55
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$5K
Property damage
Hail in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania: 55 recorded events between 1956 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #2,130 nationally and #36 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Lebanon County is the 2000s, when 24 of the county's 55 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 Lebanon County archive, hail makes up 12.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,130 for this hazard and #36 within Pennsylvania, putting it in the 31.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Lebanon County with 19 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 14, 2023 | HEBRON | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2023 | PALMYRA | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2023 | HAMLIN | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2023 | FREDERICKSBURG | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2023 | SUNSET | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 18, 2019 | LEBANON | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 26, 2019 | GREBLE | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 24, 2019 | EAST HANOVER | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 20, 2019 | FONTANA | 1 | $0 |
| May 10, 2018 | PALMYRA | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Lebanon County
- Thunderstorm Wind 291
- Flash Flood 43
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
,,,,,,,,Hail (1.75) Severe thunderstorms produced widespread wind damage and scattered large hail in the southern two-thirds of the county south of Interstate 78. The hardest hit locations were Cornwall, Myerstown and Palmyra. Quarter-size hail fell in Iona, Jonestown, Lebanon and Palmyra. Golf ball-size hail fell in West Lebanon.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania?
55 hail events are recorded in Lebanon County between 1956 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Lebanon County?
The strongest hail on record in Lebanon County measured 2.
Where does the hail data for Lebanon 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 Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/pennsylvania/lebanon-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.