Storm History: Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Events

1,342

Deaths

28

Injuries

77

Damage

$84 million

Episodes

999

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, 20123 deaths · $3.0 million · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 4, 20123 deaths · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20263 deaths · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, October 29, 20112 deaths · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 4, 20142 deaths · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20162 deaths · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 7, 19961 death · $2.2 million · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 13, 20031 death · $100,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 4, 20201 death · $3,000 · EF2 · 6 events here
• Winter Storm, January 8, 19991 death · 1 event here
• Heat, July 4, 19991 death · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 20051 death · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 15, 20071 death · 2 injured · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 7, 20081 death · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 5, 20101 death · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 21, 20111 death · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 15, 20151 death · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 20151 death · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20211 death · 1 event here

• Tornado, August 11, 1983$25 million · F1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 2021$20 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 11, 2001$10 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 5, 1984$5.0 million · F2 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 18, 2004$5.0 million · 1 event here
• Flood, October 29, 20123 deaths · $3.0 million · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 7, 19961 death · $2.2 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 2006$2.0 million · 4 events here
• Tornado, September 6, 2008$1.5 million · EF1 · 1 event here
• Storm Surge/Tide, September 18, 2003$1.0 million · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, January 19, 19961 injured · $1.0 million · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 2003$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 29, 2007$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, August 27, 2011$1.0 million · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 30, 2015$775,000 · EF1 · 11 events here
• High Wind, February 12, 2009$750,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2000$550,000 · 60 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 14, 2010$500,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20145 injured · $500,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 6, 2005$250,000 · 2 events here

• Hail, May 26, 20113 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, August 17, 20072.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 19852.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 22, 20142.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 14, 2010$100,000 · 2.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, August 10, 20082 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 6, 20201.75 in hail · 10 events here
• Hail, August 19, 20111.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 27, 20101.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 25, 20101.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 29, 20091.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 15, 2009$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 10, 2008$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 29, 19941.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 18, 19901.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, March 21, 1976$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 29, 2021EF3 · 5 events here
• Tornado, August 4, 20201 death · $3,000 · EF2 · 6 events here
• Tornado, July 5, 19502 injured · $25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 1962F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 15, 1964F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 20, 1981F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 5, 1984$5.0 million · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 20, 1989F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 15, 1992F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 17, 1992F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 29, 1995F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 31, 2019EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Lehigh County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 202655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 202660 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, May 25, 20261 event here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 20261 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 202659 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, March 3, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, February 22, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20263 deaths · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20261 event here
• Freezing Fog, January 17, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20261 event here
• Dense Fog, January 6, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, December 28, 20251 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
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 19, 202556 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 13, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, December 10, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, December 2, 20251 event here
• Dense Fog, November 25, 20251 event here
• Dense Fog, September 25, 20251 event here
• Dense Fog, September 24, 20251 event here
• Lightning, August 13, 2025$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 202556 kt wind · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 25, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 20253 events here
• Hail, July 3, 20251 in hail · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 23, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 202560 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, May 15, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 15, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 12, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 8, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, January 31, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20251 event here
• Dense Fog, December 28, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, December 20, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, December 9, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, October 5, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, August 19, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 16, 20241 in hail · 4 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 10, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 9, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 202470 kt wind · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 202450 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 202450 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 202450 kt wind · 4 events here
• Dense Fog, May 10, 20241 event here
• Hail, April 30, 20241.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, February 13, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, January 26, 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 27, 20231 event here
• Flood, December 18, 20231 event here
• Dense Fog, December 2, 20231 event here
• Dense Fog, October 4, 20231 event here
• Hail, September 8, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 7, 20231.25 in hail · 10 events here
• Hail, August 15, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 7, 2023EF1 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 20231 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 2023$10,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, April 15, 2023$3,000 · 3 events here
• Hail, April 15, 20230.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Dense Fog, April 6, 20231 event here
• Dense Fog, March 1, 20232 events here
• Winter Storm, February 27, 20231 event here
• Dense Fog, February 23, 20231 event here
• Dense Fog, February 17, 20231 event 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
• Hail, August 22, 20221 in hail · 10 events here
• Tornado, March 31, 2022EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 12, 20221 event 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
• Winter Weather, December 21, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, September 8, 20213 events here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 2021$20 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 20215 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 202150 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 29, 2021EF3 · 5 events here
• Hail, July 21, 20211.25 in hail · 3 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 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 202160 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 202170 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 202160 kt wind · 7 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 9, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 7, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20211 death · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 31, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 26, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 3, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, December 16, 20201 event here
• Tornado, November 30, 2020EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 202070 kt wind · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 202050 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 28, 202060 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 202070 kt wind · 5 events here
• Tornado, August 4, 20201 death · $3,000 · EF2 · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 202050 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 22, 20201.5 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, July 6, 20201.75 in hail · 10 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 202052 kt wind · 9 events here
• Hail, June 3, 202072 kt wind · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 9, 202060 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 202055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 7, 202065 kt wind · 1 event 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
• Tornado, October 31, 2019EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 18, 20191.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 7, 201970 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 20192 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 201970 kt wind · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 201961 kt wind · 14 events here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 20192 events here
• Hail, June 29, 20191 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 28, 20191 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 20191 event here
• Tornado, May 29, 2019EF0 · 13 events here
• Winter Storm, March 3, 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
• Flash Flood, November 2, 20183 events here
• Flash Flood, August 21, 20184 events here
• Flash Flood, August 17, 201854 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 201852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 11, 201850 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 201850 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 22, 2018EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20181 event 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, 201854 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, December 9, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, September 5, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, August 19, 2017$10 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 201752 kt wind · 8 events here
• Flood, July 7, 20173 events here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 201756 kt wind · 11 events here
• Flood, June 23, 201752 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 19, 2017EF0 · 4 events here
• Flood, April 6, 201761 kt wind · 2 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 · 6 events here
• Winter Storm, February 9, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, December 17, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, December 11, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, December 5, 20161 event here
• Hail, August 13, 201652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 201652 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, July 31, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, July 25, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, July 18, 201661 kt wind · 12 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2016$12,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, April 9, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, February 15, 20161 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20162 deaths · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 28, 20151 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 12, 20151 event here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 20151 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 19, 20151 event here
• Tornado, July 9, 2015$10,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 30, 20151 event here
• Tornado, June 30, 2015$775,000 · EF1 · 11 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 201556 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 8, 2015$15,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 events here
• Wildfire, April 18, 20151 event here
• Wildfire, April 6, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, March 31, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 20, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 4, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, March 3, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 24, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20151 injured · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 20151 death · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 15, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 15, 20151 death · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 15, 2015$5,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 14, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, February 8, 20151 event here
• Strong Wind, February 2, 2015$3,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 29, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, January 23, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 21, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 11, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 3, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, December 11, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, December 9, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, December 2, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, November 13, 20141 event here
• Strong Wind, November 2, 2014$2,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 6, 201452 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 2014$50,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 20141 injured · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heat, July 2, 20141 event 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.