NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Reedsville, 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
15 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Reedsville, Pennsylvania since 1851, 2 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Sandy in 2012. Since 1950, 31 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 2
- Tropical storms
- 13
- Tornadoes
- 31
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Reedsville
The strongest storm to pass near Reedsville was an unnamed storm in 1878, a Category 1 hurricane with 86 mph winds when its centre passed 74 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was Hazel in 1954, whose centre came within 12 miles. The record near Reedsville begins with an unnamed storm in 1876; the most recent system was Sandy in 2012, a tropical storm 41 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1890s, with 3 systems. Of the 15 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Reedsville has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 54% of the 794 Pennsylvania cities on this site. The highest rating among the 31 tornadoes within 25 miles is F2 or EF2, reached 9 times; the most recent, on April 19, 2019, came within 6 miles. Of the 31, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 14 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 7. The most recent tornado was on July 2, 2023. Of the 794 Pennsylvania cities, 90% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Reedsville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 19 times since 1985, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 794 Pennsylvania cities, 86% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Reedsville.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Reedsville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | SandyOct 30 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2006 | ErnestoSep 3 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 6 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1955 | ConnieAug 13 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1954 | HazelOct 16 | 12 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 29 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormAug 24 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormSep 20 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormSep 30 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 23 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 14 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormOct 14 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 23 | 74 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1876 | Unnamed 1876 stormSep 18 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Reedsville: 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 Reedsville
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s8
- 2000s5
- 1990s7
- 1980s4
- 1970s3
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2019 | EF2 | 6 mi | 4.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 23, 2011 | EF2 | 22 mi | 4.71 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 18, 1991 | F2 | 9 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Nov 20, 1989 | F2 | 10 mi | 3.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 20, 1989 | F2 | 22 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 9, 1980 | F2 | 15 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 1975 | F2 | 17 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 19, 1955 | F2 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 23, 1952 | F2 | 4 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | EF1 | 16 mi | 0.62 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 19, 2019 | EF1 | 20 mi | 1.25 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 12, 2017 | EF1 | 17 mi | 5.53 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 31, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Reedsville
The Storm Prediction Center has 19 hail reports within 10 miles of Reedsville since 1985, made on 16 separate days. Of these, 12 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently June 18, 2014. The most recent report is from June 9, 2025. June has the most reports, 9.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Reedsville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Lewistown, PA, 7 miles south of Reedsville at 460 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 63°F; January is the coolest, at 37°F and 21°F. September is the wettest at 4.4 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.3 inches; the year adds up to 42.3 inches over 83 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 53% of the year's precipitation (22.5 of 42.3 inches); the other six months are drier. October has brought the most of the 15 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (6); a normal October there has highs of 65°F and 3.8 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 18 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 122 nights a year. Snowfall averages 26.2 inches a year, most of it in January. That 42.3 inches is more than at 41 of the 148 Pennsylvania stations used on this site (28%). Spring Mills, 11 miles north, has its own station (Millheim, PA): 42.4 inches a year, 0.1 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 | 37 | 21 | 2.9 | 6 | 9.1 |
| Feb | 40 | 22 | 2.3 | 6 | 6.9 |
| Mar | 49 | 29 | 3.6 | 7 | 4.3 |
| Apr | 63 | 39 | 3.5 | 8 | 0.2 |
| May | 73 | 49 | 4.2 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 81 | 58 | 4.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 85 | 63 | 3.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 84 | 61 | 3.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 77 | 54 | 4.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 65 | 43 | 3.8 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 53 | 33 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 41 | 26 | 3.3 | 7 | 4.7 |
| Year | 62 | 42 | 42.3 | 83 | 26.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Lewistown, PA (460 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 Reedsville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 134 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Reedsville: 130 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 flash floods and 2 floods. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $2.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 96 mph, on June 9, 2025.
July 26, 2012: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Reedsville — 1 killed.
June 27, 2013: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Reedsville — $1.5 million 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 Reedsville's ZIP code 17084 have filed 111 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $545,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1996: 67 claims (60% of all) and $385,000, then Tropical Storm Ivan in 2004 with 17. 82% 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, 392 have fewer than Reedsville.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1996 | 67 | $385,000 |
| Tropical Storm Ivan2004 | 17 | $106,000 |
Mifflin County, which includes Reedsville, 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 Mifflin County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for inland flooding, strong wind 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 $18.4 million a year, the 46th highest of 67 Pennsylvania counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $15.2 million (82%), 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 Reedsville
- Lewistown, PA6 mi
- Belleville, PA9 mi
- Spring Mills, PA11 mi
- Centre Hall, PA11 mi
- Boalsburg, PA12 mi
- Mc Clure, PA14 mi
- Mifflintown, PA14 mi
- Port Royal, PA15 mi
- State College, PA16 mi
- University Park, PA16 mi
- Mc Veytown, PA18 mi
- Bellefonte, PA18 mi
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