Storm History: Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Jefferson 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
- 775
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 28
- Damage
- $112 million
- Episodes
- 462
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 163 | 0 | 1 | $653,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 145 | 0 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| Flash Flood | 126 | 0 | 0 | $104 million |
| Tornado | 114 | 1 | 7 | $4.3 million |
| Flood | 58 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Winter Storm | 45 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| High Wind | 28 | 0 | 0 | $769,000 |
| Winter Weather | 28 | 0 | 3 | |
| Heavy Snow | 22 | 0 | 17 | |
| Ice Storm | 19 | 0 | 0 | $48,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 3 | 0 | 0 | $11,000 |
| Strong Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Drought | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Debris Flow | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, July 19, 1996
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2013
- Tornado, August 6, 2024
- Tornado, October 16, 2021
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Flood, September 17, 2004
- Hail, July 7, 2012
- Tornado, July 11, 1976
- Tornado, June 7, 1978
- Tornado, June 2, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 25, 2011
- Flood, July 26, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2002
- Tornado, June 15, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2023
- Tornado, August 21, 2014
- Flash Flood, January 19, 1996
- Flood, January 19, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2020
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, June 16, 2022
- Hail, August 3, 2015
- Hail, August 7, 1986
- Hail, April 14, 2024
- Hail, April 20, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2013
- Hail, June 2, 1998
- Hail, April 21, 1976
- Hail, July 23, 1962
- Tornado, August 6, 2024
- Hail, May 15, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2017
- Hail, May 30, 2017
- Hail, April 10, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2013
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2026
- Tornado, June 14, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2026
- Hail, March 22, 2026
- Winter Weather, March 17, 2026
- Winter Storm, March 16, 2026
- High Wind, March 13, 2026
- Hail, March 7, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 24, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, December 31, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2025
- Tornado, June 9, 2025
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Hail, May 2, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 29, 2025
- Tornado, March 16, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2024
- Tornado, August 6, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2024
- Tornado, June 26, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2024
- Hail, April 14, 2024
- Flash Flood, April 2, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 14, 2024
- High Wind, January 12, 2024
- High Wind, January 9, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2024
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2023
- Tornado, August 12, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2023
- Hail, July 13, 2023
- Hail, April 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 25, 2023
- High Wind, March 3, 2023
- Winter Weather, February 22, 2023
- Strong Wind, February 21, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 22, 2023
- High Wind, December 23, 2022
- Ice Storm, December 15, 2022
- Winter Weather, November 18, 2022
- Winter Weather, November 15, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2022
- Hail, June 16, 2022
- Hail, June 1, 2022
- Winter Weather, April 18, 2022
- Tornado, March 31, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 11, 2022
- Winter Weather, March 9, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 2022
- Ice Storm, February 24, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 24, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 23, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 9, 2022
- Strong Wind, December 11, 2021
- Tornado, October 16, 2021
- Hail, September 13, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 26, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2021
- Hail, July 13, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2021
- Tornado, June 21, 2021
- Hail, May 26, 2021
- High Wind, March 26, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 22, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 10, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 31, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 24, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2020
- Flood, July 7, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 2020
- Tornado, April 7, 2020
- Flood, March 20, 2020
- Debris Flow, February 12, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 17, 2019
- Hail, December 1, 2019
- Flood, October 31, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2019
- Hail, August 17, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2019
- Tornado, May 28, 2019
- Hail, May 23, 2019
- Hail, April 20, 2019
- High Wind, February 24, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 14, 2018
- Tornado, October 2, 2018
- Flood, September 7, 2018
- Tornado, August 21, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2018
- Hail, May 15, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2018
- Flood, November 5, 2017
- Tornado, August 22, 2017
- Hail, August 4, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2017
- Hail, May 30, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2017
- Tornado, May 1, 2017
- Hail, April 20, 2017
- Flash Flood, January 12, 2017
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 15, 2016
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 28, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2016
- Ice Storm, February 15, 2016
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2016
- Flood, September 29, 2015
- Hail, August 3, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2015
- Flood, July 7, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2015
- Hail, June 11, 2015
- Tornado, May 31, 2015
- Ice Storm, March 3, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 24, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 5, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 3, 2015
- Strong Wind, December 24, 2014
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2014
- Flood, September 2, 2014
- Tornado, August 21, 2014
- Flood, August 12, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2014
- Tornado, June 18, 2014
- Flood, June 17, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2014
- High Wind, April 29, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 21, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 22, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 17, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 12, 2013
- Flood, August 31, 2013
- Hail, August 7, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2013
- Tornado, July 10, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2013
- Flood, July 1, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2013
- Flood, June 25, 2013
- Hail, May 22, 2013
- Hail, April 10, 2013
- Ice Storm, January 28, 2013
- Ice Storm, December 26, 2012
- Flood, October 29, 2012
- Flood, July 26, 2012
- Hail, July 7, 2012
- Hail, June 28, 2012
- Hail, June 3, 2012
- Hail, May 29, 2012
- Hail, May 27, 2012
- Hail, March 28, 2012
- High Wind, February 24, 2012
- Heavy Snow, January 2, 2012
- Flood, September 10, 2011
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2011
- Hail, April 26, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 25, 2011
- Flash Flood, February 27, 2011
- Ice Storm, February 1, 2011
- Ice Storm, January 31, 2011
- Hail, September 22, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2010
- Hail, July 17, 2010
- Blizzard, February 9, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 5, 2010
- Ice Storm, December 25, 2009
- Winter Weather, December 13, 2009
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 11, 2009
- High Wind, December 9, 2009
- Hail, December 9, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 2009
- Flood, February 8, 2009
- Ice Storm, January 27, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 17, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 9, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2009
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2008
- Flood, May 31, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2008
- Heavy Snow, February 29, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2008
- High Wind, January 30, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 13, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2007
- Hail, June 27, 2007
- Hail, June 19, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2007
- Hail, April 23, 2007
- Flood, March 14, 2007
- Ice Storm, February 13, 2007
- Tornado, December 1, 2006
- Flash Flood, November 16, 2006
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Jefferson CountyEvery warning in Jefferson 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.