page_title: List of Pennsylvania hurricanes
section_title: 1951-1999
hierarchical_section_title: List of Pennsylvania hurricanes / List of tropical cyclones / 1951-1999
caption_attribution_description: Tropical Storm, previously Hurricane, Floyd affecting Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and the Delmarva Pennisula on September 16th, 1999. Radar is long range base relectivity. Created using NCDC JAVA NEXRAD tool.
context_page_description: The following is a list of tropical cyclones that affected the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
context_section_description: September 1, 1952 - Tropical Storm Able affected Pennsylvania as a tropical storm and tropical depression after making landfall in South Carolina as a hurricane. 
  October 15, 1954 - Hurricane Hazel caused hurricane-force winds and small portions with 6 inches (150 mm) or more of rain.
  August, 1955  - Hurricanes Connie and Diane both caused as much as 10 inches (250 mm) of rain and tropical storm force winds.
  June 21-June 22, 1972 - Hurricane Agnes caused rain and some winds. It caused widespread rains of 6 to 12 inches (300 mm) with local amounts up to 19 inches (480 mm).
  September 6, 1979 - Tropical Storm David caused tropical storm force winds and at least 5 inches of rain.
  September, 1987 - Tropical Depression Nine brought at least 5 inches of rain to part of the state.
  September 26, 1992 - Tropical Storm Danielle caused tropical storm force winds.
  August 18, 1994 - Tropical Depression Beryl caused some rain and tropical depression winds.
  September 1996 - Tropical Storm Fran caused flashing flooding in about 15 Western Pennsylvania counties as rainfall up to 7 inches (178 mm) caused the Juniata River to overrun its banks.
  August 29-August 31, 1999 - Hurricane Dennis caused tropical depression force winds and five inches (127 mm) of rain.
  September 16, 1999 - Hurricane Floyd, which was a tropical storm by the time it reached Pennsylvania, caused 6 deaths and 10 inches (250 mm) of rain in the eastern part of the commonwealth. It produced a 2.8 ft (0.85 m) storm surge in Philadelphia.
caption: Floyd's rain affecting Pennsylvania, and surrounding states