NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Point Marion, 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
9 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Point Marion, Pennsylvania since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Sandy in 2012. Since 1950, 43 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 9
- Tornadoes
- 43
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Point Marion
None of the 9 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Point Marion; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1896, a tropical storm with 67 mph winds when its centre passed 71 miles away. The record near Point Marion begins with an unnamed storm in 1878; the most recent system was Sandy in 2012, a tropical storm 63 miles away. Of the 9 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Of the 794 Pennsylvania cities on this site, 79% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Point Marion. The strongest of the 43 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on June 3, 1980; its path came within 15 miles. The deadliest, an F1 on June 16, 1982, killed 1 person. Of the 43, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 19 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 14. The most recent tornado was on March 16, 2025. Of the 794 Pennsylvania cities, 74% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Point Marion. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 68 times since 1963, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Point Marion has more hail reports within 10 miles than 63% of the 794 Pennsylvania cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Point Marion
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | SandyOct 30 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2003 | IsabelSep 19 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1989 | HugoSep 22 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1979 | FredericSep 14 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 29 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormOct 1 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormSep 30 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormSep 13 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 2 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Point Marion: 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 Point Marion
By decade
- 2020s8
- 2010s9
- 2000s2
- 1990s6
- 1980s6(1 EF3+)
- 1970s4
- 1960s6
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 1980 | F3 | 15 mi | 29.8 mi | 0 / 19 |
| Jun 2, 1998 | F2 | 13 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 1, 1986 | F2 | 15 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jul 13, 1971 | F2 | 4 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jun 25, 1968 | F2 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 16, 1982 | F1 | 12 mi | 2.5 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Mar 16, 2025 | EF1 | 13 mi | 1.62 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 11, 2024 | EF1 | 23 mi | 3.05 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 11, 2024 | EF1 | 21 mi | 1.24 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 25, 2023 | EF1 | 24 mi | 6.21 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 15, 2018 | EF1 | 15 mi | 1.74 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 22, 2017 | EF1 | 20 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 43, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Point Marion
The Storm Prediction Center has 68 hail reports within 10 miles of Point Marion since 1963, made on 42 separate days. Of these, 34 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on April 23, 1999. The most recent report is from September 21, 2024. August has the most reports, 17.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Point Marion
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Grays Landing, PA, 3 miles north of Point Marion at 800 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 39°F and 21°F. June is the wettest at 4.3 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.6 inches; the year adds up to 42.2 inches over 91 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 14 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 124 nights a year. Snowfall averages 18.4 inches a year, most of it in January. That 42.2 inches is more than at 40 of the 148 Pennsylvania stations used on this site (27%). Maidsville, WV, 5 miles southwest, has its own station (Morgantown Hart Field, WV): 43.2 inches a year, 1.0 more than here, and the same July average high, 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39 | 21 | 3.3 | 7 | 6.1 |
| Feb | 42 | 22 | 2.6 | 7 | 5.9 |
| Mar | 51 | 28 | 3.6 | 7 | 1.9 |
| Apr | 64 | 37 | 3.8 | 9 | 0.1 |
| May | 73 | 48 | 4.1 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 81 | 57 | 4.3 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 84 | 62 | 4.2 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 83 | 61 | 3.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 77 | 54 | 3.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 65 | 42 | 3.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 53 | 31 | 3.0 | 6 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 43 | 25 | 3.2 | 7 | 4.1 |
| Year | 63 | 41 | 42.2 | 91 | 18.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Grays Landing, PA (800 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 Point Marion
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 304 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Point Marion: 235 thunderstorm wind reports, 45 flash floods, 22 floods and 2 heavy rain events. They killed 0 people and injured 5, and the NWS estimated $4.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 92 mph, on May 26, 2011. July has had the most flash floods, 19 of 45. Of the 788 Pennsylvania cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 508 have had fewer than Point Marion.
June 6, 2026: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Point Marion — 5 injured.
October 6, 2024: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Point Marion — $1.0 million damage.
July 21, 2008: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Point Marion — $300,000 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 Point Marion's ZIP code 15474 have filed 36 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $286,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1996: 22 claims (61% of all) and $268,000. 61% 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, 213 have fewer than Point Marion.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1996 | 22 | $268,000 |
Fayette County, which includes Point Marion, has been named in 18 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1971, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 snowstorms, 4 floods, 4 severe storms, 3 hurricanes). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 30, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Fayette County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for hurricanes and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $37.1 million a year, the 26th highest of 67 Pennsylvania counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $32.3 million (87%), 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 Point Marion
- Maidsville, WV5 mi
- Smithfield, PA6 mi
- Masontown, PA7 mi
- Morgantown, WV8 mi
- Fairchance, PA10 mi
- Mc Clellandtown, PA10 mi
- Carmichaels, PA11 mi
- New Salem, PA14 mi
- Masontown, WV14 mi
- Uniontown, PA14 mi
- Hopwood, PA14 mi
- Farmington, PA17 mi
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