192
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$5K
Property damage
Hail in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania: 192 recorded events between 1960 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #664 nationally and #5 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Lancaster County is the 2000s, when 79 of the county's 192 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Lancaster County archive, hail makes up 19.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #664 for this hazard and #5 within Pennsylvania, putting it in the 78.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Lancaster County with 53 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2025 | HIGHVILLE | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | SILVER SPG | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jul 16, 2024 | MECHANICSVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | HOPELAND | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 27, 2023 | RHEEMS | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 2, 2022 | SALUNGA | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 2, 2022 | KLINESVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 2, 2022 | MECHANICS GROVE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jul 1, 2022 | NEW HOLLAND ARPT | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | MAYTOWN | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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- Flash Flood 106
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The second and stronger (F2 on Fujita Scale) of the two tornadoes to affect Lancaster County touched down about two and one-half miles west of Millersville in the Nicholas and Bender Mill Road area of Manor Township. It proceeded east and remained a relatively weak tornado (F0 or F1) until it crossed the Little Conestoga Creek. There it intensified into a strong tornado (F2) before lifting off the ground just to the east of Sun Lane. The only injury caused by the tornado occurred when it lifted and dropped two tobacco sheds from the Barley Farm onto two vehicles on a roadway. A mother and the driver of one vehicle was slightly injured. Her two children in the back seat were unharmed as were the occupants of the second vehicle. The tornado damaged several barns and homes, mostly peeling their roofs. It destroyed two homes. It also uprooted dozens of old trees causing the most damage as it reached its peak strength around Sun Lane. Damage from both tornadoes within Lancaster County this afternoon was estimated at $750,000.
Severe thunderstorms affected most of northern Lancaster County. Downed trees and power lines were reported in Columbia, Ephrata (Gusts to 60 mph reported), Manheim, New Holland, Salunga and West Hempfield. A downed tree in West Hempfield punched holes in the roof of a house. About 1,500 homes lost power. In addition to downed trees, golf ball-size hail fell in Rohrerstown.
Severe thunderstorms produced wind related damage throughout the county. Damage was reported in East Petersburg, Landsville, Leola, Manheim Township, Maytown, Marietta, Millersville, Mount Joy, Neffsville and New Holland. Dime-size hail also fell in New Holland. A lightning strike on its satellite dish silenced WROZ-FM and WLPM-AM for a short while. About 15,000 Pennsylvania, Power and Light customers lost power and it took until the afternoon of the 7th to get the last 1,350 back on line.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania?
192 hail events are recorded in Lancaster County between 1960 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Lancaster County?
The strongest hail on record in Lancaster County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Lancaster County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Hail in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/pennsylvania/lancaster-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.