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Pennsylvania, 2000

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

1,349events recorded1,539 in 1999
24deaths recorded17 injuries
$38Mproperty damage (estimates)
0disaster declarations631 NFIP claims, $7.0M paid
← 19992001 →

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.

Events by hazard

Wind524
Winter386
Hail148
Flood147
Lightning38
Heat36
Other29
Cold18
Drought11
Tornado6
Wildfire6

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2000 was 1,349 against 1,539 in 1999.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2000
Northampton County46
Berks County43
Chester County40
Monroe County40
Bucks County39
Carbon County39
Philadelphia County39
Delaware County36
Lehigh County34
Allegheny County33
Montgomery County32
Westmoreland County32
Crawford County31
Fayette County26
Bradford County25
Lancaster County25
Erie County22
Lackawanna County22
York County22
Wayne County21
Lycoming County20
Schuylkill County20
Susquehanna County20
Columbia County19
Cumberland County19

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
6 May 2000PhiladelphiaHeat——5—
7 Aug 2000PhiladelphiaHeat——5—
14 Jan 2000PhiladelphiaExtreme Cold/Wind Chill——2—
2 Aug 2000PhiladelphiaHeat——2—
6 May 2000ChesterHeat——2—
25 Jun 2000PhiladelphiaHeat——2—
12 Dec 2000WarrenHigh Wind—$13,90012
4 Oct 2000CumberlandLightning——1—
10 Jun 2000PhiladelphiaHeat——1—
12 Dec 2000BerksHigh Wind59 mph—1—
30 Nov 2000PhiladelphiaHigh Wind——1—
16 Jul 2000ChesterLightning——1—
21 Mar 2000DelawareFlash Flood———3
11 Jun 2000CentreLightning———2
12 Dec 2000MontgomeryHigh Wind58 mph$20,000—1
13 May 2000NorthamptonLightning———1
13 May 2000NorthamptonLightning———1
11 Jun 2000NorthamptonLightning———1
11 Jun 2000CarbonLightning———1
11 Jun 2000CarbonLightning———1
6 Aug 2000AlleghenyFlash Flood—$10,000,000——
18 May 2000NorthamptonFlash Flood———1
10 May 2000NorthamptonLightning———1
25 Jun 2000BerksLightning———1
28 Jul 2000CumberlandLightning———1
30 Jul 2000BucksFlash Flood—$5,000,000——
25 Jun 2000LancasterFlash Flood—$4,000,000——
19 Feb 2000WashingtonFlood—$2,000,000——
2 Aug 2000ErieFlash Flood—$2,000,000——
19 Feb 2000AlleghenyFlood—$1,000,000——
19 Feb 2000FayetteFlood—$1,000,000——
19 Feb 2000WestmorelandFlood—$1,000,000——
10 May 2000BradfordFlash Flood—$750,000——
13 May 2000NorthamptonThunderstorm Wind100 mph$500,000——
13 May 2000LehighThunderstorm Wind69 mph$500,000——
6 Aug 2000FayetteFlash Flood—$500,000——
6 Aug 2000WestmorelandFlash Flood—$500,000——
7 Aug 2000WashingtonFlash Flood—$500,000——
17 Dec 2000WayneFlash Flood—$500,000——
21 Nov 2000Forecast zoneHeavy Snow—$400,000——

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 2000

No declaration touching Pennsylvania was made in 2000.

Flood insurance claims with a 2000 date of loss

631 NFIP claims, 464 of them paid, for $6,972,837.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.