44
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.1M
Property damage
Hail in Carbon County, Pennsylvania: 44 recorded events between 1966 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #2,338 nationally and #45 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Carbon County, Pennsylvania: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Carbon County is the 2000s, when 15 of the county's 44 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 Carbon County archive, hail makes up 13.0% of all recorded severe weather across 10 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,338 for this hazard and #45 within Pennsylvania, putting it in the 24.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for hail in Carbon County with 16 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 | LANSFORD | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 3, 2025 | LANSFORD | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 25, 2023 | HARRITY | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 6, 2020 | NESQUEHONING | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 29, 2019 | MECKESVILLE | 1.25 | $0 |
| Aug 14, 2016 | ALBRIGHTSVILLE | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jul 3, 2014 | HARRITY | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 3, 2014 | LEHIGHTON | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 22, 2014 | STEMLERSVILLE | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 22, 2014 | CHRISTMANS | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Carbon County
- Thunderstorm Wind 185
- Flash Flood 41
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Moth ball to tennis ball (2.5 inch diameter) hail fell across central and southeast Carbon County and caused considerable damage. In Nesquehoning, golf ball size hail covered the parking lot and damaged the vehicles of emergency responders at the 911 center. Hail as large as tennis balls fell in Franklin Township, as large as hen eggs around Palmerton, as large as quarters in Lehighton and as large as moth balls fell in Jim Thorpe. Hail also fell in Weatherly. Hail damage included broken home and vehicle windows, dented siding and broken skylights.
A severe thunderstorm dropped ping pong ball size hail in Nesquehoning and nickel size hail in Summit Hill. Travel on U.S. Route 209 became hazardous in Nesquehoning because of the hail. Large hail was also reported in Lehighton.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Carbon County, Pennsylvania?
44 hail events are recorded in Carbon County between 1966 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Carbon County?
The strongest hail on record in Carbon County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Carbon 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 Carbon County, Pennsylvania.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/pennsylvania/carbon-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.