Storm History: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Events

1,397

Deaths

392

Injuries

463

Damage

$153 million

Episodes

1,121

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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• Heat, July 4, 199958 deaths · 124 injured · 1 event here
• Heat, July 12, 199723 deaths · 50 injured · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 21, 201122 deaths · 48 injured · 1 event here
• Heat, August 1, 200621 deaths · 1 event here
• Heat, August 6, 200119 deaths · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 7, 200818 deaths · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Heat, July 1, 200215 deaths · 1 event here
• Heat, July 20, 19988 deaths · 75 injured · 1 event here
• Heat, August 11, 20028 deaths · 1 event here
• Heat, July 18, 20056 deaths · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 16, 20086 deaths · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 5, 20106 deaths · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 11, 20166 deaths · 1 event here
• Heat, August 1, 19995 deaths · 1 event here
• Heat, May 6, 20005 deaths · 1 event here
• Heat, August 7, 20005 deaths · 1 event here
• Heat, July 25, 20055 deaths · 1 event here
• Heat, July 29, 20115 deaths · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 4, 20125 deaths · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 7, 19964 deaths · $1.0 million · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, September 1, 2021$100 million · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 2004$18 million · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 1994$5.0 million · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 16, 19991 death · $4.2 million · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20032 deaths · 1 injured · $4.0 million · 1 event here
• Storm Surge/Tide, September 18, 20031 injured · $3.0 million · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, January 19, 1996$3.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 3, 1991$2.5 million · F1 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 9, 20102 deaths · $2.5 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 28, 20041 death · $2.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 1, 1998$1.8 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 7, 19964 deaths · $1.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 28, 2006$1.0 million · 2 events here
• Flood, April 30, 2014$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Flood, May 1, 2014$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Flood, October 29, 20122 deaths · $400,000 · 70 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, February 12, 2009$250,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 20152 deaths · $250,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 13, 20031 injured · $200,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 20155 injured · $150,000 · 74 kt wind · 7 events here

• Hail, July 6, 20201.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 24, 2010$101,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 25, 2010$25,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 29, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 25, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 19941.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 27, 19941.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 10, 19921.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 11, 19781.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 20, 20221.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, July 22, 20201.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 23, 19881.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 20211.25 in hail · 3 events here

• Tornado, June 3, 1980F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 21, 1976F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 29, 2021EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 14, 1958$3,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 31, 19851 injured · $3,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 9, 19891 injured · $25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 20, 1989F2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 15, 1992F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 17, 1992F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 29, 1995F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 1, 1998$1.8 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 31, 2019EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 4, 20206 injured · EF2 · 7 events here

Every tornado in Philadelphia County, with its track

• Flash Flood, June 28, 2026$5,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 22, 20261 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 2026$80,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 202650 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 20262 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 11, 20261 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 202655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 202660 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 202659 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Weather, March 3, 20261 event here
• Dense Fog, February 27, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, February 22, 20261 event here
• Dense Fog, February 17, 20261 event here
• High Wind, February 7, 202657 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20261 event here
• Dense Fog, January 6, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, December 26, 20251 event here
• High Wind, December 19, 202555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 19, 20252 deaths · $20,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, December 13, 20251 event here
• Dense Fog, October 6, 20251 event here
• Dense Fog, September 24, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, August 17, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 29, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 202556 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 25, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 20252 events here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 20253 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 8, 20251 event here
• Tornado, July 1, 2025EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 20255 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 23, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 20252 injured · 62 kt wind · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2025$40,000 · 60 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 16, 20252 events here
• Dense Fog, May 15, 20251 event here
• Dense Fog, May 14, 20251 event here
• Hail, May 3, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 202550 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 16, 20251 death · 56 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Weather, February 11, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 8, 20251 event here
• Dense Fog, February 6, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20251 event here
• Dense Fog, December 9, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 2, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 16, 20241 event here
• Hail, July 16, 20241 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 14, 20241 in hail · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 9, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 6, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 5, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 202450 kt wind · 6 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 22, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 202450 kt wind · 2 events here
• Coastal Flood, April 12, 20241 event here
• Coastal Flood, April 4, 20241 event here
• High Wind, March 10, 202455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, March 9, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, March 6, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, February 13, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, January 26, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, January 24, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, January 15, 20241 event here
• Coastal Flood, January 13, 20241 event here
• Coastal Flood, January 10, 20241 event here
• Flood, January 9, 20241 event here
• Coastal Flood, December 28, 20231 event here
• Flood, December 27, 20231 event here
• Flood, December 18, 20232 events here
• Coastal Flood, December 18, 20231 event here
• Dense Fog, December 9, 20231 event here
• Dense Fog, December 2, 20231 event here
• Flash Flood, September 10, 20233 events here
• Hail, September 8, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 7, 2023EF1 · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 20231 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 20231 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 202360 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 20231 event here
• Tornado, June 16, 2023EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 20231 event here
• Dense Fog, April 16, 20231 event here
• Tornado, April 1, 2023EF1 · 2 events here
• Dense Fog, December 31, 20221 event here
• Coastal Flood, December 23, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, December 23, 20221 event here
• Dense Fog, November 4, 20221 event here
• Dense Fog, October 31, 20221 event here
• Dense Fog, October 25, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, September 6, 20223 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 9, 20221 event here
• Hail, May 20, 20221.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 14, 202251 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 202260 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 24, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, February 13, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20221 event here
• Coastal Flood, October 28, 20212 events here
• Flash Flood, September 23, 20214 events here
• Coastal Flood, September 1, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 2021$100 million · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 28, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 20214 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 11, 20211 event here
• Tornado, July 29, 2021EF3 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 21, 20211.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 20213 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 202160 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 202155 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 20212 events here
• Hail, July 6, 20211 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 202160 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 202170 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 20211 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 20212 events here
• Hail, June 4, 20211.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 26, 202160 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 30, 202153 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 29, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 21, 20211 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 28, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 22, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 18, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, February 13, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, February 10, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 7, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 31, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, December 16, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 202070 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, August 28, 202060 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 4, 20206 injured · EF2 · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 20202 events here
• Hail, July 22, 20201.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 20203 events here
• Hail, July 6, 20201.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 20203 events here
• Hail, June 3, 202072 kt wind · 10 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 21, 202053 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 9, 202060 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, February 7, 202052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 7, 202065 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20201 event here
• Tornado, October 31, 2019EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 19, 201950 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, August 7, 201970 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 20194 events here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 20191 event here
• Hail, July 31, 201955 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 201970 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 20191 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20191 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 28, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 20192 events here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 20192 events here
• Flash Flood, May 30, 20191 event here
• Tornado, May 29, 2019EF0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 201961 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 201955 kt wind · 5 events 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 Weather, February 10, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, January 12, 20191 event here
• Coastal Flood, November 25, 20182 events here
• Winter Storm, November 15, 20181 event here
• Coastal Flood, September 10, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 201852 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 11, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20182 deaths · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 20184 events here
• Flash Flood, June 2, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 201850 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 16, 20183 events here
• High Wind, April 4, 201852 kt wind · 1 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, January 4, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, December 9, 20171 event here
• Flood, October 29, 2017$20 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, October 24, 2017$20 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 16, 20171 event here
• Flood, August 19, 201752 kt wind · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 201752 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, August 1, 20171 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 201752 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 13, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 20172 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 201763 kt wind · 3 events here
• Blizzard, March 14, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, March 10, 20171 event here
• Hail, February 25, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 12, 201752 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, January 23, 20171 death · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 7, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, December 17, 20161 event here
• Astronomical Low Tide, December 15, 20161 event here
• Flood, September 19, 20161 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 11, 20166 deaths · 1 event here
• Flood, July 31, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, July 25, 20161 in hail · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 15, 20161 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 20161 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 6, 20163 deaths · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 201652 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 30, 20161 death · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 23, 20161 event here
• Hail, April 2, 201652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 24, 2016$2,000 · 55 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flood, February 16, 2016$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 15, 20161 event here
• Astronomical Low Tide, February 14, 20161 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, February 5, 20161 event here
• Blizzard, January 22, 20162 deaths · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 9, 201550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, October 2, 2015$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 10, 20151 event here
• Heat, September 2, 20151 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 21, 20151 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 19, 20152 deaths · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 20152 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.