49
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$0
Property damage
Hail in Columbia County, Pennsylvania: 49 recorded events between 1980 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #2,261 nationally and #42 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Columbia County, Pennsylvania: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Columbia County is the 2000s, when 22 of the county's 49 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 Columbia County archive, hail makes up 15.4% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,261 for this hazard and #42 within Pennsylvania, putting it in the 27.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Columbia County with 15 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 26, 2024 | BERWICK | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2024 | FORKS | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 12, 2023 | PINE SUMMIT | 1 | $0 |
| May 26, 2021 | BENTON | 1 | $0 |
| May 22, 2014 | RUPERT | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 22, 2014 | NUMIDIA | 1 | $0 |
| May 22, 2014 | SLABTOWN | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 22, 2014 | ROARING CREEK | 2.25 | $0 |
| May 22, 2014 | BUCKHORN | 2.5 | $0 |
| May 22, 2014 | BUCKHORN | 1.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Columbia County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Lightning in Catawissa struck and damaged the steeple of St. John's United Church of Christ and a cross atop the Catawissa Senior Center. Lightning strikes elsewhere in Columbia County resulted in power outages to 1,000 homes for about four hours.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Columbia County, Pennsylvania?
49 hail events are recorded in Columbia County between 1980 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Columbia County?
The strongest hail on record in Columbia County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Columbia 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 Columbia County, Pennsylvania.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/pennsylvania/columbia-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.