204
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.6M
Property damage
Hail in Erie County, Pennsylvania: 204 recorded events between 1959 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #599 nationally and #3 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Erie County, Pennsylvania: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Erie County is the 2000s, when 62 of the county's 204 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 Erie County archive, hail makes up 28.7% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #599 for this hazard and #3 within Pennsylvania, putting it in the 80.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Erie County with 47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2025 | MIDDLEBORO | 0.88 | $0 |
| Oct 6, 2024 | HAMMETT | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2024 | ELGIN | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jul 20, 2023 | CORRY | 2 | $0 |
| Jul 20, 2023 | ELGIN | 1 | $7K |
| Jul 20, 2023 | UNION CITY | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 20, 2023 | BRANCHVILLE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jul 20, 2023 | GIRARD | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 20, 2023 | GIRARD | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jul 20, 2023 | LAWRENCE PARK | 1.25 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Erie County
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- Flash Flood 60
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Quarter size hail fell for over 30 minutes causing significant damage at an automobile dealership just north of Edinboro along State Route 99. Over 250 vehicles were damaged by the hail. A building at the dealership also sustained some roof damage.
Dime size hail was reported over a large area. Around 3,000 acres of grapes on 24 farms were damaged by the hail. Approximately 25 percent of the grape crop on these 3,000 acres was destroyed. Initial estimates put the financial loss at $2,000,000 but actual losses could be significantly higher and will not be known until after the fall harvest.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Erie County, Pennsylvania?
204 hail events are recorded in Erie County between 1959 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Erie County?
The strongest hail on record in Erie County measured 4.
Where does the hail data for Erie 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 Erie County, Pennsylvania.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/pennsylvania/erie-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.