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Pennsylvania, 2024

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

1,981events recorded1,624 in 2023
4deaths recorded30 injuries
$58Mproperty damage (estimates)$1.1M crop damage
1disaster declarations589 NFIP claims, $17M paid
← 20232025 →

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

Wind1,037
Winter317
Flood224
Hail209
Fog62
Drought55
Heat39
Tornado24
Lightning8
Other4
Cold1
Wildfire1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2024 was 1,981 against 1,624 in 2023.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2024
Allegheny County182
Butler County105
Westmoreland County86
Beaver County77
Washington County60
Fayette County58
Mercer County58
Berks County55
Lawrence County48
Susquehanna County48
Chester County43
Luzerne County42
Lehigh County39
Armstrong County37
Monroe County37
Philadelphia County36
Clarion County34
Crawford County34
Greene County33
Northampton County32
Lackawanna County31
Venango County31
Lancaster County27
Dauphin County26
Jefferson County26

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
11 Mar 2024CumberlandStrong Wind55 mph$40,0001—
15 Jan 2024YorkWinter Weather—$30,0001—
20 Nov 2024SomersetStrong Wind45 mph$7,0001—
22 Dec 2024CambriaCold/Wind Chill——1—
6 Jan 2024JuniataWinter Weather—$50,000—8
12 Dec 2024ClearfieldWinter Weather———5
8 Nov 2024BlairWildfire—$2,000,000—3
20 Mar 2024TiogaWinter Weather—$15,000—3
15 Jul 2024ColumbiaThunderstorm Wind60 mph——2
4 Dec 2024Forecast zoneWinter Weather———2
12 Jan 2024FayetteHigh Wind64 mph$250,000—1
12 Jan 2024Forecast zoneHigh Wind58 mph$25,000—1
12 Jan 2024AlleghenyHigh Wind59 mph$25,000—1
22 Jun 2024ColumbiaThunderstorm Wind90 mph$10,000—1
11 Dec 2024Forecast zoneLake-Effect Snow———1
16 Jul 2024BucksThunderstorm Wind58 mph——1
15 Jul 2024LackawannaLightning———1
6 Aug 2024ButlerThunderstorm Wind58 mph$3,000,000——
6 Aug 2024ButlerThunderstorm Wind58 mph$3,000,000——
6 Oct 2024ButlerThunderstorm Wind58 mph$2,500,000——
6 Oct 2024BeaverThunderstorm Wind58 mph$2,500,000——
6 Oct 2024ArmstrongThunderstorm Wind58 mph$2,500,000——
29 Nov 2024Forecast zoneLake-Effect Snow—$2,000,000——
6 Oct 2024BeaverThunderstorm Wind58 mph$2,000,000——
6 Oct 2024BeaverThunderstorm Wind58 mph$2,000,000——
6 Oct 2024AlleghenyThunderstorm Wind58 mph$2,000,000——
6 Oct 2024AlleghenyThunderstorm Wind58 mph$2,000,000——
6 Aug 2024JeffersonThunderstorm Wind58 mph$2,000,000——
6 Oct 2024ButlerThunderstorm Wind58 mph$1,500,000——
6 Oct 2024ButlerThunderstorm Wind58 mph$1,500,000——
6 Oct 2024AlleghenyThunderstorm Wind58 mph$1,500,000——
6 Oct 2024AlleghenyThunderstorm Wind58 mph$1,500,000——
6 Oct 2024GreeneThunderstorm Wind58 mph$1,500,000——
6 Oct 2024AlleghenyThunderstorm Wind58 mph$1,500,000——
29 Nov 2024Forecast zoneLake-Effect Snow—$1,000,000——
6 Oct 2024ButlerThunderstorm Wind58 mph$1,000,000——
6 Oct 2024BeaverThunderstorm Wind58 mph$1,000,000——
6 Oct 2024AlleghenyThunderstorm Wind58 mph$1,000,000——
6 Oct 2024BeaverThunderstorm Wind58 mph$1,000,000——
6 Oct 2024FayetteThunderstorm Wind58 mph$1,000,000——

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 2024

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
11 Sep 2024DR-4815Major disasterTropical StormTropical Storm Debby13

Flood insurance claims with a 2024 date of loss

589 NFIP claims, 496 of them paid, for $16,672,831.

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.