Hail in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Hail in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania: 93 recorded events between 1958 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,525 nationally and #19 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Luzerne County is the 2010s, when 38 of the county's 93 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 Luzerne County archive, hail makes up 15.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,525 for this hazard and #19 within Pennsylvania, putting it in the 50.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Luzerne County with 25 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 337
• Flash Flood 111

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

93 hail events are recorded in Luzerne County between 1958 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Luzerne County?

The strongest hail on record in Luzerne County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Luzerne 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.