NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Middleburg, 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
17 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Middleburg, Pennsylvania since 1851, 2 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Sandy in 2012. Since 1950, 49 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 2
- Tropical storms
- 15
- Tornadoes
- 49
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
7 deaths in all
What the records show for Middleburg
The strongest storm to pass near Middleburg was an unnamed storm in 1878, a Category 1 hurricane with 85 mph winds when its centre passed 52 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was Hazel in 1954, whose centre came within 19 miles. The record near Middleburg begins with an unnamed storm in 1876; the most recent system was Sandy in 2012, a tropical storm 54 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1950s, with 4 systems, one of them at hurricane strength. Of the 17 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Middleburg has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 54% of the 794 Pennsylvania cities on this site. The strongest of the 49 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on May 31, 1985; its path came within 24 miles, and it killed 6 people. Of the 49, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 27 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, 64% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Middleburg. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 19 times since 1995, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 794 Pennsylvania cities, 86% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Middleburg.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Middleburg
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | SandyOct 30 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2006 | ErnestoSep 3 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 6 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1955 | DianeAug 18 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1955 | ConnieAug 13 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1954 | HazelOct 16 | 19 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1952 | AbleSep 1 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 29 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormAug 24 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 3 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 23 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 14 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 29 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormOct 14 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 23 | 52 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1876 | Unnamed 1876 stormSep 18 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Middleburg: 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 Middleburg
By decade
- 2020s8
- 2010s11
- 2000s8
- 1990s13
- 1980s2(1 EF3+)
- 1970s3
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 1985 | F3 | 24 mi | 19 mi | 6 / 60 |
| May 23, 2011 | EF2 | 11 mi | 4.71 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 9, 1980 | F2 | 14 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 28, 1978 | F2 | 10 mi | 3.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Sep 12, 1953 | F2 | 21 mi | 4.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 5, 1950 | F2 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 1, 2006 | F1 | 25 mi | 1.5 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | EF1 | 16 mi | 2.37 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | EF1 | 9 mi | 2.12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | EF1 | 9 mi | 1.47 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 8, 2021 | EF1 | 3 mi | 0.73 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 18, 2021 | EF1 | 21 mi | 5.54 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 49, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Middleburg
The Storm Prediction Center has 19 hail reports within 10 miles of Middleburg since 1995, made on 16 separate days. Of these, 12 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on May 31, 2015. The most recent report is from June 3, 2023. June has the most reports, 9.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Middleburg
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Selinsgrove Penn Vly Airport, PA, 9 miles east of Middleburg at 444 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 36°F and 20°F. September is the wettest at 4.5 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.1 inches; the year adds up to 41.1 inches over 78 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 56% of the year's precipitation (23.2 of 41.1 inches); the other six months are drier. October has brought the most of the 17 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (7); a normal October there has highs of 64°F and 3.8 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 15 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 128 nights a year. That 41.1 inches is more than at 21 of the 148 Pennsylvania stations used on this site (14%). Mt Pleasant Mills, 7 miles south, has its own station (Selinsgrove 2 S, PA): 43.3 inches a year, 2.2 more than here, and a July average high of 85°F against 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 20 | 2.7 | 6 |
| Feb | 39 | 21 | 2.1 | 5 |
| Mar | 49 | 29 | 3.1 | 6 |
| Apr | 62 | 38 | 3.6 | 7 |
| May | 72 | 49 | 3.6 | 8 |
| Jun | 81 | 59 | 3.9 | 8 |
| Jul | 84 | 62 | 4.2 | 8 |
| Aug | 82 | 60 | 3.7 | 6 |
| Sep | 76 | 52 | 4.5 | 6 |
| Oct | 64 | 41 | 3.8 | 7 |
| Nov | 52 | 32 | 3.1 | 5 |
| Dec | 41 | 25 | 2.8 | 6 |
| Year | 61 | 41 | 41.1 | 78 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Selinsgrove Penn Vly Airport, PA (444 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 Middleburg
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 140 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Middleburg: 130 thunderstorm wind reports, 9 floods and 1 flash flood. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $724,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on August 4, 2017.
July 7, 2012: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Middleburg — 1 injured, $5,000 damage.
August 27, 2020: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Middleburg — 1 injured, $1,000 damage.
September 7, 2011: flood 10 miles from the centre of Middleburg — $230,000 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Middleburg's ZIP code 17842 have filed 69 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $413,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Tropical Storm Ivan in 2004: 21 claims (30% of all) and $315,000, then Flooding in 1996 with 19. 71% 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, 320 have fewer than Middleburg.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical Storm Ivan2004 | 21 | $315,000 |
| Flooding1996 | 19 | $66,000 |
Snyder County, which includes Middleburg, has been named in 17 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1972, 11 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 floods, 3 hurricanes, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 30, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Snyder County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $15.0 million a year, the 55th highest of 67 Pennsylvania counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $11.5 million (77%), 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 Middleburg
- Mt Pleasant Mills, PA7 mi
- Beavertown, PA8 mi
- Winfield, PA9 mi
- Mifflinburg, PA9 mi
- Selinsgrove, PA9 mi
- Port Trevorton, PA10 mi
- Lewisburg, PA13 mi
- Sunbury, PA15 mi
- Northumberland, PA15 mi
- Liverpool, PA15 mi
- Mc Alisterville, PA15 mi
- Mc Clure, PA17 mi
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