5,505
Recorded events
67
Counties affected
0
Direct deaths
$8.5M
Property damage
Pennsylvania hail history: 5,505 recorded events across 67 counties between 1955 and 2026.
Decade by decade
Pennsylvania hail history by decade
The 2010s are the busiest decade on record with 1,828 reported hail events across Pennsylvania. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.
County ranking
Counties with the most hail events in Pennsylvania
| Rank | County | Events | Deaths | Damage | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Allegheny County | 444 | 0 | $6K | 1962–2025 |
| #2 | Westmoreland County | 291 | 0 | $1.2M | 1962–2025 |
| #3 | Erie County | 204 | 0 | $1.6M | 1959–2025 |
| #4 | Butler County | 201 | 0 | $52K | 1956–2026 |
| #5 | Lancaster County | 192 | 0 | $5K | 1960–2025 |
| #6 | Crawford County | 185 | 0 | $2.0M | 1970–2025 |
| #7 | York County | 164 | 0 | $4K | 1955–2025 |
| #8 | Mercer County | 160 | 0 | $38K | 1956–2026 |
| #9 | Washington County | 154 | 0 | $46K | 1970–2026 |
| #10 | Beaver County | 153 | 0 | $1K | 1956–2026 |
| #11 | Berks County | 141 | 0 | $0 | 1956–2025 |
| #12 | Montgomery County | 132 | 0 | $0 | 1957–2025 |
| #13 | Fayette County | 124 | 0 | $1.2M | 1973–2026 |
| #14 | Lycoming County | 112 | 0 | $350K | 1956–2024 |
| #15 | Indiana County | 108 | 0 | $100K | 1989–2026 |
| #16 | Lawrence County | 105 | 0 | $5K | 1973–2026 |
| #17 | Bucks County | 103 | 0 | $0 | 1975–2023 |
| #18 | Chester County | 101 | 0 | $100 | 1967–2024 |
| #19 | Luzerne County | 93 | 0 | $43K | 1958–2024 |
| #20 | Lehigh County | 93 | 0 | $125K | 1962–2024 |
| #21 | Venango County | 92 | 0 | $20K | 1986–2026 |
| #22 | Dauphin County | 90 | 0 | $0 | 1958–2024 |
| #23 | Franklin County | 87 | 0 | $0 | 1965–2023 |
| #24 | Bradford County | 83 | 0 | $88K | 1971–2022 |
| #25 | Centre County | 83 | 0 | $20K | 1960–2026 |