Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Storm events, disaster declarations and flood insurance claims on record

Name: Newest storm events on record for Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Creator: County Hazards
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This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 1,942 storm events on record for Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.

Jun 14 2026

The newest event on record is a thunderstorm wind event on 14 Jun 2026.

FEMA has 20 disaster declarations on record for the county from 1964 through 1 Oct 2026. The newest is DR-4506 of 30 Mar 2020.

OpenFEMA has 1,612 NFIP claims on record for the county from 1978 through 8 Sep 2026. The NFIP paid $22 million on these claims.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
Zone (NWS Forecast Zone): A zone is a geographic area defined by the NWS for issuing forecasts, watches, and warnings. While zones often align with counties, they can also represent smaller or subdivided areas within a county to account for differences in weather conditions, such as elevation or proximity to water. Larger-scale events—such as heat, cold, drought, and winter storms—are typically recorded by zone.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.
This is raw, unedited data from FEMA's National Emergency Management Information System (NEMIS) and as such is subject to a small percentage of human error.
The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "Disaster Declarations Summaries - v2", copied on 2 Oct 2026. The page gives: last data refresh 2026-10-01.
It is derived from the National Flood Insurance Program system of record, staged in the program's reporting platform and redacted to protect policy holder personally identifiable information.
The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "NFIP Redacted Claims - v3", copied on 2 Oct 2026. The page gives: last data refresh 2026-09-09.

Dates of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. OpenFEMA disaster declarations through 1 Oct 2026. NFIP claims through 8 Sep 2026.

Since the last update: no change is on record for Westmoreland County. The site compares the agency data at each update. Updates of the data

The five hazards

Storm events on record for Westmoreland County by hazard and period (NCEI, through 30 Jun 2026)
Hazard	1950 to 2026	2000 to 2009	2010 to 2019	2020 to 2026	Newest event
Hail	294	66	122	42	13 May 2026
Tornado	50	2	8	12	6 Jun 2026
Flood	345	74	183	57	26 Jul 2025
Wind	1,092	165	304	338	14 Jun 2026
Winter	112	38	26	35	16 Mar 2026
Other event types	49	Heat, cold, drought, wildfire, lightning, fog, tropical and other types
All storm events	1,942	350	660	501	14 Jun 2026

A hazard name opens the page of that hazard for the county. A hazard has a page from 10 events. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

Forecast zones with the name of the county give 206 of the 1,942 events. A county count has the events that NCEI gives to the county. It also has the events of a forecast zone that has the name of the county. A zone with another name counts for the state only.

Rates of Westmoreland County beside the total of the counties of Pennsylvania and of the United States
Measure	Westmoreland	All counties of Pennsylvania	All counties of the United States
Storm events for each 100 square miles, 1950 to 2026	189.0	115.1	49.3
Storm events for each 10,000 residents, 1950 to 2026	55.0	39.7	52.5
NFIP claims for each 1,000 policies in force, 2016 to 2025	462.8	262.9	185.3

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. The site gives a rate for each 10,000 residents only from 10,000 residents. Residents and area: Census Bureau, 2021.

Newest storm events on record

Jun 14 2026

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile W of HYDE PARK. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SW of KINGSTON. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles NNW of CRISP. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

At NEW KENSINGTON. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

At GRAPEVILLE. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SSE of DENISON. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles WNW of HUMPHRIES. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NE of GREENSBURG. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles WSW of KEFFER. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles SSE of MENDON. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

At SOUTHWEST. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SSW of CIRCLEVILLE. Damage estimate: $3 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SSE of NEW FLORENCE. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NNW of NORTH WASHINGTON. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

Jun 11 2026

Thunderstorm Wind72 mph (63 knots, measured gust)

1 mile ENE of MILLIGANTOWN

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

At RUFFS DALE. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

Jun 6 2026

Thunderstorm Wind75 mph (65 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile ESE of SCOTTDALE. Damage estimate: $20 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

At MT PLEASANT. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind75 mph (65 knots, estimated gust)

At IRON BRIDGE. Damage estimate: $9 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

At CIRCLEVILLE. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

At MENDON. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NE of COWANSBURG. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

At SWEENEYS XRDS. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile N of MONESSEN. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SSW of DONEGAL. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

The 25 events above are the newest in the NCEI record. A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. Wind speed is in miles per hour, with the knots that NCEI gives. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Download these events (CSV)

Storm events on record for Westmoreland County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	4
1960s	0	1	1	0	1	3	1	0	4	0	11
1970s	0	1	0	5	8	6	11	8	4	1	44
1980s	5	2	0	4	4	11	16	11	12	3	68
1990s	21	14	23	4	14	37	65	33	65	28	304
2000s	32	19	42	71	45	39	18	43	16	25	350
2010s	27	71	79	70	30	66	35	88	87	107	660
2020s	58	96	83	36	86	97	45 (part of the year)				501

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

NCEI recorded tornado events from 1950, and hail and thunderstorm wind events from 1955. It recorded all event types from 1996. A count before 1996 has fewer event types.

FEMA disaster declarations

Mar 30 2020

FEMA has 20 disaster declarations on record for Westmoreland County from 1964 through 1 Oct 2026. The newest is DR-4506: COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

Disaster declarations that name Westmoreland County (OpenFEMA, through 1 Oct 2026)
Declared	Number	Type	Incident type	Title in the FEMA record	Assistance
30 Mar 2020	DR-4506	Major disaster	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	Individual, Public
13 Mar 2020	EM-3441	Emergency	Biological	COVID-19	Public
23 Mar 2016	DR-4267	Major disaster	Snowstorm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM	Public
29 Oct 2012	EM-3356	Emergency	Hurricane	HURRICANE SANDY	Public
16 Apr 2010	DR-1898	Major disaster	Snowstorm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND SNOWSTORMS	Public
10 Sep 2005	EM-3235	Emergency	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA	Public
19 Sep 2004	DR-1557	Major disaster	Hurricane	TROPICAL DEPRESSION IVAN	Individual, Public
19 Sep 2004	DR-1555	Major disaster	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRANCES	None on record
14 Mar 2003	EM-3180	Emergency	Severe Storm	SNOW	Public
21 Jan 1996	DR-1093	Major disaster	Flood	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING	Individual, Public
13 Jan 1996	DR-1085	Major disaster	Snowstorm	BLIZZARD OF 96	Public
10 Mar 1994	DR-1015	Major disaster	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS	Public
16 Mar 1993	EM-3105	Emergency	Snowstorm	SEVERE SNOWFALL & WINTER STORM	Public
9 Nov 1985	DR-754	Major disaster	Flood	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING	Individual
27 Aug 1984	DR-721	Major disaster	Flood	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING	Individual
13 Jun 1980	EM-3081	Emergency	Tornado	SEVERE STORMS & TORNADOES	Individual
21 Jul 1977	DR-537	Major disaster	Flood	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING	Individual, Public
29 Jan 1977	EM-3026	Emergency	Snowstorm	SNOWSTORMS	Public
23 Jun 1972	DR-340	Major disaster	Flood	TROPICAL STORM AGNES	Individual, Public
18 Sep 1971	DR-312	Major disaster	Flood	FLOODS	Individual, Public

DR is a major disaster declaration. EM is an emergency declaration. FM is a fire management assistance declaration. A declaration for the whole state is on the Pennsylvania page. What a disaster declaration is

The dataset includes declared recovery programs and geographic areas (county not available before 1964; Fire Management records are considered partial due to historical nature of the dataset).

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "Disaster Declarations Summaries - v2", copied on 2 Oct 2026. The page gives: last data refresh 2026-10-01.

Flood insurance claims (NFIP)

OpenFEMA has 1,612 NFIP claims on record for Westmoreland County from 1978 through 8 Sep 2026.

The NFIP paid $21,570,926 on 1,255 claims.

The county has 462.8 NFIP claims for each 1,000 policies in force. The rate uses 348 claims with a year of loss from 2016 to 2025. FEMA counts 752 residential policies in force on 3 Aug 2026. The claims have every type of building. FEMA counts residential policies only.

NFIP claims in Westmoreland County by year of loss, 1978 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1970s									66	61	127
1980s	17	53	6	5	7	134	3	13	2	13	253
1990s	17	0	14	3	8	3	231	52	4	9	341
2000s	19	1	5	39	124	30	7	27	6	124	382
2010s	11	12	26	35	16	20	22	15	175	53	385
2020s	6	8	16	3	28	22	41 (part of the year)				124

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

NFIP claims by year of loss with the amount paid: 48 years

NFIP claims in Westmoreland County by year of loss, with the amount paid (OpenFEMA, through 8 Sep 2026)
Year of loss	Claims	Claims with a payment	Amount paid
2026	41	16	$283,294
2025	22	21	$1,039,353
2024	28	23	$336,784
2023	3	not shown	not shown
2022	16	13	$609,175
2021	8	5	$71,610
2020	6	not shown	not shown
2019	53	42	$647,503
2018	175	164	$3,985,951
2017	15	10	$147,834
2016	22	18	$276,224
2015	20	16	$176,167
2014	16	11	$51,372
2013	35	31	$443,202
2012	26	20	$398,948
2011	12	10	$108,582
2010	11	8	$22,710
2009	124	112	$4,202,371
2008	6	not shown	not shown
2007	27	24	$366,108
2006	7	6	$257,245
2005	30	23	$1,296,940
2004	124	111	$3,001,319
2003	39	31	$145,773
2002	5	not shown	not shown
2001	1	not shown	not shown
2000	19	12	$100,589
1999	9	not shown	not shown
1998	4	not shown	not shown
1997	52	39	$206,469
1996	231	185	$2,136,821
1995	3	not shown	not shown
1994	8	not shown	not shown
1993	3	not shown	not shown
1992	14	12	$45,663
1990	17	9	$42,112
1989	13	6	$11,561
1988	2	not shown	not shown
1987	13	11	$33,375
1986	3	not shown	not shown
1985	134	86	$314,177
1984	7	not shown	not shown
1983	5	not shown	not shown
1982	6	5	$2,730
1981	53	41	$263,259
1980	17	13	$16,049
1979	61	43	$101,813
1978	66	48	$58,865

A year with fewer than 5 claims shows the count of claims and no amount. A year with 1 to 4 claims with a payment shows no amount either. Such an amount could point to one property. The amount is the sum of the building, contents and increased cost of compliance payments. FEMA counts 169 multiple-loss properties in the county (2 Aug 2026). How FEMA redacts NFIP claims

This dataset is not intended to be an official federal report, and should not be considered an official federal report.
Note, the County Code field may not reflect the individual county the property is located as projects can be associated with more than one county

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "NFIP Redacted Claims - v3", copied on 2 Oct 2026. The page gives: last data refresh 2026-09-09.

FEMA cannot verify the quality and/or timeliness of any data or any analysis derived therefrom after the data has been retrieved from FEMA.gov.

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions, copied on 2 Oct 2026. The page gives: last updated 2025-01-22.

National Risk Index

Risk Index rating: Relatively Moderate
Risk Index score: 87.8 of 100
Expected Annual Loss rating: Relatively Moderate
Expected Annual Loss: $76 million
Social Vulnerability rating: Relatively Low
Community Resilience rating: Very High

National Risk Index of Westmoreland County by hazard type (FEMA, December 2025 release)
Hazard type	Risk Index rating	Expected Annual Loss
Avalanche	Very Low	$369
Cold wave	Very Low	$163,809
Drought	Very Low	$13,452
Earthquake	Relatively Low	$1,119,156
Hail	Relatively Moderate	$1,361,076
Heat wave	Relatively Low	$622,183
Hurricane	Relatively Low	$579,676
Ice storm	Relatively Moderate	$161,719
Inland flooding	Relatively High	$65,918,429
Landslide	Relatively Moderate	$71,932
Lightning	Relatively High	$2,199,844
Strong wind	Relatively High	$2,233,466
Tornado	Relatively Low	$1,627,576
Wildfire	Very Low	$63,930
Winter weather	Relatively Moderate	$142,900

The National Risk Index dataset leverages available source data for natural hazard and community risk factors to develop a baseline relative risk measurement for each United States county and Census tract.
The rating is a qualitative categorization that describes the community in comparison to all other communities at the same level, ranging from “Very Low” to “Very High.”
The National Risk Index data are meant for planning purposes only.

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, National Risk Index Data: Frequently Asked Questions (December 2025, v1.20), copied on 2 Oct 2026.

The labels and the ratings are those of FEMA. Expected Annual Loss is a figure for a whole county. It is not a figure for a property. How to read the National Risk Index

Tropical storm and hurricane tracks

The HURDAT2 record of the National Hurricane Center has 11 tracks within 100 miles of the centre point of the county, through the 2025 season. 0 of them were within 50 miles at hurricane strength.

Storm names, years and distances: 11 tracks

Tropical storm and hurricane tracks within 100 miles of the centre point of Westmoreland County (NHC HURDAT2)
Storm name	Year	Nearest point of the track	Highest wind within 100 miles
Sandy	2012	30 miles	58 mph
Isabel	2003	60 miles	40 mph
David	1979	92 miles	46 mph
Frederic	1979	99 miles	40 mph
Audrey	1957	99 miles	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1928	86 miles	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1915	19 miles	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1896	76 miles	69 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1893	80 miles	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1878	86 miles	58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1876	79 miles	58 mph

A name is the storm name that the National Hurricane Center gave. The distance is from the centre line of the track. It does not show how far the wind, the rain or the surge of a storm went.

ZIP Codes, cities and towns of Westmoreland County

Each ZIP Code below has a page with its NFIP claims by year. 19 more ZIP Codes have fewer than 5 claims and no page.

A city or town has no page of its own. This page is the record for the whole county, which has these places:

Adamsburg
Arnold
Arona
Avonmore
Bolivar
Bradenville
Calumet
Collinsburg
Crabtree
Delmont
Derry
Donegal
East Vandergrift
Export
Fellsburg
Grapeville
Greensburg
Harrison City
Herminie
Hostetter
Hunker
Hyde Park
Irwin
Jeannette
Latrobe
Laurel Mountain
Lawson Heights
Level Green
Ligonier
Lower Burrell
Loyalhanna
Lynnwood-Pricedale
Madison
Mammoth
Manor
Millwood
Monessen
Mount Pleasant
Murrysville
New Alexandria
New Florence
New Kensington
New Stanton
North Belle Vernon
North Irwin
Norvelt
Oklahoma
Penn
Scottdale
Seward
Slickville
Smithton
South Greensburg
Southwest Greensburg
St. Vincent College
Sutersville
Trafford
Vandergrift
Webster
West Leechburg
West Newton
Wyano
Youngstown
Youngwood
Yukon

Official channels

FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.
National Weather Service: Pittsburgh, PA (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (opens in a new tab)The emergency management agency of the state.
NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania: storm events, disaster declarations and flood insurance claims on record". https://countyhazards.com/county/pa/westmoreland/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026; FEMA OpenFEMA disaster declarations through 1 Oct 2026; FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP claims through 8 Sep 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Where the data comes from

Storm events: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026.
Disaster declarations: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, read on 1 Oct 2026.
NFIP claims: OpenFEMA NFIP Claims, as of 8 Sep 2026. Multiple-loss properties: 2 Aug 2026. Policies in force: 3 Aug 2026.
National Risk Index: FEMA, December 2025 release. Storm tracks: NHC HURDAT2 through the 2025 season.
Residents, area, places and adjacent counties: US Census Bureau, 2021 vintage.

How the counts are made · Corrections · Hazards in all states: hail, tornado, flood, wind, winter

Questions

How many tornado events are on record for Westmoreland County?: NCEI has 50 tornado events on record for Westmoreland County from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026. 12 events have a rating of EF2 or F2, or a higher rating.
How large is the hail on record for Westmoreland County?: NCEI has 294 hail events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. 34 events have a hail size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.
Which month has the most storm events on record for Westmoreland County?: June has 433 of the 1,942 storm events on record from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many NFIP claims are there for each 1,000 policies in force in Westmoreland County?: The county has 462.8 NFIP claims for each 1,000 policies in force. The rate uses 348 claims with a year of loss from 2016 to 2025. FEMA counts 752 residential policies in force on 3 Aug 2026. The claims have every type of building. FEMA counts residential policies only.