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Pennsylvania, 1995

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

632events recorded461 in 1994
3deaths recorded23 injuries
$4.4Mproperty damage (estimates)$2K crop damage
0disaster declarations212 NFIP claims, $1.1M paid
← 19941996 →

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.

Events by hazard

Wind562
Hail64
Tornado6

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1995 was 632 against 461 in 1994.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 1995
Westmoreland County37
Allegheny County32
Butler County21
York County21
Dauphin County18
Franklin County16
Mercer County16
Lancaster County15
Beaver County14
Cambria County14
Fayette County14
Warren County14
Washington County14
Cumberland County13
Indiana County13
Lycoming County12
McKean County12
Perry County12
Tioga County12
Centre County11
Clearfield County11
Venango County11
Armstrong County10
Fulton County10
Huntingdon County10

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
11 Nov 1995SomersetThunderstorm Wind0 mph—14
6 Jul 1995HuntingdonThunderstorm Wind0 mph—1—
11 Nov 1995UnionThunderstorm Wind60 mph—1—
23 Jul 1995PhiladelphiaThunderstorm Wind0 mph——9
9 Apr 1995YorkThunderstorm Wind0 mph——4
25 Jun 1995FayetteThunderstorm Wind0 mph——4
24 Jun 1995AlleghenyThunderstorm Wind0 mph$5,000—1
29 May 1995LancasterTornadoF2——1
16 Jul 1995DauphinThunderstorm Wind79 mph$1,000,000——
9 Apr 1995LancasterThunderstorm Wind0 mph$1,000,000——
16 Jul 1995LancasterThunderstorm Wind0 mph$900,000——
24 May 1995MercerThunderstorm Wind150 mph$375,000——
16 Jul 1995LancasterThunderstorm Wind0 mph$100,000——
29 May 1995MontgomeryThunderstorm Wind0 mph$100,000——
29 May 1995ChesterThunderstorm Wind0 mph$75,000——
24 May 1995MercerThunderstorm Wind92 mph$75,000——
24 May 1995CrawfordTornado—$50,000——
6 Jul 1995DauphinTornadoF0———
29 May 1995MontgomeryTornadoF1———
29 May 1995LehighTornadoF1———
29 May 1995LancasterTornadoF1———

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 1995

No declaration touching Pennsylvania was made in 1995.

Flood insurance claims with a 1995 date of loss

212 NFIP claims, 125 of them paid, for $1,064,396.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.