · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 26, 20091 death · 12 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, October 29, 20111 death · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20131 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 3, 20151 death · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20161 death · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 10, 20161 death · 8 injured · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, June 27, 2006$19 million · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 2001$15 million · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, April 9, 1997$13 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 5, 19842 injured · $13 million · F2 · 5 events here
• Blizzard, January 7, 1996$4.5 million · 1 event here
• Flood, October 29, 20122 deaths · $2.5 million · 70 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 2004$2.1 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 19987 injured · $1.5 million · F3 · 4 events here
• Storm Surge/Tide, September 18, 2003$1.1 million · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 16, 1999$1.0 million · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 2003$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Hail, July 16, 2007$1.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 12, 2009$1.0 million · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 9, 20151 injured · $800,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 6, 1994$500,000 · F1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 20041 injured · $500,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 2009$500,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, August 18, 2009$500,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, September 22, 2010$300,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, November 4, 1950$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here

• Hail, May 26, 2011$10,000 · 3 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 22, 20142.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 14, 2010$10,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 10, 20082 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 10, 19782 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 19662 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 12, 19562 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 6, 20201.75 in hail · 12 events here
• Hail, May 27, 20101.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 24, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 29, 2009$100,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, June 10, 2008$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, July 16, 2007$1.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 13, 20001.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 13, 20001.75 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, June 3, 1980F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 4, 1950$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 1970F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 31, 19987 injured · $1.5 million · F3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 29, 2021EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 17, 1954$30 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 24, 1960$250,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 24, 1962F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 26, 1970F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 28, 1978$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 5, 1979$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 5, 19791 injured · $25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 5, 19842 injured · $13 million · F2 · 5 events here
• Tornado, November 20, 1989F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 6, 1991F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Berks County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 202655 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 202660 kt wind · 9 events here
• Dense Fog, May 25, 20261 event here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 20261 in hail · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 202650 kt wind · 2 events here
• Dense Fog, March 20, 20261 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 202659 kt wind · 4 events here
• Dense Fog, March 12, 20261 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 11, 202650 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, March 3, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, February 22, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20261 event here
• Dense Fog, January 6, 20261 event here
• Dense Fog, December 28, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, December 26, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, December 13, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, December 2, 20251 event here
• Dense Fog, November 25, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 5, 202553 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, September 25, 20251 event here
• Dense Fog, September 24, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 2025$90,000 · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 202550 kt wind · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 202556 kt wind · 8 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 25, 20251 event here
• Hail, July 8, 20251 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 20252 events here
• Hail, July 3, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 1, 2025EF0 · 15 events here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 2025$180,000 · 14 events here
• Flash Flood, June 30, 2025$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 202550 kt wind · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 202550 kt wind · 4 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 23, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 20251 injured · $15,000 · 60 kt wind · 4 events here
• Dense Fog, May 15, 20251 event here
• Tornado, May 6, 2025$20,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 4, 2025EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 15, 202560 kt wind · 15 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 202550 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 15, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 12, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 8, 20251 event here
• Dense Fog, February 6, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20251 event here
• Dense Fog, December 28, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, December 9, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, October 5, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 202450 kt wind · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 202450 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, July 17, 20241 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 16, 20241 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, July 14, 20241 in hail · 5 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 10, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 9, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 202450 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 202450 kt wind · 6 events here
• Hail, June 26, 202470 kt wind · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, February 13, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, January 26, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, January 24, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, January 15, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20241 event here
• Flood, December 18, 2023$50,000 · 2 events here
• Dense Fog, December 2, 20231 event here
• Dense Fog, October 4, 20231 event here
• Hail, September 7, 20231.25 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, August 15, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 12, 20231 in hail · 9 events here
• Tornado, August 7, 2023EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 202350 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 20237 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 202350 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 26, 2023EF0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 202352 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 22, 2023EF1 · 4 events here
• Dense Fog, April 6, 20231 event here
• Dense Fog, March 1, 20232 events here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20231 event here
• Dense Fog, January 3, 20231 event here
• Dense Fog, December 31, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, December 23, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, December 22, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, December 15, 20221 event here
• Dense Fog, December 7, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20221 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, May 22, 202250 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, May 20, 20221.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, May 16, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 2022EF1 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 12, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 202260 kt wind · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, February 24, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, February 13, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, February 4, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 9, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 8, 202160 kt wind · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, August 28, 20214 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 202150 kt wind · 6 events here
• Tornado, August 18, 2021EF1 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 202155 kt wind · 4 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 11, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 202150 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 29, 2021EF3 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 20211.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 20211 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 202170 kt wind · 6 events here
• Hail, June 14, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 20211.25 in hail · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 202150 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 26, 202160 kt wind · 27 events here
• High Wind, April 30, 202153 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 21, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 22, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 18, 20211 event here
• Ice Storm, February 15, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, February 13, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 7, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 31, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 26, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, December 16, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 202070 kt wind · 17 events here
• Hail, August 28, 202060 kt wind · 19 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 202070 kt wind · 7 events here
• Tornado, August 4, 2020EF2 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 202050 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, August 2, 20208 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 202055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 22, 20201.5 in hail · 10 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 202050 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 20202 events here
• Hail, July 6, 20201.75 in hail · 12 events here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 20202 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 202050 kt wind · 9 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 202050 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, June 3, 202072 kt wind · 37 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 202055 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 30, 202052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 9, 202060 kt wind · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 20201 injured · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 7, 202065 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, January 7, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, December 16, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, October 31, 20192 events here
• Tornado, October 31, 2019EF2 · 9 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 201950 kt wind · 10 events here
• Hail, August 21, 20191 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, August 18, 20191.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 7, 201970 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 201970 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 201961 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 20196 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 201950 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 20192 deaths · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 201950 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 201955 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 29, 20191 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 28, 20191 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 28, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 20198 events here
• Hail, June 2, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 20192 events here
• Tornado, May 29, 2019EF0 · 22 events here
• Tornado, May 28, 2019EF2 · 19 events here
• Flash Flood, May 19, 20193 events here
• Tornado, May 19, 2019EF1 · 13 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 201961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 3, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20191 event here
• High Wind, February 24, 201951 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 29, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, January 8, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, November 15, 20181 event here
• Hail, November 2, 20181 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, November 2, 20183 events here
• Flash Flood, August 31, 20182 events here
• Flash Flood, August 21, 20185 events here
• Flash Flood, August 17, 201854 kt wind · 11 events here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 201852 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 11, 201850 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 20183 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 201850 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 201850 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 201850 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 20181 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 20185 events here
• High Wind, April 4, 201852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 2, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, March 21, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, March 6, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, March 2, 20181 injured · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, December 9, 20171 event here
• Strong Wind, October 24, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, September 5, 2017$4,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Flood, August 19, 2017$20 · 52 kt wind · 14 events here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 201752 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flood, August 1, 20171 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 201752 kt wind · 10 events here
• Flood, July 17, 201752 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, July 13, 201752 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flood, July 7, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 201756 kt wind · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 201756 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, June 23, 201752 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 19, 2017EF0 · 3 events here
• Blizzard, March 14, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, March 10, 20171 event here
• High Wind, March 2, 201750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, February 25, 20171 in hail · 12 events here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, January 2, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, December 17, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, December 10, 20161 death · 8 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 5, 20161 event here
• Flood, September 19, 20167 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 201652 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 13, 201652 kt wind · 2 events here

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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.