Storm History: Chester County, Pennsylvania

Events

1,678

Deaths

12

Injuries

93

Damage

$80 million

Episodes

805

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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• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 20062 deaths · 1 injured · 62 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 20211 death · $41 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 16, 19991 death · 1 injured · $3.0 million · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 5, 19791 death · 4 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 22, 19551 death · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 19881 death · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, May 25, 19971 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 16, 20001 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 9, 20051 death · 1 event here
• Flood, November 8, 20061 death · 7 injured · 1 event here
• Hail, April 15, 20231 death · 1 injured · 0.88 in hail · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, September 1, 20211 death · $41 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 27, 199411 injured · $11 million · F3 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 2006$6.0 million · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 15, 2003$3.5 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 16, 19991 death · 1 injured · $3.0 million · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 26, 199912 injured · $3.0 million · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 5, 19791 death · 4 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 30, 2014$1.4 million · 1 event here
• Flood, May 1, 2014$1.4 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 19982 injured · $1.0 million · F1 · 4 events here
• Tropical Storm, August 27, 2011$850,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 24, 2010$775,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 19, 2017$750,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 1, 2021$500,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2008$300,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 22, 19551 death · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 17, 19881 injured · $250,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 9, 1990$250,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 17, 1992$250,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 28, 19923 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here

• Hail, August 17, 20072.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 1, 19762.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 22, 20142.5 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, August 10, 20082 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, August 3, 19672 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 6, 20201.75 in hail · 10 events here
• Hail, August 19, 20111.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 27, 20101.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 24, 2010$775,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 25, 2010$125,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 9, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 20082 injured · $100,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 10, 20001.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 20001.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 14, 19941.75 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, March 22, 19551 death · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 21, 1976F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 11, 1976F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 27, 199411 injured · $11 million · F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, September 5, 19791 death · 4 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 19, 1955$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 29, 1973F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 1975$3,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 5, 1984F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 15, 1989F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 20, 1989F2 · 6 events here
• Tornado, June 8, 1990F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 17, 1992$250,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 28, 19923 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 29, 1995$75,000 · F2 · 2 events here

Every tornado in Chester County, with its track

• Dense Fog, June 28, 20262 events here
• Hail, June 22, 20261 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 202660 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 20261 in hail · 4 events here
• Dense Fog, April 5, 20261 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 202659 kt wind · 8 events here
• Dense Fog, March 7, 20262 events here
• Winter Weather, March 3, 20262 events here
• Winter Storm, February 22, 20262 events here
• Dense Fog, February 17, 20262 events here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20262 events here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20262 events here
• Freezing Fog, January 17, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20262 events here
• Dense Fog, January 6, 20261 event here
• Dense Fog, December 28, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, December 26, 20251 event here
• High Wind, December 19, 202555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 13, 20252 events here
• Winter Weather, December 2, 20251 event here
• Dense Fog, November 25, 20251 event here
• Dense Fog, September 24, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 202550 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 25, 20252 events here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 2025$30,000 · 11 events here
• Hail, July 8, 20251 in hail · 12 events here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 20253 events here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 2025$5,000 · 6 events here
• Tornado, July 1, 2025EF0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 2025$10,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 2025$10,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 202550 kt wind · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 23, 20252 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 202562 kt wind · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 202560 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 16, 2025$45,000 · 4 events here
• Dense Fog, May 15, 20252 events here
• Tornado, May 6, 2025EF1 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, April 6, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, March 15, 20251 event here
• High Wind, February 16, 202556 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 15, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 11, 20252 events here
• Winter Weather, February 8, 20252 events here
• Dense Fog, February 6, 20252 events here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20252 events here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20252 events here
• Dense Fog, December 28, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, December 9, 20242 events here
• Dense Fog, September 12, 20242 events here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 2024$50,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 202450 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 202450 kt wind · 4 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 2, 20242 events here
• Hail, July 17, 20241 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, July 16, 20241 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, July 14, 20241 in hail · 7 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 10, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 9, 20242 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 5, 20242 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 202450 kt wind · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 202450 kt wind · 4 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 22, 20242 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20242 events here
• Winter Storm, February 13, 20242 events here
• Dense Fog, January 26, 20242 events here
• Dense Fog, January 24, 20242 events here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20242 events here
• Winter Weather, January 15, 20242 events here
• Flood, January 9, 20241 event here
• High Wind, January 9, 202452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20241 event here
• Flood, December 27, 20233 events here
• Flood, December 18, 20231 event here
• Dense Fog, December 9, 20232 events here
• Dense Fog, December 2, 20231 event here
• Dense Fog, December 2, 20232 events here
• Dense Fog, October 3, 20231 event here
• Hail, September 8, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 7, 20231.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 12, 20231 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, August 7, 2023EF1 · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 202350 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 202350 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, July 25, 20231 event here
• Hail, July 25, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 25, 20238 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 202350 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 20233 events here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 20234 events here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 202350 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 202350 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 26, 2023$20,000 · EF0 · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 20234 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 202360 kt wind · 8 events here
• Tornado, June 16, 2023EF1 · 4 events here
• Dense Fog, April 16, 20232 events here
• Hail, April 15, 20231 death · 1 injured · 0.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 1, 2023EF1 · 2 events here
• Dense Fog, December 31, 20222 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 20222 events here
• Winter Weather, December 23, 20222 events here
• Winter Weather, December 22, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, December 15, 20222 events here
• Dense Fog, December 7, 20221 event here
• Dense Fog, November 4, 20221 event here
• Dense Fog, October 25, 20222 events here
• Flash Flood, September 6, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 9, 20221 event here
• Hail, August 4, 202250 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 202250 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 202250 kt wind · 7 events here
• Hail, July 1, 20221 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 1, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 22, 202250 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, May 16, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 14, 202251 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 2022EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 12, 20222 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 202260 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 24, 20222 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 18, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 13, 20222 events here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20222 events here
• Winter Weather, February 4, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20222 events here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20222 events here
• Winter Weather, January 9, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20222 events here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 25, 202150 kt wind · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, September 23, 20214 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 23, 202155 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 20211 death · $41 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 1, 2021$500,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 202150 kt wind · 9 events here
• Tornado, August 18, 2021EF1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 202110 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 202155 kt wind · 4 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 11, 20212 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 202150 kt wind · 9 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 202160 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 8, 20211 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 6, 20211 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 202160 kt wind · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 202170 kt wind · 13 events here
• Hail, June 14, 20211 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 20216 events here
• Hail, May 26, 202160 kt wind · 8 events here
• High Wind, April 30, 202153 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 28, 202150 kt wind · 16 events here
• Winter Weather, February 22, 20212 events here
• Winter Storm, February 18, 20212 events here
• Ice Storm, February 15, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, February 13, 20212 events here
• Winter Weather, February 10, 20212 events here
• Winter Storm, February 7, 20212 events here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20212 events here
• Winter Weather, January 31, 20212 events here
• Winter Weather, January 26, 20212 events here
• Winter Weather, January 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, December 16, 20202 events here
• Tornado, November 30, 2020EF0 · 24 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 202070 kt wind · 10 events here
• Hail, August 28, 202060 kt wind · 15 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 202050 kt wind · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 202050 kt wind · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, August 12, 20202 events here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 202050 kt wind · 14 events here
• Tornado, August 4, 2020EF2 · 17 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 22, 20201.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 6, 20201.75 in hail · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 20203 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 202050 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 3, 202072 kt wind · 32 events here
• High Wind, April 30, 202052 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 21, 202053 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 9, 202060 kt wind · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 202055 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 7, 202065 kt wind · 9 events here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20202 events here
• Winter Weather, January 7, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, December 16, 20192 events here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, November 1, 20192 events here
• Tornado, October 31, 2019EF2 · 9 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 201950 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, August 21, 20191 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 14, 20192 events here
• Hail, August 7, 201970 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 31, 201955 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 201970 kt wind · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 201961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 18, 20192 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 201950 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 20197 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 201955 kt wind · 7 events here
• Hail, June 29, 20191 in hail · 26 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 201950 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 20193 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 201950 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 20191 event here
• Hail, June 2, 20191 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 29, 2019EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 28, 2019EF2 · 11 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 201961 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 3, 20192 events here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20192 events here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20192 events here
• High Wind, February 24, 201951 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20192 events here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20192 events here
• Winter Weather, February 10, 20192 events here
• Winter Weather, February 1, 20192 events here
• Winter Storm, January 29, 20192 events here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, January 12, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, January 8, 20192 events here
• Winter Storm, November 15, 20182 events here
• Hail, November 2, 20181 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, November 2, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, August 31, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, August 21, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 201852 kt wind · 15 events here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 20185 events here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 201852 kt wind · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20182 events here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 20187 events here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 201850 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 12, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 10, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 4, 201852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 2, 20182 events here
• Winter Storm, March 21, 20182 events here
• Winter Storm, March 6, 20182 events here
• Winter Storm, March 2, 201854 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20182 events here
• Winter Storm, December 9, 20172 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.