Storm History: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Events

1,177

Deaths

14

Injuries

63

Damage

$44 million

Episodes

731

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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• Flash Flood, September 7, 20113 deaths · $800,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20162 deaths · 1 event here
• Hail, April 22, 20231 death · $75,000 · 70 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, July 25, 20101 death · $30,000 · 1.25 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, June 9, 20111 death · $30,000 · 1 in hail · 7 events here
• Flood, December 18, 20231 death · $10,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 20251 death · $2,000 · 52 kt wind · 9 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 1, 19941 death · 1 injured · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, June 20, 20031 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 31, 20141 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Heat, October 4, 20231 death · 1 event here

• Tornado, February 24, 2016$8.0 million · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 19, 201215 injured · $6.0 million · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, February 25, 2017$5.0 million · 1 in hail · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 2000$4.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 29, 2015$4.0 million · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 15, 19893 injured · $2.8 million · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 29, 19612 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 16, 1999$1.6 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 9, 1995$1.0 million · 87 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 1995$1.0 million · 69 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, October 8, 2005$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Hail, March 29, 2009$1.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 10 events here
• Tornado, March 29, 20093 injured · $1.0 million · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 7, 20113 deaths · $800,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 27, 20223 injured · $325,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 4, 19501 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 1970$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 31, 19852 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 30, 1985$250,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 6, 19913 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 4 events here

• Hail, May 28, 2019$34,000 · 4 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 1, 19762.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20042.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 7, 19862.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 19792.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 19762.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 20222 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 14, 2010$10,000 · 2 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, August 2, 20082 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 10, 19782 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, November 17, 19772 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, August 7, 2023$83,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 23, 2019$9,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 18, 2016$14,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 24, 2013$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, November 4, 19501 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 1970$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 21, 1976F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 11, 1976F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 29, 1976$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 1980$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 23, 1953$3,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 24, 1960F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 29, 19612 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 2, 1970$25,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 14, 1974F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 17, 1974$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 5, 1975F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 1980F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 12, 1980F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Lancaster County, with its track

• Tornado, June 14, 2026$52,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2026$6,000 · 70 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20261 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2026$65,000 · 61 kt wind · 6 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, April 21, 20261 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 2026$70,000 · 70 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Weather, March 3, 20262 injured · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 22, 20261 injured · $15,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 24, 20261 event here
• High Wind, December 29, 202557 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 19, 202558 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 5, 2025$25,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, October 19, 2025$25,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 23, 20252 events here
• Tornado, September 4, 2025$20,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2025$6,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2025$500 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 2025$4,000 · 52 kt wind · 6 events here
• Heat, July 29, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2025$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 25, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 202552 kt wind · 16 events here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 2025$28,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2025$35,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 20254 events here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 20251 death · $2,000 · 52 kt wind · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, June 30, 2025$8,000 · 61 kt wind · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, June 28, 2025$11,000 · 1.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 202552 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 2025$20,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 23, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2025$10,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, May 30, 2025$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 6, 2025$10,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 4, 2025$30,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20251 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20251 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20251 event here
• Blizzard, February 16, 202556 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 2, 20254 injured · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 19, 20251 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20251 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, November 5, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2024$6,000 · 70 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 16, 2024$52,000 · 1 in hail · 11 events here
• Hail, June 30, 2024$6,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 27, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 3, 20241 event here
• Strong Wind, March 10, 2024$4,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 13, 20241 event here
• Flood, January 9, 20243 events here
• Flood, December 18, 20231 death · $10,000 · 2 events here
• Heat, October 4, 20231 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 8, 2023$16,000 · 56 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, September 7, 2023$19,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, August 12, 2023$13,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, August 7, 2023$83,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 7, 2023EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, July 28, 2023$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2023$8,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 2023$4,000 · 83 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2023$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 26, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2023$22,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, April 22, 20231 death · $75,000 · 70 kt wind · 5 events here
• Ice Storm, December 15, 20221 event here
• Hail, July 2, 2022$44,000 · 1.5 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, July 1, 2022$18,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 16, 20222 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 27, 20223 injured · $325,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 2022$3,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 20, 2022$8,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, March 31, 2022$8,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, March 11, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 2022$8,000 · 74 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Weather, January 23, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 202152 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 27, 2021$7,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 22, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 2021$12,000 · 52 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, August 11, 2021$18,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2021$11,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 2021$8,000 · 1.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 2021$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 2021$30,000 · 61 kt wind · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2021$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2021$4,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 2021$20,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 30, 202152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 28, 20211 injured · $25,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 22, 20212 events here
• Winter Storm, February 18, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 31, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, December 16, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2020$10,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 3, 2020$7,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2020$15,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 202052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 2020$5,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 6, 2020$11,000 · 1.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, June 4, 2020$4,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 3, 2020$18,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 13, 2020$8,000 · 53 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 9, 2020$7,000 · 52 kt wind · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 7, 2020$8,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 201950 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2019$6,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 30, 2019$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2019$6,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 20192 injured · $13,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 20191 event here
• Hail, July 6, 2019$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2019$3,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 29, 2019$6,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2019$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 28, 2019$25,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 2019$34,000 · 4 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 26, 2019$6,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 23, 2019$9,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 19, 20193 injured · $100,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 2019$22,000 · 1.25 in hail · 7 events here
• Winter Storm, March 3, 20191 event here
• High Wind, February 24, 201952 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, November 15, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 2, 2018$5,000 · 74 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 31, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, August 21, 201852 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 17, 2018$8,000 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2018$10,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 20181 event here
• Hail, July 27, 2018$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 20181 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 2, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 20184 events here
• Hail, May 15, 2018$57,000 · 1.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 2018$4,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 4, 201852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 20, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 201852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 5, 2017$22,000 · 1 in hail · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2017$6,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 2017$11,000 · 78 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2017$3,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 13, 20171 event here
• Hail, February 25, 2017$5.0 million · 1 in hail · 10 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 30, 2016$19,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2016$28,000 · 52 kt wind · 5 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 13, 20161 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 25, 20161 event here
• Hail, July 23, 2016$23,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 18, 2016$14,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2016$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 2016$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2016$2,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 3, 2016$12,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 24, 2016$8.0 million · EF2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 24, 2016$3,000 · 56 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, February 15, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20162 deaths · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 28, 2015$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 9, 2015$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 29, 2015$4.0 million · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 3, 2015$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2015$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 30, 2015$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 23, 2015$13,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2015$500 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 25, 20141 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 6, 2014$500 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 5, 20142 events here
• Lightning, August 31, 20141 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Hail, July 27, 2014$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2014$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 15, 20141 event here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 20141 event here
• Tornado, July 8, 2014EF2 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 2, 2014$4,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2014$3,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20141 event here
• Flood, April 30, 20141 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 2014$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 13, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 2, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, December 14, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 1, 201350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, October 10, 20131 event here
• Hail, September 12, 2013$4,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, September 2, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 2013$3,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 27, 2013$5,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2013$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2013$10,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 24, 2013$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 17, 2013$45,000 · 1 in hail · 10 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2013$5,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, January 31, 20131 event here
• Flood, October 29, 201256 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 19, 201215 injured · $6.0 million · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 18, 2012$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 8, 2012$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 14, 201250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2012$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2012$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 2012$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 26, 2012$20,000 · EF0 · 5 events here
• Hail, July 23, 2012$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 18, 2012$8,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2012$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 7, 2012$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, June 29, 2012$12,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2012$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 2012$5,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 24, 2012$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, November 23, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 29, 20111 event here
• Flash Flood, September 23, 20111 event here
• Flash Flood, September 7, 20113 deaths · $800,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 28, 2011$25,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, August 21, 20111.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 19, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 21, 20111 event here
• Hail, June 11, 2011$10,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 9, 20111 death · $30,000 · 1 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, June 5, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 16, 20111 event here
• Flash Flood, April 27, 2011$10,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, March 10, 20111 event here
• High Wind, February 25, 201158 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 19, 201155 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 26, 20111 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 17, 2010$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, October 1, 20102 events here

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Tornadoes in Lancaster CountyEvery warning in Lancaster County since 1986Every county in Pennsylvania

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.