Storm History: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Westmoreland 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
- 1,925
- Deaths
- 8
- Injuries
- 78
- Damage
- $297 million
- Episodes
- 843
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 | 455 | 0 | 7 | $2.8 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 421 | 2 | 6 | $4.5 million |
| Flash Flood | 400 | 3 | 9 | $16 million |
| Tornado | 355 | 1 | 49 | $271 million |
| Flood | 101 | 0 | 0 | $840,000 |
| Winter Storm | 51 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 44 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| High Wind | 24 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Heavy Snow | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 10 | 0 | 0 | $162,000 |
| Lightning | 8 | 2 | 7 | $38,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 2 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, June 3, 1980
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2009
- Tornado, May 22, 1983
- Tornado, March 23, 2011
- Tornado, June 1, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2018
- Tornado, July 11, 1976
- Tornado, June 26, 2024
- Hail, November 27, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 1998
- Tornado, August 15, 1997
- Tornado, July 5, 1994
- Flash Flood, January 19, 1996
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2000
- High Wind, January 9, 2024
- Tornado, April 7, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 16, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2012
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, September 25, 1994
- Tornado, June 1, 1976
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2025
- Flash Flood, March 28, 2020
- Hail, August 3, 2015
- Hail, August 7, 1986
- Hail, April 14, 1984
- Hail, November 27, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 14, 2018
- Hail, April 20, 2017
- Hail, July 4, 2012
- Hail, April 9, 2001
- Flash Flood, April 21, 1999
- Hail, June 2, 1998
- Hail, July 8, 1985
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, June 3, 1980
- Tornado, July 11, 1976
- Tornado, June 7, 1980
- Tornado, June 26, 1954
- Tornado, June 15, 1964
- Tornado, November 16, 1965
- Tornado, April 14, 1974
- Tornado, June 5, 1975
- Tornado, May 12, 1980
- Tornado, July 20, 1981
- Tornado, May 22, 1983
- Tornado, June 8, 1990
- Tornado, May 6, 1991
- Tornado, August 15, 1997
- Tornado, March 23, 2011
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 14, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2026
- Tornado, June 6, 2026
- Hail, May 13, 2026
- Flash Flood, March 31, 2026
- Winter Storm, March 16, 2026
- High Wind, March 13, 2026
- Hail, March 11, 2026
- Hail, March 7, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, December 31, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 29, 2025
- Hail, April 19, 2025
- Hail, April 2, 2025
- Tornado, March 16, 2025
- Blizzard, February 16, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 21, 2024
- Tornado, November 20, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Tornado, August 6, 2024
- Drought, August 1, 2024
- Drought, July 30, 2024
- Drought, July 23, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2024
- Tornado, June 26, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2024
- Tornado, May 29, 2024
- Tornado, May 25, 2024
- Tornado, May 17, 2024
- Tornado, May 11, 2024
- Tornado, May 8, 2024
- Hail, April 17, 2024
- Flash Flood, April 2, 2024
- Strong Wind, March 20, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2024
- High Wind, February 15, 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
- High Wind, November 21, 2023
- Tornado, August 24, 2023
- Tornado, August 12, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2023
- Hail, July 13, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2023
- Hail, April 1, 2023
- Winter Weather, March 13, 2023
- High Wind, March 3, 2023
- Strong Wind, February 15, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2023
- High Wind, December 23, 2022
- Ice Storm, December 15, 2022
- Hail, November 27, 2022
- Winter Weather, November 18, 2022
- Flood, November 11, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2022
- Hail, August 4, 2022
- Hail, July 23, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2022
- Hail, June 22, 2022
- Flood, May 6, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2022
- Tornado, March 31, 2022
- Winter Weather, March 26, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 11, 2022
- Winter Weather, March 9, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 2022
- Flood, February 25, 2022
- Ice Storm, February 24, 2022
- Strong Wind, February 17, 2022
- Flood, February 3, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 24, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 23, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 27, 2021
- Strong Wind, December 11, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 31, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2021
- Tornado, July 29, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2021
- Hail, July 13, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2021
- Tornado, June 21, 2021
- Hail, June 14, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2021
- Hail, May 26, 2021
- High Wind, March 26, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 18, 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 Storm, December 24, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 21, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2020
- Hail, August 25, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2020
- Tornado, June 10, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 2020
- Tornado, April 7, 2020
- Flash Flood, March 28, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 27, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 17, 2019
- Winter Weather, December 4, 2019
- Hail, December 1, 2019
- Flood, October 31, 2019
- Hail, September 28, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2019
- Hail, August 15, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2019
- Hail, July 2, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2019
- Lightning, June 13, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2019
- Tornado, May 28, 2019
- Tornado, May 25, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 2019
- Hail, April 20, 2019
- High Wind, February 24, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2019
- Flood, February 7, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 14, 2018
- Flash Flood, October 4, 2018
- Tornado, October 2, 2018
- Flood, September 7, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2018
- Tornado, June 27, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2018
- Hail, June 5, 2018
- Hail, May 22, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 16, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 14, 2018
- Hail, May 12, 2018
- Hail, May 10, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2018
- Flood, April 3, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 1, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 20, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 8, 2018
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2018
- Tornado, February 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 2018
- Tornado, November 19, 2017
- Tornado, August 22, 2017
- Hail, August 19, 2017
- Hail, August 4, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2017
- Tornado, June 23, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 5, 2017
- Tornado, May 1, 2017
- Hail, April 20, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 16, 2017
- High Wind, February 12, 2017
- Heavy Snow, February 8, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 29, 2016
- Flood, December 18, 2016
- Ice Storm, December 17, 2016
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 15, 2016
- Winter Weather, December 11, 2016
- Ice Storm, December 6, 2016
- Flash Flood, October 20, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 28, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2016
- Tornado, June 16, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2016
- Flood, May 28, 2016
- Hail, May 23, 2016
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Westmoreland CountyEvery warning in Westmoreland 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.