Lancaster County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 14, 2026
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 4 tornado reports among 74 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 17 hail reports with hail up to 0.88" and 53 high-wind reports with gusts up to 60 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in September 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Lancaster County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Lancaster County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Lancaster County
Recent storms — full detail available in the app
Storm activity from the last 30 days is summarized at the county level on this page. Exact locations, radar snapshots, and official warning boundaries for recent events are available with a free account.
See the specifics — free →Storm log — the official record, day by day
Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
Monday, August 10, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Numerous trees and wires down on the south side of Lancaster. (CTP)”
- Wind Unknown 1 SSW Lancaster SPC verified report
Saturday, August 8, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1141 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Weigelstown to Hanover to near Emmitsburg. Movement was east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“Tree down on a residence... wires down across the road and driveway. (CTP)”
- Hail 0.25" Lancaster County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 4 SSW Christiana SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 W Willow Street SPC verified report
Friday, August 7, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 344 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Columbia to near Red Lion to 13 miles southeast of Parkville. Movement was northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“Wires down in the vicinity of Oregon Pike and Newport Road. (CTP)”
- Hail 0.5" Lancaster County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 SSW Akron SPC verified report
Thursday, August 6, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 746 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Peach Bottom, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Quarryville, Gap, Delta, Wakefield, Christiana, Georgetown, Kirkwood, Little Britain, White Horse, and Peach Bottom.”
“At 633 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Lancaster, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Lancaster County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Lancaster County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 304 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Red Lion, moving east at 45 mph. Other strong storms were forming along and near route 30. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Lancaster County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 322 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Willow Street, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Quarryville, Gap, Wakefield, Smithville, Christiana, Georgetown, Kirkwood, Little Britain, Refton, and Buck.”
- Wind 50 mph Lancaster County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 17, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports
“Report of a tree down in Bainbridge. (CTP)”
- Wind Unknown 4 SW Smithville SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 N Akron SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Bainbridge SPC verified report
Saturday, July 11, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“1 INJ Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 4 NW Denver. Tree down on camper in Cocalico Creek Campground... by 560 Cocalico Rd... with an injured person. (CTP)”
- Wind Unknown 4 NW Denver SPC verified report
Thursday, July 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 230 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Lancaster, moving east at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Lancaster County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 5, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1007 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of showers and thunderstorms will gusty winds along a line from Weigelstown to Columbia to Gap. Movement was northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down a few trees due to the very wet ground conditions. Wind speeds are expected to remain below the severe limit of 57 MPH. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Lancaster County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
6 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“Widespread large trees down around Lancaster Country Club. (CTP)”
“Widespread trees and lines down near Eden. Time est by radar. (CTP)”
- Wind 60 mph 2 S Lititz SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 NE Lancaster SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 NE Lancaster SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 ESE Akron SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 WSW Maytown SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 E East Petersburg SPC verified report
Friday, July 3, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Tree down on Cindalyn Dr and siding ripped off a residence. (CTP)”
- Wind Unknown 2 SSE New Holland SPC verified report
Monday, June 22, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 352 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Akron, moving northeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Lancaster County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 14, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 940 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Willow Street to 14 miles northwest of Havre De Grace. Movement was east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 834 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over East Petersburg, moving northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. This strong thunderstorm will be near... East Petersburg, Lancaster, and Lititz around 840 PM EDT. Akron, Ephrata, and Bareville around 845 PM EDT.”
- Wind 55 mph Lancaster County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Lancaster County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lancaster County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 13, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports — 1 tornado report
“An EF1 tornado occurred near Kirkwood... PA in the evening hours of June 14th... 2026. The tornado path length was 2.87 miles... had a maximum width of 30 yards... and (CTP)”
- Tornado Tornado 5 SSE Quarryville SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 NNW Wakefield SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 ENE Safe Harbor SPC verified report
Thursday, June 11, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 828 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong gusty winds ahead of showers and thunderstorms along a line extending from near Ephrata to 11 miles southeast of Parkville. Movement was east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 744 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong gusty winds ahead of a line of showers and thunderstorms extending from Hershey to Emmitsburg. Movement was east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Lancaster County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Lancaster County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 429 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over York, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 357 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Lower Allen, moving east at 45 mph. This storm was part of a developing band of strong storms. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Lancaster County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Lancaster County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Lancaster County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lancaster County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 6, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
- Wind Unknown 1 NW Mountville SPC verified report
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 340 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over East Petersburg, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 333 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Spry to Dallastown to Red Lion. Movement was east northeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Strong thunderstorms will be near...”
- Hail 0.25" Lancaster County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lancaster County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 NNW Millersville SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 N Millersville SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 E Paradise SPC verified report
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 527 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near York to near Columbia to near Dallastown to Red Lion. Movement was east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Lancaster County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 744 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Port Trevorton to Linglestown to near Mechanicsburg. Movement was east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Lancaster County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Columbia, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill, and York Counties. WHEN...Until 11 PM EDT this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Columbia, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill, and York Counties. WHEN...Until 11 PM EDT this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Lancaster County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Lancaster County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Lancaster County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 59 mph
“Trees down on wires. Lincoln Hwy and Hoover Road. (CTP)”
“Trees down on wires along Beam Road. (CTP)”
- Wind 59 mph 2 SSE Lititz SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 WNW Gap SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 NNW Terre Hill SPC verified report
Friday, March 13, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Adams, Lancaster, and York Counties. WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Lancaster County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 45 to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, and York Counties. WHEN...Until 7 AM EST Thursday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 45 to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, and York Counties. WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 10 AM EST Thursday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Lancaster County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Lancaster County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Lancaster County, PA?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 74 severe weather events in Lancaster County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Did it hail in Lancaster County recently?
Yes — 17 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.88" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
How do I see hail history for a specific address in Lancaster County?
Create a free IDOLCheck account and run an address check. It shows verified storm reports and official NWS warning boundaries around any specific property, including the most recent 30 days — county-level pages like this one only tell part of the story.