NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Dublin, PA
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
33 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Dublin, Pennsylvania since 1851, 3 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ida in 2021. Since 1950, 71 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 3
- Tropical storms
- 30
- Tornadoes
- 71
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
4 deaths in all
What the records show for Dublin
The strongest storm to pass near Dublin was an unnamed storm in 1893, a Category 1 hurricane with 87 mph winds when its centre passed 69 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1878, whose centre came within 47 miles. The record near Dublin begins with an unnamed storm in 1861; the most recent system was Ida in 2021, a tropical storm 30 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1870s, with 4 systems, one of them at hurricane strength. Of the 33 systems, 6 have come since 2000. Dublin has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 89% of the 794 Pennsylvania cities on this site. The highest rating among the 71 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 4 times; the most recent, on July 29, 2021, came within 20 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on July 27, 1994, killed 3 people. Of the 71, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 21 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 15. The most recent tornado was on August 7, 2023. Dublin has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 68% of the 794 Pennsylvania cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 60 times since 1975, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Dublin has more hail reports within 10 miles than 54% of the 794 Pennsylvania cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Dublin
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | IdaSep 2 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 4 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2020 | FayJul 11 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2012 | SandyOct 30 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2011 | IreneAug 28 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2008 | HannaSep 6 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1999 | FloydSep 16 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1996 | BerthaJul 13 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1992 | DanielleSep 26 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1971 | DoriaAug 28 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1960 | BrendaJul 30 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1955 | DianeAug 19 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1952 | AbleSep 1 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 29 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 19 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 3 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 30 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 4 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1904 | Unnamed 1904 stormSep 15 | 75 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 16 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormNov 1 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 29 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 24 | 69 mi | Category 1 (87 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormSep 11 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 22 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 24 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 23 | 47 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormOct 5 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1874 | Unnamed 1874 stormSep 29 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1872 | Unnamed 1872 stormOct 26 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1866 | Unnamed 1866 stormOct 30 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormSep 19 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1861 | Unnamed 1861 stormSep 28 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Dublin: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Dublin
By decade
- 2020s15(1 EF3+)
- 2010s3
- 2000s3
- 1990s14(2 EF3+)
- 1980s17
- 1970s7
- 1960s8(1 EF3+)
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 1994 | F3 | 19 mi | 2 mi | 3 / 25 |
| Jul 29, 2021 | EF3 | 20 mi | 3.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 18, 1990 | F3 | 24 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Jun 24, 1960 | F3 | 24 mi | 12.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | EF2 | 12 mi | 8.28 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Jul 29, 2021 | EF2 | 14 mi | 6.31 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 4, 2020 | EF2 | 3 mi | 20.77 mi | 0 / 18 |
| May 31, 1998 | F2 | 20 mi | 5.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 17, 1988 | F2 | 23 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 5, 1984 | F2 | 19 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 5, 1984 | F2 | 20 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 29, 1973 | F2 | 13 mi | 1.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 71, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Dublin
The Storm Prediction Center has 60 hail reports within 10 miles of Dublin since 1975, made on 40 separate days. Of these, 29 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2 inches (hen egg size), was reported on 2 days, most recently May 13, 2000. The most recent report is from September 8, 2023. May has the most reports, 21.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Dublin
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Doylestown Airport, PA, 5 miles southeast of Dublin at 394 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 65°F; January is the coolest, at 39°F and 23°F. July is the wettest at 5.5 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.5 inches; the year adds up to 48.0 inches over 78 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 55% of the year's precipitation (26.2 of 48.0 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 33 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (13); a normal September there has highs of 77°F and 4.4 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 20 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 106 nights a year. That 48.0 inches is more than at 111 of the 148 Pennsylvania stations used on this site (75%). Perkasie, 3 miles west, has its own station (Sellersville, PA): 51.7 inches a year, 3.7 more than here, and a July average high of 85°F against 86°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39 | 23 | 3.2 | 5 |
| Feb | 42 | 25 | 2.5 | 5 |
| Mar | 50 | 31 | 3.9 | 7 |
| Apr | 63 | 41 | 3.9 | 7 |
| May | 72 | 51 | 4.3 | 7 |
| Jun | 81 | 60 | 4.2 | 7 |
| Jul | 86 | 65 | 5.5 | 8 |
| Aug | 84 | 63 | 4.9 | 7 |
| Sep | 77 | 57 | 4.4 | 6 |
| Oct | 65 | 45 | 3.8 | 6 |
| Nov | 54 | 36 | 3.4 | 5 |
| Dec | 44 | 28 | 4.0 | 7 |
| Year | 63 | 44 | 48.0 | 78 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Doylestown Airport, PA (394 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Dublin
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 269 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Dublin: 215 thunderstorm wind reports, 30 flash floods, 13 lightning strikes, 8 floods and 3 heavy rain events. They killed 1 person and injured 10, and the NWS estimated $3.8 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on October 31, 2019. July has had the most flash floods, 8 of 30. Of the 788 Pennsylvania cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 424 have had fewer than Dublin.
October 8, 2005: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Dublin — 1 killed.
September 7, 1998: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Dublin — 6 injured.
July 27, 2008: lightning strike 3 miles from the centre of Dublin — 1 injured, $100,000 damage.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Bucks County, which includes Dublin, has been named in 27 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 20 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 hurricanes, 7 floods, 5 severe storms, 3 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Remnants of Hurricane Ida, on September 10, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Bucks County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes, inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for hurricanes, coastal flooding and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $202.6 million a year, the 4th highest of 67 Pennsylvania counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $141.2 million (70%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.