Fulton County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Fulton County: 0.
2. Weak tornadoes were under-recorded before Doppler radar coverage became national in the early 1990s, so earlier decades read low. Ratings use the Fujita scale before February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita scale after.

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.

Every storm within 100 miles

1. Tropical storms and hurricanes (34 kt or more, still tropical) at closest approach. Post-tropical remnants with gale-force winds are listed but not counted. Direct: track within 50 miles; near: within 100 miles. Distance is measured to the county boundary for counties and to the city centre for cities, using positions interpolated hourly between HURDAT2 fixes.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, 1851 to 2025.

Smoke overhead

1. A smoke day is a date on which a smoke plume traced by NOAA Hazard Mapping System analysts from satellite imagery covered this place's point (the county's population centre or the city centre). Counts here are of medium or heavy smoke. Since 2018 analysts have often drawn light smoke as one area over most of the continent, so light-smoke counts are not comparable from year to year. The plumes show smoke anywhere in the air above, not air quality at the ground, and smoke hidden by cloud is missed.

NOAA Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, 2011 to 2026, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Claims by ZIP code

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OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.

1. The Palmer Drought Severity Index is computed by NOAA each month from the county's average temperature and precipitation, relative to the county's own climate. Zero is normal; -3 or lower is severe drought and -4 or lower extreme drought. It describes the long-term balance of moisture, not water supply or crop losses.

NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, 1895 to September 2026, issued October 6, 2026.

1. Earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in the USGS Comprehensive Catalog since 1900. Within 50 miles means the epicentre lies within 50 miles of the county boundary (or inside the county).
2. Small earthquakes were under-recorded before the modern seismic networks of the 1970s and are still missed in remote areas, so early decades read low. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them and mix scales (moment, local and body-wave).

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, 1900 to present, retrieved October 30, 2026.

More event types since 1996

Costliest events since 1996

1. May 29, 2019Tornado$35,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A National Weather Service in State College PA confirmed an EF1 tornado near Wells Tannery in Fulton County Pennsylvania on 5/29/2019.||The tornado touched down just west of 1159 Metzler Rd, Wells Tannery in Fulton County PA. It traveled east for about 3/4 miles, knocking down dozens of trees. The only damage to structures was noted at a farm at 1695 Metzler Road. Here, the roof was torn off a barn and the roof to the home was damaged. The storm lifted shortly after crossing a field east of the damaged farm. Maximum winds were estimated at 100 mph.

2. Jun 15, 2000Thunderstorm Wind$25,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   5 cars and an ambulance were blown off Route 70 near Exit 33.

3. Apr 19, 2019Tornado$25,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A National Weather Service storm survey confirmed a tornado near Knobsville in Fulton County Pennsylvania on April 19, 2019.||The tornado touched down approximately one mile west-southwest of Knobsville, just west of East Dutch Corner Road, and tracked north-northeastward for approximately 1.5 miles before lifting near the intersection of Route 522 and Sheepskin Hollow Road.||Trees were uprooted and snapped along the path of the tornado, and a home just off of Breezy Point Road received considerable damage, including the loss of a chimney and a porch roof. Peak winds were estimated at 100 mph.

4. Feb 12, 2009High Wind, Fulton$25,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Non-thunderstorm wind gusts between 50 and 60 mph toppled numerous trees and power lines across Fulton County. The high winds caused sporadic power outages to approximately less than 100 Allegheny Power customers.

5. May 1, 2003Flash Flood$15,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Heavy rainfall of between 3 and 6 inches in 2 hours produced Flash Flooding in southern Fulton county. Most of the flooding occurred between the towns of Needmore and Big cove. Portions of Route 522, Barnett's Run Road, Hess Road and Gem Bridge road were closed due to flooding. A significant amount of culvert and road damage occurred on Gem Bridge Road. Between 30 and 35 loads of shale and 150 tons of rock were hauled in for repair to roadways. A mudslide along Route 655 near Quarry Hill required extensive cleanup. One family briefly evacuated their home due to rising water in the yard and basement.

6. Dec 12, 2000High Wind, Fulton$14,000
7. Apr 19, 2019Thunderstorm Wind$12,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 70 mph knocked down trees near Knobsville.

8. May 1, 2003Thunderstorm Wind$10,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Four roofs were torn off out-buildings and sheds in the Warfordsburg area, specifically on Pigeon Cove Road.

9. May 26, 2011Thunderstorm Wind$10,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Thunderstorm winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down numerous trees and utility wires in several communities surrounding Cove Mills.

10. Jul 1, 1999Thunderstorm Wind$10,000

1. Storm Events records before 1996 cover only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail. Damage figures are as reported by the National Weather Service at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026, issued October 26, 2026.

All-time high

103°FJul 22, 2011

All-time low

−25°FJan 19, 1994

Warmest night

81°FAug 23, 1968

Coldest day

−8°FJan 17, 1982

Wettest day

5.55 inSep 8, 2004

Snowiest day

18.1 inMar 13, 1993

Hottest year

1998mean 54.2°F

Coldest year

1978mean 47.1°F

Wettest year

197257.32 in

Driest year

200524.25 in

Snowiest season

99.9 in1993-94

Station Altoona Blair County Airport (USW00014736), 1,465 ft elevation, 29.1 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1949 to October 26, 2026; 99.8% of days in the last 30 years are complete. Records at a single station can differ from a city’s official threaded record, which may combine several stations.

NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily.

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OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.

Neighbouring counties

• Tornadoes NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, through 2025.
• Tropical cyclones NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 (Atlantic; Northeast and Central Pacific), through 2025.
• Wildfire USGS/USFS Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, through 2026.
• Storm events NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, through 2026.
• Flood insurance OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026.
• Declarations OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Weather records NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily, station USW00014736.
• River crests NOAA National Weather Service, National Water Prediction Service river gauges, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Drought NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, through September 2026.
• Smoke NOAA NESDIS Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Earthquakes USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat), retrieved October 30, 2026.

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