69
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$250K
Property damage
Hail in Northampton County, Pennsylvania: 69 recorded events between 1975 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #1,879 nationally and #30 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Northampton County, Pennsylvania: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Northampton County is the 2010s, when 21 of the county's 69 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 Northampton County archive, hail makes up 9.9% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,879 for this hazard and #30 within Pennsylvania, putting it in the 39.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Aug is the peak month for hail in Northampton County with 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2025 | FAIRVIEW KNOLLS | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jul 3, 2025 | STEEL CITY | 1 | $0 |
| May 6, 2025 | SHOENERSVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | SHOENERSVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | BETHLEHEM | 0.88 | $0 |
| Aug 22, 2022 | SOUTH EASTON | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 22, 2022 | SOUTH EASTON | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 22, 2022 | BUTZTOWN | 0.75 | $0 |
| Aug 22, 2022 | BETHLEHEM | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 22, 2022 | SHOENERSVILLE | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Northampton County
- Thunderstorm Wind 389
- Flash Flood 99
- Lightning 60
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The third severe thunderstorm of the day for Northampton County dropped a swath of hail as large as hen eggs (2 inches in diameter) across the central and southern parts of the county. The hen egg size hail fell over the higher terrain of Williams Township. Half dollar size hail fell in Bethlehem and penny size hail fell in Nazareth.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Northampton County, Pennsylvania?
69 hail events are recorded in Northampton County between 1975 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Northampton County?
The strongest hail on record in Northampton County measured 2.
Where does the hail data for Northampton 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 Northampton County, Pennsylvania.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/pennsylvania/northampton-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.