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Severe Storm history in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania has 268 county-level severe storm declarations across 67 counties. Wyoming County leads with 10 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for severe storm events in this state: $270.9M.

This page shows every Pennsylvania county in Pennsylvania that has at least one FEMA severe storm declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to severe storm events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of severe storm declarations across all states, see the severe storm disaster type page. For all hazard types in Pennsylvania, see the Pennsylvania state page.

Severe Storm in Pennsylvania

Counties ranked by severe storm declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Wyoming County10$9.9M
2Susquehanna County9$30.7M
3Sullivan County8$2.4M
4Berks County7$3.6M
5Bradford County7$16.2M
6Lackawanna County7$11.5M
7Wayne County7$8.9M
8Columbia County6$9.2M
9Lycoming County6$4.8M
10Montgomery County6$3.8M
11Northampton County6$5.4M
12Schuylkill County6$20.0M
13Tioga County6$15.6M
14Bucks County5$5.6M
15Chester County5$3.5M
16Luzerne County5$18.8M
17Montour County5$741K
18Adams County4$451K
19Allegheny County4$3.2M
20Cambria County4$1.5M
21Carbon County4$1.7M
22Clearfield County4$1.3M
23Clinton County4$263K
24Dauphin County4$36.0M
25Delaware County4$3.9M
26Fayette County4$1.4M
27Franklin County4$1.1M
28Lancaster County4$1.1M
29Lebanon County4$1.5M
30Monroe County4$3.7M
31Northumberland County4$854K
32Perry County4$246K
33Philadelphia County4$11.6M
34Pike County4$1.4M
35Somerset County4$164K
36Union County4$1.1M
37Armstrong County3$204K
38Beaver County3$640K
39Bedford County3$194K
40Blair County3$1.7M
41Centre County3$551K
42Crawford County3$2.7M
43Cumberland County3$390K
44Greene County3$123K
45Huntingdon County3$302K
46Indiana County3$479K
47Juniata County3$53K
48Lawrence County3$1.9M
49Lehigh County3$439K
50McKean County3$1.5M
51Mifflin County3$59K
52Potter County3$9.2M
53Snyder County3$50K
54Venango County3$1.3M
55Washington County3$558K
56Westmoreland County3$473K
57York County3$594K
58Cameron County2$214K
59Clarion County2$316K
60Elk County2$457K
61Forest County2$59K
62Fulton County2$39K
63Jefferson County2$512K
64Mercer County2$1.5M
65Warren County2$874K
66Butler County1$64K
67Erie County1$268K