NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Warfordsburg, 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
21 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania since 1851, 3 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Sandy in 2012. Since 1950, 32 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 3
- Tropical storms
- 18
- Tornadoes
- 32
- 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 Warfordsburg
The strongest storm to pass near Warfordsburg was an unnamed storm in 1878, a Category 1 hurricane with 91 mph winds when its centre passed 75 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1893, whose centre came within 15 miles. The record near Warfordsburg begins with an unnamed storm in 1876; the most recent system was Sandy in 2012, a tropical storm 27 miles away. The 1890s and the 1950s were the busiest decades, with 4 systems each. Of the 21 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Warfordsburg has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 89% of the 794 Pennsylvania cities on this site. The strongest of the 32 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF2 on April 19, 2019; its path came within 22 miles. Of the 32, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 19 have come since 2000. April and September have had the most tornadoes, 7 each. The most recent tornado was on June 17, 2025. Of the 794 Pennsylvania cities, 89% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Warfordsburg. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 23 times since 1988, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 794 Pennsylvania cities, 81% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Warfordsburg.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Warfordsburg
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | SandyOct 30 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2003 | IsabelSep 19 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 6 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1955 | DianeAug 18 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1955 | ConnieAug 13 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1954 | HazelOct 15 | 48 mi | Category 1 (82 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1952 | AbleSep 1 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 29 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 19 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormAug 24 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormSep 20 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 4 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormSep 30 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 23 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 14 | 15 mi | Category 1 (74 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 (48 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormOct 13 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 23 | 75 mi | Category 1 (91 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormSep 13 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1876 | Unnamed 1876 stormSep 18 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Warfordsburg: 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 Warfordsburg
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s9
- 2000s8
- 1990s11
- 1970s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2019 | EF2 | 22 mi | 2.89 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 17, 2025 | EF1 | 6 mi | 1.06 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 29, 2019 | EF1 | 21 mi | 0.72 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 19, 2019 | EF1 | 20 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 4, 2017 | EF1 | 6 mi | 1.22 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 11, 2014 | EF1 | 18 mi | 10.98 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 1, 2012 | EF1 | 10 mi | 1.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 17, 2004 | F1 | 21 mi | 2.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 17, 2004 | F1 | 19 mi | 3.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 17, 2004 | F1 | 22 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 17, 2004 | F1 | 24 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 17, 2004 | F1 | 2 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 32, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Warfordsburg
The Storm Prediction Center has 23 hail reports within 10 miles of Warfordsburg since 1988, made on 12 separate days. Of these, 22 were 1 inch across or larger, and 5 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently May 26, 2011. The most recent report is from July 12, 2022. May has the most reports, 14.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Warfordsburg
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Everett, PA, 16 miles northwest of Warfordsburg at 1,000 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 61°F; January is the coolest, at 39°F and 21°F. May and June are the wettest at 4.2 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.2 inches; the year adds up to 40.4 inches over 80 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 52% of the year's precipitation (21.1 of 40.4 inches); the other six months are drier. Highs reach 90°F on about 11 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 142 nights a year. Snowfall averages 27.0 inches a year, most of it in February. That 40.4 inches is more than at 13 of the 148 Pennsylvania stations used on this site (9%). Hancock, MD, 7 miles south, has its own station (Cacapon St Pk #2, WV): 42.8 inches a year, 2.4 more than here, and the same July average high, 85°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39 | 21 | 2.6 | 6 | 6.7 |
| Feb | 42 | 22 | 2.2 | 5 | 8.4 |
| Mar | 50 | 29 | 3.3 | 7 | 4.2 |
| Apr | 63 | 38 | 3.9 | 8 | 0.2 |
| May | 72 | 48 | 4.2 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 80 | 57 | 4.2 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 85 | 61 | 3.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 83 | 60 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 77 | 52 | 4.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 65 | 41 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 53 | 32 | 2.8 | 5 | 1.1 |
| Dec | 43 | 25 | 3.1 | 6 | 6.4 |
| Year | 63 | 40 | 40.4 | 80 | 27.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Everett, PA (1,000 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 Warfordsburg
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 74 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Warfordsburg: 65 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 floods and 4 flash floods. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $360,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on May 1, 2003.
April 11, 2021: flood 7 miles from the centre of Warfordsburg — 1 killed.
NWS: “Heavy rain resulted in flooding on Licking Creek. A man crossing a flooded road, was swept away, and was later found deceased.”
August 1, 2020: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Warfordsburg — $100,000 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
Fulton County, which includes Warfordsburg, has been named in 17 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1972, 11 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 hurricanes, 4 floods, 4 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Remnants of Hurricane Ida, on September 10, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Fulton County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for hurricanes and strong wind; Very Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $4.1 million a year, the 66th highest of 67 Pennsylvania counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.6 million (63%), 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 Warfordsburg
- Hancock, MD7 mi
- Everett, PA16 mi
- Berkeley Springs, WV16 mi
- Mc Connellsburg, PA16 mi
- Mercersburg, PA16 mi
- Clear Spring, MD20 mi
- Hedgesville, WV20 mi
- Bedford, PA20 mi
- Paw Paw, WV23 mi
- Saint Thomas, PA24 mi
- Falling Waters, WV24 mi
- Greencastle, PA26 mi
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