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Pennsylvania, 2001

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

1,049events recorded1,349 in 2000

31deaths recorded32 injuries

$69Mproperty damage (estimates)$2.0M crop damage

1disaster declarations689 NFIP claims, $26M paid

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

Wind448

Winter220

Hail97

Heat83

Flood72

Drought51

Lightning26

Other24

Tornado14

Cold10

Wildfire4

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2001 was 1,049 against 1,349 in 2000.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 2001
Monroe County	47
Northampton County	45
Bucks County	43
Berks County	39
Carbon County	38
Lehigh County	38
Chester County	36
Montgomery County	36
Delaware County	32
Philadelphia County	32
Crawford County	22
Allegheny County	21
Bradford County	20
Lycoming County	20
Lancaster County	19
Westmoreland County	19
Butler County	17
Luzerne County	16
Washington County	16
Cambria County	15
Clinton County	15
Lackawanna County	15
Schuylkill County	15
Wayne County	15
Fayette County	14

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
6 Aug 2001	Philadelphia	Heat	—	—	19	—
26 Jun 2001	Philadelphia	Heat	—	—	2	—
24 Jul 2001	Philadelphia	Heat	—	—	2	—
6 Aug 2001	Montgomery	Heat	—	—	2	—
16 Jun 2001	Montgomery	Flash Flood	—	$33,500,000	1	—
20 Jun 2001	Westmoreland	Lightning	—	—	1	2
13 Sep 2001	Lackawanna	Lightning	—	—	1	—
1 Jul 2001	Philadelphia	Heat	—	—	1	—
9 Jul 2001	Philadelphia	Heat	—	—	1	—
6 Aug 2001	Chester	Heat	—	—	1	—
27 May 2001	Carbon	Thunderstorm Wind	79 mph	—	—	19
30 Jun 2001	Bucks	Lightning	—	$100,000	—	7
31 Aug 2001	Cambria	Thunderstorm Wind	—	$15,000	—	2
22 Jun 2001	Berks	Flash Flood	—	$15,000,000	—	—
9 Jun 2001	Monroe	Dust Devil	—	—	—	1
12 Aug 2001	Northampton	Lightning	—	—	—	1
11 Aug 2001	Lehigh	Flash Flood	—	$10,000,000	—	—
31 Jan 2001	Allegheny	Flash Flood	—	$2,000,000	—	—
16 Jun 2001	Bucks	Flash Flood	—	$1,500,000	—	—
24 Sep 2001	York	Tornado	F2	$900,000	—	—
26 May 2001	Montgomery	Lightning	—	$500,000	—	—
20 Jun 2001	Montour	Thunderstorm Wind	—	$500,000	—	—
10 Jul 2001	Erie	Thunderstorm Wind	—	$500,000	—	—
28 Dec 2001	Forecast zone	Heavy Snow	—	$500,000	—	—
4 Aug 2001	Fayette	Flash Flood	—	$250,000	—	—
28 Dec 2001	Forecast zone	Heavy Snow	—	$250,000	—	—
22 Jun 2001	York	Flash Flood	—	$200,000	—	—
9 Apr 2001	York	Thunderstorm Wind	—	$150,000	—	—
9 Apr 2001	Crawford	Flash Flood	—	$150,000	—	—
21 Jun 2001	Venango	Flash Flood	—	$150,000	—	—
26 Mar 2001	Forecast zone	Heavy Snow	—	$100,000	—	—
9 Feb 2001	Forecast zone	High Wind	—	$100,000	—	—
1 Jun 2001	Crawford	Tornado	F0	$100,000	—	—
19 Aug 2001	Forest	Tornado	F1	$100,000	—	—
28 Dec 2001	Crawford	Heavy Snow	—	$100,000	—	—
5 Mar 2001	Crawford	Heavy Snow	—	$75,000	—	—
4 Sep 2001	Union	Tornado	F1	$60,000	—	—
5 Mar 2001	Forecast zone	Heavy Snow	—	$50,000	—	—
9 Apr 2001	Butler	Tornado	F0	$50,000	—	—
9 Apr 2001	Cumberland	Thunderstorm Wind	—	$50,000	—	—

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 2001

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
21 Jun 2001	DR-1383	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Tropical Storm Allison	3

Flood insurance claims with a 2001 date of loss

689 NFIP claims, 552 of them paid, for $26,137,089.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.