40
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1K
Property damage
Heavy Rain in Berks County, Pennsylvania: 40 recorded events between 1997 and 2017. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #129 nationally and #3 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Heavy Rain in Berks County, Pennsylvania: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for heavy rain in Berks County is the 2000s, when 14 of the county's 40 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 Berks County archive, heavy rain makes up 3.0% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #129 for this hazard and #3 within Pennsylvania, putting it in the 94.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Sep is the peak month for heavy rain in Berks County with 11 recorded events, while Feb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2017 | MONTELLO | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 5, 2017 | KEMPTON | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 22, 2017 | WEST READING | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 17, 2017 | FRYSTOWN | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2017 | HAMBURG | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 20, 2016 | (RDG)SPAATZ FLD READ | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 19, 2016 | HAMBURG | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 19, 2016 | (RDG)SPAATZ FLD READ | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 19, 2016 | HAMBURG | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 19, 2016 | DAUBERVILLE | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Berks County
- Thunderstorm Wind 860
- Flash Flood 177
- Hail 141
- Lightning 49
- Flood 45
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Heavy rain caused poor drainage flooding across the western half of Berks County including Reading and Wyomissing. Event precipitation totals included 3.84 inches in Wernersville, 3.63 inches in Berne, 3.35 inches in Blue Marsh, 3.33 inches in Reading, 3.22 inches in Fleetwood, 3.17 inches in Wyomissing, 3.08 inches at the Reading Regional Airport and 3.03 inches in Kutztown.
The heavy rain caused the flooding of the Spring Street subway in Reading. Rainfall totals included 4.52 inches in Fredericksville, 4.21 inches in Gibraltar, 3.56 inches in Oley, 3.55 inches in Mohnton, 3.10 inches in Lincoln Park and 2.59 inches in Reading.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many heavy rain events are on record in Berks County, Pennsylvania?
40 heavy rain events are recorded in Berks County between 1997 and 2017, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest heavy rain recorded in Berks County?
The strongest heavy rain on record in Berks County measured 0.
Where does the heavy rain data for Berks 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
“Heavy Rain in Berks County, Pennsylvania.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/pennsylvania/berks-county/heavy-rain/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.