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Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Marienville, 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 Marienville, Pennsylvania since 1851, 1 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Sandy in 2012. Since 1950, 38 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 1
- Tropical storms
- 11
- Tornadoes
- 38
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
29 deaths in all
What the records show for Marienville
The strongest storm to pass near Marienville was Hazel in 1954, a Category 1 hurricane with 77 mph winds when its centre passed 73 miles away. The record near Marienville begins with an unnamed storm in 1876; the most recent system was Sandy in 2012, a tropical storm 63 miles away. Of the 12 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Of the 794 Pennsylvania cities on this site, 45% have more hurricanes within 75 miles than Marienville. The highest rating among the 38 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on May 31, 1985, came within 18 miles. Of the 38, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 21 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 16. The most recent tornado was on June 9, 2025. Of the 794 Pennsylvania cities, 84% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Marienville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 8 times since 1986, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 794 Pennsylvania cities, 98% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Marienville.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Marienville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | SandyOct 31 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2003 | IsabelSep 19 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1995 | OpalOct 6 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1989 | HugoSep 22 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1955 | ConnieAug 13 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1954 | HazelOct 16 | 73 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormSep 20 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormSep 30 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 14 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormSep 13 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1876 | Unnamed 1876 stormSep 18 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Marienville: 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 Marienville
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s13
- 2000s6
- 1990s5
- 1980s7(4 EF3+)
- 1970s4
- 1960s1(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 1985 | F4 | 18 mi | 56.2 mi | 16 / 125 |
| May 31, 1985 | F4 | 1 mi | 29 mi | 7 / 30 |
| May 31, 1985 | F4 | 11 mi | 29 mi | 4 / 40 |
| May 31, 1985 | F3 | 11 mi | 17 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Sep 3, 1963 | F3 | 22 mi | 8.4 mi | 0 / 20 |
| Jul 11, 1976 | F2 | 13 mi | 28.7 mi | 1 / 7 |
| Apr 14, 2019 | EF2 | 22 mi | 18 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 2, 2018 | EF2 | 25 mi | 4.09 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 1, 2017 | EF2 | 6 mi | 1.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 1, 2017 | EF2 | 5 mi | 0.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 31, 1985 | F2 | 11 mi | 19 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 16, 2021 | EF1 | 11 mi | 1.16 mi | 1 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 38, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Marienville
The Storm Prediction Center has 8 hail reports within 10 miles of Marienville since 1986, made on 7 separate days. Of these, 7 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on July 18, 2013. The most recent report is from October 6, 2024.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Marienville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Tionesta 2 SE Lake, PA, 16 miles west of Marienville at 1,200 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 83°F and low of 61°F; January is the coolest, at 35°F and 19°F. June is the wettest at 5.1 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.6 inches; the year adds up to 47.0 inches over 100 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 54% of the year's precipitation (25.4 of 47.0 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 12 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (6); a normal September there has highs of 75°F and 4.0 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 9 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 145 nights a year. Snowfall averages 50.8 inches a year, most of it in January. That 47.0 inches is more than at 101 of the 148 Pennsylvania stations used on this site (68%). Kane, 19 miles northeast, has its own station (Kane 1NNE, PA): 48.3 inches a year, 1.3 more than here, and a July average high of 79°F against 83°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35 | 19 | 3.3 | 9 | 14.5 |
| Feb | 38 | 19 | 2.6 | 7 | 10.4 |
| Mar | 47 | 26 | 3.5 | 8 | 7.8 |
| Apr | 61 | 36 | 4.1 | 10 | 1.0 |
| May | 72 | 47 | 4.4 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 79 | 57 | 5.1 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 83 | 61 | 4.9 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82 | 60 | 4.2 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 75 | 53 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 63 | 42 | 3.7 | 8 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 50 | 32 | 3.5 | 8 | 3.6 |
| Dec | 39 | 25 | 3.7 | 8 | 13.3 |
| Year | 60 | 40 | 47.0 | 100 | 50.8 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Tionesta 2 SE Lake, PA (1,200 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 Marienville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 63 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Marienville: 56 thunderstorm wind reports, 6 floods and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 1 person and injured 4, and the NWS estimated $239,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on June 23, 2015.
June 23, 2015: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Marienville — 1 killed, 4 injured, $3,000 damage.
NWS: “Thunderstorms producing winds estimated around 90 mph knocked down trees in a campground, killing one person and injuring 4 others in the Minister Creek recreation area.”
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
Forest County, which includes Marienville, has been named in 12 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1972, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 2 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 30, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Forest County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Low for inland flooding and strong wind; Very Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, hail and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $5.0 million a year, the 64th highest of 67 Pennsylvania counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.8 million (75%), 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.
Cities near Marienville
- Tionesta, PA13 mi
- Kane, PA19 mi
- Ridgway, PA21 mi
- Shippenville, PA23 mi
- Brookville, PA24 mi
- Johnsonburg, PA24 mi
- Clarion, PA24 mi
- Warren, PA25 mi
- Brockway, PA25 mi
- Youngsville, PA27 mi
- Knox, PA28 mi
- Oil City, PA29 mi
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