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Wyoming County, Pennsylvania

Recorded hazard history: storm events since 1950, federal disaster declarations since 1953, flood insurance claims since 1978, and FEMA's risk index.

FIPS 42131 · 26,034 residents (2021) · 397 sq mi · dominant hazard Wind

Hail · 25Tornado · 8Flood · 67Wind · 130Winter · 76

Wyoming County within Pennsylvania. Dots: HailTornadoFloodWind event locations in the kept record. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. NCEI storm records through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA declarations refreshed 1 Oct 2026; NFIP claims as of 8 Sep 2026.

Between 1950 and 2026, NCEI recorded 321 storm events in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, led by damaging wind.

That is 80.8 events per 100 square miles, below the Pennsylvania figure of 121.6, and 123.3 per 10,000 residents against 42.0 statewide.

5 events fall in the 12 months to 30 Jun 2026. NCEI attributes 3 deaths and 17 injuries to events in the county, with property damage estimated at $153M and crop damage at $7.7M.

FEMA has designated the county in 27 federal disaster declarations since 1953; the most recent is Tropical Storm Debby (major disaster, 11 Sep 2024).

National Flood Insurance Program policyholders in the county filed 1,189 claims since 1978, of which 1,022 were paid, totalling $29M (about $28K per paid claim). FEMA counts 198 residential flood policies in force.

FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall risk as "Relatively Low" and its expected annual loss as "Very Low" ($14M a year across 18 hazards).

15 tropical storm or hurricane tracks in the HURDAT2 record passed within 100 miles of the county's centre at tropical-storm strength or more, 1 of them within 50 miles at hurricane strength.

5events, last 12 monthsto 30 Jun 2026

321events since 19503 deaths, 17 injuries recorded

27disaster declarationslast 11 Sep 2024

1,189NFIP flood claims$29M paid

Compared with Pennsylvania and the United States

Measure	Wyoming County	Pennsylvania	US
Recorded events since 1950	321	54,427	1,977,440
Events per 100 square miles	80.8	121.6	56.0
Events per 10,000 residents	123.3	42.0	59.6
Events in the last 12 months	5	2,028	62,008
Deaths recorded by NCEI	3	901	26,435
Property damage (NCEI estimates)	$153M	$5.3B	$575B
NFIP claims per 1,000 residents	45.7	5.9	8.1
Average paid NFIP claim	$28K	$23K	$43K
Claims per 100 policies in force, last 10 years	12.1	25.9	16.1

County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county. State and US rows include events recorded only by forecast zone. Rates use 2021 Census population and land area.

Events by decade

Wind: 1

Hail: 2Tornado: 2Wind: 3

Hail: 3Tornado: 3Flood: 6Wind: 26Winter: 13Cold: 2Drought: 3

Hail: 11Tornado: 2Flood: 29Wind: 33Winter: 36Heat: 2Cold: 4Lightning: 1

Hail: 9Tornado: 1Flood: 19Wind: 28Winter: 16Heat: 2

Flood: 13Wind: 39Winter: 11Cold: 1

01950s01960s11970s71980s561990s1182000s752010s642020s

Recorded events in Wyoming County by decade and hazard group. HailTornadoFloodWindWinterHeatColdDroughtLightning NCEI recorded only tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind before 1996.

Trend: 175 events in the 20 years to 2025 against 136 in the 20 years before. Reporting practice changed in 1996 and again with automated reports in the 2000s, so decade totals measure the record as much as the weather.

Events by type

Wind130

Winter76

Flood67

Hail25

Tornado8

Cold7

Heat4

Drought3

Lightning1

Hazard	Events	Deaths	Share of state's events
■ Wind	130	—	0.5%	detail
■ Winter	76	1	0.8%	detail
■ Flood	67	—	0.9%	detail
■ Hail	25	—	0.5%	detail
■ Tornado	8	2	0.7%
■ Cold	7	—	0.6%
■ Heat	4	—	0.4%
■ Drought	3	—	0.4%
■ Lightning	1	—	0.2%

Hazard pages exist for hail, tornado, flood, wind and winter where the county has at least 10 recorded events. "Other" covers heavy rain, debris flow, dust, funnel clouds and similar reports.

Largest recorded events

Date	Event type	Group	Magnitude	Property damage	Crop damage	Deaths	Injuries	Geography
2 Jun 1998	Tornado	Tornado	F3	$2.2M	—	2	15	County
11 Jan 2026	Winter Weather	Winter	—	—	—	1	1	Forecast zone
27 Jun 2006	Flash Flood	Flood	—	$60M	—	—	—	County
28 Aug 2011	Flash Flood	Flood	—	$23M	—	—	—	County
19 Jan 1996	Flash Flood	Flood	—	$20M	—	—	—	County
7 Sep 2011	Flood	Flood	—	$20M	—	—	—	County
17 Sep 2004	Flash Flood	Flood	—	$15M	—	—	—	County
28 May 2019	Tornado	Tornado	EF0	$20K	—	—	1	County
19 Apr 2026	Frost/Freeze	Cold	—	—	$7.5M	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Sep 2011	Flash Flood	Flood	—	$5.0M	—	—	—	County
18 Sep 2004	Flood	Flood	—	$1.0M	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Sep 2004	Flood	Flood	—	$1.0M	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Jun 1996	Tornado	Tornado	F1	$700K	—	—	—	County
12 May 2004	Flash Flood	Flood	—	$500K	—	—	—	County
2 Apr 2005	Flood	Flood	—	$500K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Apr 2005	Flash Flood	Flood	—	$500K	—	—	—	County
3 Jan 2003	Heavy Snow	Winter	—	$300K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Aug 1988	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$250K	—	—	—	County
9 Sep 2023	Flash Flood	Flood	—	$250K	—	—	—	County
9 Aug 2024	Flood	Flood	—	$250K	—	—	—	County

Ranked by deaths, then injuries, then NCEI's damage estimate. Deaths and injuries are NCEI counts (direct plus indirect); no personal details are recorded here.

Federal disaster declarations

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Programs
11 Sep 2024	DR-4815	Major disaster	Tropical Storm	Tropical Storm Debby	Public assistance
30 Mar 2020	DR-4506	Major disaster	Biological	Covid-19 Pandemic	Individual assistance, Public assistance
13 Mar 2020	EM-3441	Emergency	Biological	Covid-19	Public assistance
27 Nov 2018	DR-4408	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Flooding	Public assistance
10 Jan 2013	DR-4099	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Sandy	Public assistance
29 Oct 2012	EM-3356	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Sandy	Public assistance
12 Sep 2011	DR-4030	Major disaster	Flood	Tropical Storm Lee	Individual assistance, Public assistance
8 Sep 2011	EM-3340	Emergency	Flood	Remnants Of Tropical Storm Lee	Public assistance
3 Sep 2011	DR-4025	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Irene	Individual assistance, Public assistance
29 Aug 2011	EM-3339	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Irene	Public assistance
13 Jul 2011	DR-4003	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Flooding	Public assistance
23 Feb 2007	DR-1684	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Flooding	Public assistance
30 Jun 2006	DR-1649	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides	Individual assistance, Public assistance
10 Sep 2005	EM-3235	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Katrina	Public assistance
14 Apr 2005	DR-1587	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
19 Sep 2004	DR-1557	Major disaster	Hurricane	Tropical Depression Ivan	Individual assistance, Public assistance
19 Sep 2004	DR-1555	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Flooding Associated With Tropical Depression Frances	—
23 Aug 2003	DR-1485	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding	Public assistance
8 Jun 1998	DR-1219	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes,And Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
21 Jan 1996	DR-1093	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms And Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
13 Jan 1996	DR-1085	Major disaster	Snowstorm	Blizzard Of 96	Public assistance
10 Mar 1994	DR-1015	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Winter Storms	Public assistance
16 Mar 1993	EM-3105	Emergency	Snowstorm	Severe Snowfall & Winter Storm	Public assistance
8 Oct 1985	DR-745	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Gloria	Individual assistance, Public assistance
20 Oct 1976	DR-523	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms & Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
26 Sep 1975	DR-485	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms, Heavy Rains & Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
23 Jun 1972	DR-340	Major disaster	Flood	Tropical Storm Agnes	Individual assistance, Public assistance

Declarations in which FEMA designated this county, from the OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). DR: major disaster; EM: emergency; FM: fire management assistance. Programs show whether individual or public assistance was made available.

Flood insurance claims

197820022026

NFIP claims by year of loss in Wyoming County, 1978 to 2026 (hover for the amount paid).

Claims since 19781,189

Paid claims1,022

Total paid$29M

Average paid claim$28K

Repetitive-loss properties16530 severe

Residential policies in force1981.7% of 12,001 structures

Year of loss	Claims	Paid claims	Amount paid	Average paid
2024	4	2	$78,457	$39,228
2023	1	0	$0	—
2018	19	18	$668,519	$37,140
2016	1	0	$0	—
2012	3	1	$19,304	$19,304
2011	325	291	$18,138,604	$62,332
2010	6	4	$42,534	$10,634
2009	1	1	$23,657	$23,657
2008	2	1	$1,649	$1,649
2007	1	0	$0	—
2006	126	115	$2,720,079	$23,653
2005	37	30	$341,085	$11,369
2004	163	148	$3,021,431	$20,415
2003	2	2	$3,952	$1,976
2002	1	1	$5,260	$5,260
1999	2	0	$0	—
1998	1	0	$0	—
1996	212	187	$2,789,113	$14,915
1994	3	3	$13,765	$4,588
1993	51	35	$170,553	$4,873
1992	2	0	$0	—
1991	1	0	$0	—
1989	1	0	$0	—
1986	18	18	$54,752	$3,042
1985	4	2	$19,114	$9,557

OpenFEMA NFIP claims (v3, as of 8 Sep 2026), aggregated by year of loss; amounts are building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments as recorded. Repetitive-loss counts from the NFIP Multiple Loss Properties file (2 Aug 2026); policies in force from the NFIP Residential Penetration Rates file (3 Aug 2026).

National Risk Index

Overall riskRelatively Lowscore 44.8 of 100

Expected annual loss$14MVery Low

Social vulnerabilityRelatively Moderate

Community resilienceRelatively High

Hazard (NRI)	Risk rating	Expected annual loss
Inland flooding	Relatively Low	$12,080,386
Cold wave	Relatively Low	$352,609
Tornado	Very Low	$238,766
Hurricane	Relatively Low	$213,788
Strong wind	Relatively Low	$191,291
Lightning	Relatively Low	$122,539
Heat wave	Very Low	$121,456
Earthquake	Very Low	$110,894
Winter weather	Relatively Low	$44,399
Ice storm	Very Low	$23,569
Hail	Very Low	$11,660
Wildfire	Very Low	$8,336
Landslide	Relatively Low	$7,269
Avalanche	Very Low	$1,265

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 release. Ratings are FEMA's relative comparison of counties; expected annual loss is FEMA's modelled estimate of average yearly building, population and agriculture loss. See how to read the NRI.

Hurricane and tropical storm passes

Tracks within 100 miles15

Tracks within 50 miles4

Hurricane strength within 50 miles1

Storm	Year	Closest approach	Max wind while within 100 mi
Isaias	2020	64 mi	63 mph
David	1979	15 mi	46 mph
Agnes	1972	79 mi	52 mph
Diane	1955	93 mi	40 mph
Able	1952	73 mi	58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1949	59 mi	58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1933	62 mi	52 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1929	26 mi	58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1915	99 mi	58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1903	30 mi	63 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1899	99 mi	58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1893	92 mi	63 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1888	69 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1885	61 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1878	32 mi	81 mph

HURDAT2 best-track positions at tropical-storm strength (34 kt) or more, measured from the county's Census centre point; through the 2025 season. Distance from a track is not the same as the extent of the storm's wind, rain or surge.

ZIP codes with flood claims

18657 461
18630 256
18615 200
18623 148
18629 77
18446 37
18636 19
18419 17

ZIP codes whose NFIP claims carry this county's code, with the number of claims. Five or more claims are needed for a ZIP page to be indexed.

Questions and answers

How often does it hail in Wyoming County, PA?

NCEI records 25 hail events in Wyoming County since 1950, in 14 different years; that is about 0.3 recorded events a year. 7 reports were golf-ball size (1.75 in) or larger.

Has Wyoming County had a tornado?

Yes. NCEI records 8 tornadoes in Wyoming County since 1950, 2 of them rated (E)F2 or stronger. Tornado deaths recorded: 2.

When was the last federal disaster declaration for Wyoming County?

11 Sep 2024: Tropical Storm Debby, a major disaster declaration for tropical storm. The county appears in 27 declarations since 1953.

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in Wyoming County, and how much was paid?

1,189 NFIP claims since 1978, 1,022 of them paid, for $29M in total. FEMA publishes these figures redacted and aggregated; individual properties are not identified.

Is Wyoming County in the National Risk Index's high-risk band?

FEMA's National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the county "Relatively Low" for overall risk, "Very Low" for expected annual loss, "Relatively Moderate" for social vulnerability and "Relatively High" for community resilience. These ratings are FEMA's relative comparison across all US counties.

How does Wyoming County compare with the rest of Pennsylvania?

80.8 recorded events per 100 square miles against 121.6 statewide, and 45.7 NFIP claims per 1,000 residents against 5.9. The comparison table on this page shows each measure beside the state and national figures.

Provenance

Storm events: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026 (public domain). Declarations: OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, refreshed 1 Oct 2026. Flood claims: OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 as of 8 Sep 2026; NfipMultipleLossProperties v1 (2 Aug 2026); NfipResidentialPenetrationRates v1 (3 Aug 2026). Risk index: FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025. Hurricane tracks: NHC HURDAT2 through 2025. Population and area: US Census Bureau, 2021 vintage. Built 1 Oct 2026; see the methodology and corrections pages. Hazard hubs: Hail · Tornado · Flood · Wind · Winter.