Dauphin County tornado history

21 tornadoes touched Dauphin County, Pennsylvania between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Oct 18, 1967). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 18 people.

21tornadoes since 1950

F2strongest rating

1killed · 18 injured

10.2 milongest path · 1967

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F04

(E)F113

(E)F24

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Oct 18, 1967	F2	10.2 mi	30 yd	11	0
Mar 26, 1970	F2	2.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1977	F2	2 mi	67 yd	1	0
Jul 5, 1950	F2	0.1 mi	13 yd	0	0
Dec 1, 2006	F1	1.5 mi	75 yd	0	1
Aug 18, 2021	EF1	5.5 mi	150 yd	0	0
Aug 9, 2024	EF1	3.5 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 26, 2011	EF1	2.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 29, 2019	EF1	2.5 mi	350 yd	0	0
Aug 4, 2004	F1	2 mi	400 yd	0	0
Aug 4, 2004	F1	2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 27, 2018	EF1	1.6 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Killed
Aug 9, 2024	EF1	3.5 mi	300 yd	0
Jul 2, 2023	EF0	0.9 mi	50 yd	0
Aug 18, 2021	EF1	5.5 mi	150 yd	0
May 29, 2019	EF1	2.5 mi	350 yd	0
Jun 27, 2018	EF1	1.6 mi	100 yd	0
May 26, 2011	EF1	2.6 mi	100 yd	0
May 18, 2011	EF1	0.3 mi	25 yd	0
Dec 1, 2006	F1	1.5 mi	75 yd	1
Aug 4, 2004	F1	2 mi	400 yd	0
Aug 4, 2004	F1	2 mi	200 yd	0
Jul 22, 2003	F0	1.5 mi	150 yd	0
May 11, 1996	F1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0

Deadliest: Dec 1, 2006, F1, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Lebanon County, PA19 Perry County, PA6 Snyder County, PA10 Cumberland County, PA17 Northumberland County, PA14 Juniata County, PA7 York County, PA34 Schuylkill County, PA16

Questions

How many tornadoes has Dauphin County, Pennsylvania had?

21 tornadoes touched Dauphin County, Pennsylvania between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Dauphin County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Oct 18, 1967, with a 10.2-mile path.

When is tornado season in Dauphin County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (5 of 21). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).