Severe Weather History


Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Hail in Franklin County, Pennsylvania

87

Recorded events

0

Direct deaths

0

Direct injuries

$0

Property damage

Hail in Franklin County, Pennsylvania: 87 recorded events between 1965 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #1,616 nationally and #23 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Hail in Franklin County, Pennsylvania: events per decade

Hail in Franklin County, Pennsylvania: recorded events per decade
Hail in Franklin County, Pennsylvania: recorded events per decade

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Franklin County is the 2000s, when 35 of the county's 87 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 Franklin County archive, hail makes up 18.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,616 for this hazard and #23 within Pennsylvania, putting it in the 47.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

0Jan
0Feb
1Mar
5Apr
27May
18Jun
16Jul
16Aug
4Sep
0Oct
0Nov
0Dec

May is the peak month for hail in Franklin County with 27 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

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
Sep 7, 2023ROADSIDE0.88$0
Aug 7, 2023RICHMOND FURNACE1.75$0
Aug 7, 2023FT LOUDON1$0
Jul 12, 2022MARION1$0
May 15, 2022UPPER STRASBURG1.25$0
Aug 2, 2020TOMSTOWN1$0
Aug 2, 2020GOOD1$0
Jun 4, 2020FT LOUDON0.88$0
May 19, 2019MONT ALTO1$0
May 19, 2019GREENCASTLE1$0
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC · recent entries may be preliminary

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Quick answers

Frequently asked

How many hail events are on record in Franklin County, Pennsylvania?

87 hail events are recorded in Franklin County between 1965 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Franklin County?

The strongest hail on record in Franklin County measured 2.5.

Where does the hail data for Franklin 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.

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“Hail in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/pennsylvania/franklin-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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