Lightning TrackerAllentown storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Allentown, PA, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.
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Severe weather in Allentown by the numbers
Allentown gets regular severe thunderstorms: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 1,022 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 106 hail reports, 903 damaging-wind reports and 13 tornado reports. On average that is 14.5 days a year with at least one report.
Storm season here peaks in June, July, August, when 69% of all reports were filed.
In the last 12 months there were 1 hail report, 63 wind reports and 0 tornado reports around Allentown; the largest hail was 1.50″ (walnut / ping pong ball) on Jul 15, 2026.
Latest storm reports near Allentown
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | Damaging wind | 8 mi S · Lehigh Co. |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Damaging wind | 4 mi N · Lehigh Co. |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Damaging wind | 12 mi W · Lehigh Co. |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Damaging wind | 25 mi SW · Berks Co. |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Damaging wind | 12 mi N · Northampton Co. |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Damaging wind | 1 mi SE · Lehigh Co. |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Damaging wind | 13 mi W · Lehigh Co. |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Damaging wind | 15 mi N · Carbon Co. |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Hail 1.50″ | 19 mi NW · Carbon Co. |
| Jul 4, 2026 | Damaging wind | 9 mi SW · Lehigh Co. |
One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.
Storm reports by year
Storm season in Allentown
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Allentown
Allentown averages 3.3 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 2.00 inches — about the size of a hen egg — reported 12 miles from the city centre on May 29, 2019. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.
Tornadoes near Allentown
There have been 13 tornado reports within 25 miles of Allentown since 2016; the strongest was rated EF1 (May 6, 2025, 22 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.
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Questions about storms in Allentown
Does Allentown get a lot of severe storms?
Allentown averages 14.5 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.
When is storm season in Allentown?
Most severe-weather reports around Allentown come in June, July, August.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Allentown?
2.00 inches (hen egg size) on May 29, 2019, 12 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Allentown?
Yes — 13 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF1 on May 6, 2025.
How do I get storm alerts for Allentown?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Allentown, PA. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.
How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Allentown, PA. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Oct 27, 2026.