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Pennsylvania, 2014

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

1,668events recorded1,799 in 2013
16deaths recorded109 injuries
$19Mproperty damage (estimates)$2K crop damage
1disaster declarations713 NFIP claims, $17M paid
← 20132015 →

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

Wind620
Winter477
Flood179
Hail172
Cold109
Fog45
Lightning34
Heat16
Tornado10
Other6

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2014 was 1,668 against 1,799 in 2013.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2014
Allegheny County70
Philadelphia County63
Berks County61
Delaware County57
Carbon County50
Lehigh County50
Monroe County50
Northampton County48
Chester County39
Jefferson County38
Indiana County37
Venango County37
Washington County35
Montgomery County34
Clearfield County31
Mercer County31
Armstrong County30
Westmoreland County30
Beaver County26
Bucks County26
Susquehanna County26
Crawford County25
York County25
Lancaster County23
Butler County22

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
22 Jan 2014DelawareCold/Wind Chill——3—
2 Jan 2014Forecast zoneHeavy Snow——3—
5 Feb 2014LehighWinter Storm——21
22 Nov 2014Forecast zoneWinter Weather——2—
30 Mar 2014YorkWinter Weather——12
31 Aug 2014LancasterLightning——11
23 Aug 2014FayetteFlash Flood—$20,0001—
22 Jan 2014PhiladelphiaCold/Wind Chill——1—
21 Jan 2014DelawareHeavy Snow——1—
4 Feb 2014CumberlandWinter Storm——1—
12 Feb 2014Forecast zoneWinter Storm———30
19 Feb 2014ClearfieldWinter Weather———12
4 Feb 2014Forecast zoneIce Storm———12
4 Feb 2014Forecast zoneIce Storm———12
12 Feb 2014NorthamptonWinter Storm———6
12 Feb 2014LehighWinter Storm—$500,000—5
27 Feb 2014WashingtonWinter Weather———5
19 Feb 2014Forecast zoneWinter Weather———5
5 Dec 2014MonroeWinter Weather———4
19 Feb 2014Forecast zoneWinter Weather———3
10 Jan 2014BerksWinter Weather———2
2 Jul 2014BucksLightning—$500,000—1
12 Feb 2014BerksWinter Storm—$50,000—1
29 Apr 2014Forecast zoneHigh Wind58 mph$30,000—1
8 Jul 2014BerksThunderstorm Wind60 mph$10,000—1
18 Feb 2014Forecast zoneWinter Weather—$10,000—1
5 Dec 2014CarbonWinter Weather———1
8 Jul 2014LehighLightning———1
14 Jul 2014DelawareLightning———1
4 Feb 2014PhiladelphiaIce Storm———1
1 May 2014ChesterFlood—$1,400,000——
30 Apr 2014ChesterFlood—$1,400,000——
1 May 2014MontgomeryFlood—$1,000,000——
1 May 2014DelawareFlood—$1,000,000——
30 Apr 2014MontgomeryFlood—$1,000,000——
30 Apr 2014DelawareFlood—$1,000,000——
1 May 2014PhiladelphiaFlood—$1,000,000——
30 Apr 2014PhiladelphiaFlood—$1,000,000——
2 Jul 2014BucksLightning—$500,000——
25 Jun 2014CrawfordFlash Flood—$500,000——

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 2014

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
6 Feb 2014EM-3367EmergencySevere Ice StormSevere Winter Storm7

Flood insurance claims with a 2014 date of loss

713 NFIP claims, 552 of them paid, for $16,986,061.

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.