NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Hughesville, 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
12 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Hughesville, Pennsylvania since 1851, 2 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was David in 1979. Since 1950, 56 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 2
- Tropical storms
- 10
- Tornadoes
- 56
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
7 deaths in all
What the records show for Hughesville
The strongest storm to pass near Hughesville was an unnamed storm in 1878, a Category 1 hurricane with 83 mph winds when its centre passed 51 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was Hazel in 1954, whose centre came within 45 miles. The record near Hughesville begins with an unnamed storm in 1876; the most recent system was David in 1979, a tropical storm 7 miles away. None of the 12 systems has come since 2000. Hughesville has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 54% of the 794 Pennsylvania cities on this site. The highest rating among the 56 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on May 31, 1985, came within 13 miles. Of the 56, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 23 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 16. The most recent tornado was on July 2, 2023. Of the 794 Pennsylvania cities, 54% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Hughesville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 30 times since 1996, with stones up to 2.25 inches. Of the 794 Pennsylvania cities, 71% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Hughesville.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Hughesville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | DavidSep 6 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1955 | ConnieAug 13 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1954 | HazelOct 16 | 45 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 29 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormAug 24 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 3 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 17 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 14 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 22 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormOct 14 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 23 | 51 mi | Category 1 (83 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1876 | Unnamed 1876 stormSep 18 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Hughesville: 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 Hughesville
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s10
- 2000s11
- 1990s20
- 1980s5(1 EF3+)
- 1970s6(1 EF3+)
- 1960s1
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 1985 | F3 | 13 mi | 19 mi | 6 / 60 |
| Jul 29, 1976 | F3 | 5 mi | 25 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 14, 2019 | EF2 | 16 mi | 3.69 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 8, 2014 | EF2 | 22 mi | 6.68 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 17, 1982 | F2 | 16 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 14, 1974 | F2 | 13 mi | 12.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 16, 1966 | F2 | 11 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Sep 19, 1954 | F2 | 17 mi | 12.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 16, 1997 | F1 | 13 mi | 0.5 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | EF1 | 20 mi | 2.37 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | EF1 | 5 mi | 9.14 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 14, 2019 | EF1 | 15 mi | 10.43 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 56, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Hughesville
The Storm Prediction Center has 30 hail reports within 10 miles of Hughesville since 1996, made on 23 separate days. Of these, 12 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.25 inches, fell on September 7, 1998. The most recent report is from June 22, 2024. June has the most reports, 8.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Hughesville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Williamsport, PA, 12 miles west of Hughesville at 520 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 63°F; January is the coolest, at 35°F and 20°F. September is the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.3 inches; the year adds up to 43.7 inches over 80 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 56% of the year's precipitation (24.5 of 43.7 inches); the other six months are drier. October has brought the most of the 12 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (5); a normal October there has highs of 63°F and 3.7 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 17 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 122 nights a year. Snowfall averages 35.8 inches a year, most of it in January. That 43.7 inches is more than at 61 of the 148 Pennsylvania stations used on this site (41%). Turbotville, 12 miles south, has its own station (Lewisburg, PA): 43.9 inches a year, 0.2 more than here, and a July average high of 84°F against 85°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35 | 20 | 3.0 | 6 | 9.7 |
| Feb | 39 | 22 | 2.3 | 6 | 9.3 |
| Mar | 48 | 29 | 3.1 | 7 | 7.3 |
| Apr | 62 | 39 | 3.6 | 8 | 0.8 |
| May | 72 | 49 | 3.9 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 81 | 58 | 3.9 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 85 | 63 | 4.6 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 83 | 61 | 4.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 75 | 54 | 4.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 63 | 43 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 51 | 33 | 3.3 | 6 | 1.7 |
| Dec | 40 | 26 | 3.3 | 6 | 6.9 |
| Year | 61 | 41 | 43.7 | 80 | 35.8 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Williamsport, PA (520 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 Hughesville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 144 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Hughesville: 116 thunderstorm wind reports, 18 flash floods and 10 floods. They killed 2 people and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $19.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on June 28, 2016. July has had the most flash floods, 13 of 18. Of the 788 Pennsylvania cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 313 have had fewer than Hughesville.
September 22, 2010: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Hughesville — 2 killed, $15,000 damage.
September 7, 2011: flood in Hughesville — $11.0 million damage.
NWS: “78 feet. 0 feet.”
October 21, 2016: flash flood 10 miles from the centre of Hughesville — $7.0 million damage.
NWS: “During the early morning hours of October 21st a frontal system brought intense rainfall which led to flash flooding in part of Sullivan County. Over eight inches of rain fell across the headwaters of Mill Creek, Elk Creek and the Hoagland Branch.”
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
Flood insurance policyholders in Hughesville's ZIP code 17737 have filed 44 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $573,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Tropical Storm Lee in 2011: 27 claims (61% of all) and $499,000. 80% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 553 Pennsylvania cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 255 have fewer than Hughesville.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical Storm Lee2011 | 27 | $499,000 |
Lycoming County, which includes Hughesville, has been named in 21 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1972, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 floods, 5 severe storms, 3 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Tropical Storm Debby, on September 11, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Lycoming County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding and lightning; Relatively Low for hurricanes, tornadoes and heat waves; Very Low for hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $40.9 million a year, the 23rd highest of 67 Pennsylvania counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $34.8 million (85%), 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).
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Cities near Hughesville
- Muncy, PA5 mi
- Montoursville, PA11 mi
- Turbotville, PA12 mi
- Montgomery, PA12 mi
- Millville, PA13 mi
- Watsontown, PA14 mi
- Benton, PA16 mi
- Williamsport, PA17 mi
- South Williamsport, PA18 mi
- Orangeville, PA18 mi
- New Columbia, PA19 mi
- Milton, PA19 mi
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