Storm History: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Montgomery 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
- 1,505
- Deaths
- 28
- Injuries
- 106
- Damage
- $232 million
- Episodes
- 771
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 | 361 | 4 | 1 | $1.6 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 291 | 0 | 9 | $950,000 |
| Flash Flood | 233 | 8 | 8 | $164 million |
| Tornado | 132 | 5 | 43 | $61 million |
| Winter Weather | 123 | 1 | 36 | $10,000 |
| Winter Storm | 82 | 3 | 4 | $50,000 |
| Flood | 65 | 2 | 0 | $2.8 million |
| Dense Fog | 51 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 33 | 0 | 2 | $2.6 million |
| Excessive Heat | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 22 | 1 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 14 | 0 | 0 | $18,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 11 | 0 | 0 | $12,000 |
| Heat | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 2 | 1 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 3 | $1,000 |
| Freezing Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
- Tornado, July 27, 1994
- Flash Flood, September 16, 1999
- Hail, June 3, 2020
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 8, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Blizzard, January 22, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2001
- Tornado, September 1, 2021
- Flood, October 1, 2010
- Hail, June 10, 2008
- Tropical Storm, August 27, 2011
- Tornado, August 4, 2020
- Flood, September 2, 2006
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 5, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 15, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2018
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2021
- Tornado, July 27, 1994
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2001
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2006
- Flash Flood, September 8, 1996
- Flash Flood, September 16, 1999
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2009
- Tornado, September 1, 2021
- Tornado, August 3, 1991
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2004
- Tornado, September 23, 2003
- Hail, March 29, 2009
- Flood, April 30, 2014
- Flood, May 1, 2014
- Lightning, June 6, 2005
- Flood, October 1, 2010
- Lightning, May 26, 2001
- Lightning, August 14, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 5, 2008
- Tornado, November 16, 1989
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, July 27, 1994
- Tornado, March 21, 1976
- Tornado, August 4, 2020
- Tornado, September 1, 2021
- Tornado, August 13, 1956
- Tornado, June 24, 1960
- Tornado, June 8, 1961
- Tornado, May 24, 1962
- Tornado, March 26, 1970
- Tornado, August 28, 1978
- Tornado, November 20, 1989
- Tornado, May 29, 1995
- Tornado, July 29, 2009
- Tornado, October 31, 2019
Every episode, newest first
- Dense Fog, June 28, 2026
- Hail, June 22, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2026
- Flash Flood, May 20, 2026
- Dense Fog, May 9, 2026
- Dense Fog, April 5, 2026
- Dense Fog, March 20, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 2026
- Dense Fog, March 12, 2026
- Dense Fog, March 7, 2026
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2026
- Winter Storm, February 22, 2026
- Dense Fog, February 17, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2026
- Freezing Fog, January 17, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2026
- Dense Fog, January 6, 2026
- Dense Fog, December 28, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 26, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 19, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2025
- Dense Fog, October 6, 2025
- Dense Fog, September 25, 2025
- Dense Fog, September 24, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 29, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 25, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2025
- Hail, July 8, 2025
- Tornado, July 1, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 23, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 16, 2025
- Dense Fog, May 15, 2025
- Hail, May 3, 2025
- Hail, April 15, 2025
- High Wind, February 16, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 15, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2025
- Dense Fog, February 6, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2025
- Dense Fog, December 28, 2024
- Winter Weather, December 20, 2024
- Dense Fog, December 9, 2024
- Dense Fog, October 5, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 2, 2024
- Hail, July 17, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2024
- Hail, July 16, 2024
- Hail, July 14, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 9, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 5, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2024
- Hail, June 26, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 22, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 13, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 26, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 24, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2024
- Flood, January 9, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2024
- Flood, December 27, 2023
- Flood, December 18, 2023
- Dense Fog, December 9, 2023
- Dense Fog, December 2, 2023
- Dense Fog, December 2, 2023
- Dense Fog, October 4, 2023
- Dense Fog, October 3, 2023
- Flash Flood, September 10, 2023
- Hail, August 12, 2023
- Tornado, August 7, 2023
- Dense Fog, July 25, 2023
- Hail, July 25, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2023
- Tornado, June 26, 2023
- Tornado, June 16, 2023
- Hail, June 6, 2023
- Tornado, April 1, 2023
- Dense Fog, March 2, 2023
- Dense Fog, February 17, 2023
- Dense Fog, December 31, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 23, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 22, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2022
- Dense Fog, November 4, 2022
- Dense Fog, October 31, 2022
- Flash Flood, October 13, 2022
- Flash Flood, September 6, 2022
- Excessive Heat, August 9, 2022
- Hail, August 4, 2022
- Hail, May 22, 2022
- Hail, May 20, 2022
- Hail, May 16, 2022
- Tornado, March 31, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 12, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 2022
- Ice Storm, February 24, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 4, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 9, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 25, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 23, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 23, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2021
- Tornado, September 1, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 28, 2021
- Tornado, August 18, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2021
- Excessive Heat, August 11, 2021
- Hail, July 21, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2021
- Hail, July 8, 2021
- Hail, July 6, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2021
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2021
- Hail, June 14, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2021
- Hail, June 4, 2021
- Hail, May 26, 2021
- High Wind, April 30, 2021
- Hail, April 21, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 28, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 22, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 15, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 10, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 31, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 26, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2020
- Tornado, November 30, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2020
- Hail, August 28, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2020
- Tornado, August 4, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2020
- Hail, July 22, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2020
- Hail, July 6, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2020
- Hail, June 3, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 9, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 7, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2019
- Flash Flood, November 1, 2019
- Tornado, October 31, 2019
- Hail, August 21, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 14, 2019
- Hail, August 7, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2019
- Hail, July 31, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2019
- Hail, June 29, 2019
- Hail, June 28, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2019
- Hail, June 2, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2019
- Tornado, May 29, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 2019
- Hail, March 15, 2019
- Winter Storm, March 3, 2019
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2019
- High Wind, February 24, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 10, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 15, 2018
- Hail, November 2, 2018
- Flash Flood, November 2, 2018
- Tornado, October 2, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 25, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 7, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 11, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2018
- Flash Flood, April 16, 2018
- High Wind, April 4, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 2, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 21, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 6, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2018
- Flood, February 11, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 4, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2017
- Flash Flood, September 5, 2017
- Flood, August 19, 2017
- Flood, August 1, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2017
- Flood, July 13, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2017
- Flood, June 23, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2017
- Tornado, June 19, 2017
- Flood, April 6, 2017
- Flood, March 31, 2017
- Lightning, March 28, 2017
- Blizzard, March 14, 2017
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Montgomery CountyEvery warning in Montgomery 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.