NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Lewisberry, 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
25 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Lewisberry, Pennsylvania since 1851, 2 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ida in 2021. Since 1950, 81 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 2
- Tropical storms
- 23
- Tornadoes
- 81
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Lewisberry
The strongest storm to pass near Lewisberry was an unnamed storm in 1878, a Category 1 hurricane with 87 mph winds when its centre passed 23 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was Hazel in 1954, whose centre came within 18 miles. The record near Lewisberry begins with an unnamed storm in 1876; the most recent system was Ida in 2021, a tropical storm 71 miles away. The 1890s and the 1950s were the busiest decades, with 4 systems each. Of the 25 systems, 4 have come since 2000. Lewisberry has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 54% of the 794 Pennsylvania cities on this site. The highest rating among the 81 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on July 14, 2004, came within 18 miles. The deadliest, an F1 on December 1, 2006, killed 1 person. Of the 81, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 34 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 14. The most recent tornado was on August 9, 2024. Lewisberry has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 84% of the 794 Pennsylvania cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 84 times since 1955, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Lewisberry has more hail reports within 10 miles than 78% of the 794 Pennsylvania cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Lewisberry
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | IdaSep 2 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 4 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2012 | SandyOct 30 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2006 | ErnestoSep 3 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1992 | DanielleSep 26 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1979 | DavidSep 6 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1955 | DianeAug 18 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1955 | ConnieAug 13 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1954 | HazelOct 15 | 18 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1952 | AbleSep 1 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 29 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1943 | Unnamed 1943 stormOct 1 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 19 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormAug 24 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 3 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormSep 20 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 4 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormNov 1 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 23 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 14 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 29 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormOct 13 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 23 | 23 mi | Category 1 (87 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1876 | Unnamed 1876 stormSep 18 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Lewisberry: 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 Lewisberry
By decade
- 2020s6
- 2010s15
- 2000s13(1 EF3+)
- 1990s20
- 1980s5(1 EF3+)
- 1970s10
- 1960s5
- 1950s7(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2004 | F3 | 18 mi | 7.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 7, 1980 | F3 | 17 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 5, 1952 | F3 | 15 mi | 17.5 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Apr 28, 2011 | EF2 | 25 mi | 1.07 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 28, 2011 | EF2 | 2 mi | 2.62 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 24, 2001 | F2 | 24 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 9, 1992 | F2 | 5 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 6, 1991 | F2 | 11 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jun 8, 1990 | F2 | 22 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 15, 1989 | F2 | 16 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Jul 31, 1985 | F2 | 1 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 7, 1980 | F2 | 9 mi | 5.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 81, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Lewisberry
The Storm Prediction Center has 84 hail reports within 10 miles of Lewisberry since 1955, made on 56 separate days. Of these, 39 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on April 9, 1980. The most recent report is from September 21, 2024. June has the most reports, 35.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Lewisberry
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Harrisburg Cptl Cy Airport, PA, 6 miles north of Lewisberry at 340 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 67°F; January is the coolest, at 40°F and 25°F. July is the wettest at 4.3 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.4 inches; the year adds up to 41.1 inches over 75 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 54% of the year's precipitation (22.3 of 41.1 inches); the other six months are drier. Highs reach 90°F on about 26 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 102 nights a year. That 41.1 inches is more than at 22 of the 148 Pennsylvania stations used on this site (15%). Etters, 5 miles east, has its own station (Middletown Harrisburg International Airport, PA): 44.2 inches a year, 3.1 more than here, and a July average high of 87°F against 88°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40 | 25 | 2.6 | 5 |
| Feb | 43 | 26 | 2.4 | 5 |
| Mar | 53 | 34 | 3.4 | 6 |
| Apr | 65 | 43 | 3.7 | 7 |
| May | 75 | 53 | 3.5 | 8 |
| Jun | 83 | 63 | 3.7 | 7 |
| Jul | 88 | 67 | 4.3 | 7 |
| Aug | 85 | 66 | 3.7 | 7 |
| Sep | 79 | 58 | 4.1 | 5 |
| Oct | 67 | 47 | 3.7 | 6 |
| Nov | 55 | 37 | 2.8 | 5 |
| Dec | 44 | 30 | 3.2 | 7 |
| Year | 65 | 46 | 41.1 | 75 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Harrisburg Cptl Cy Airport, PA (340 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 Lewisberry
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 294 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Lewisberry: 253 thunderstorm wind reports, 22 flash floods, 18 floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 2 people and injured 6, and the NWS estimated $5.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 93 mph, on June 20, 2001. July has had the most flash floods, 9 of 22. Of the 788 Pennsylvania cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 358 have had fewer than Lewisberry.
June 19, 2007: lightning strike 2 miles from the centre of Lewisberry — 1 killed, 1 injured.
NWS: “At approximately 630 PM, a 24 year old male was struck by lightning in his driveway in Fairview Township, York County. He died early on June 20th.”
September 7, 2011: flood 6 miles from the centre of Lewisberry — 1 killed, $4.7 million damage.
September 7, 1998: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Lewisberry — 4 injured.
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 Lewisberry's ZIP code 17339 have filed 27 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $428,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 41% 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, 170 have fewer than Lewisberry.
York County, which includes Lewisberry, has been named in 21 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1972, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 floods, 5 hurricanes, 4 snowstorms, 3 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Remnants of Hurricane Ida, on September 10, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives York County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for hurricanes and heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes; Very Low for hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $106.0 million a year, the 10th highest of 67 Pennsylvania counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $69.0 million (65%), 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.