Hazard Plain Preview: automated baseline

Blair County, PA

Risk-assessment baseline packet

Unit
County area 42013
Release
2026-10
As of
2026-09-28
Storm Events data through
2026-06-30

Hazard Plain is an independent product built from public federal data. It is not a FEMA document and is not reviewed or endorsed by FEMA or any state agency.

A starting point for the plan's risk assessment (FEMA Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool, Element B). It does not replace local data or FEMA review. Section headings say which FEMA review item each table supports; whether an item is satisfied is decided by the plan and its reviewers.

Hazard Plain release 2026-10, as of 2026-09-28. Independent product; not a FEMA document.

Plan clock

Status
Approved, expires 2031-05-25
Plan
Blair County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 109083)
Approved
2026-05-26
Expires
2031-05-25
As of
2026-09-28
Days
1,700 days to expiry

What changed since your last plan (approved 2026-05-26)

New federal declarations
none (0 declaration rows; 0 counted incidents)
Storm Events records since approval
6 (data through 2026-06-30)
Repetitive loss now
FMA RL 2, SRL 22 (44 CFR 77.2); any definition: 121
Repeat-flood change
First release: no prior release to compare.

Sources

FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-26T121003Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)

FEMA, OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, version 2026-09-27T010817Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries (API)

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

FEMA, OpenFEMA NfipMultipleLossProperties v1, version 2026-08-04T164045Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/NfipMultipleLossProperties (API)

Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county: 25 rows, in the section "Plan clock: Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county" after these cover pages.

State plan status and tribal plans in this state: see the state page.

Plan clock

Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county

JurisdictionTypeStatusPlanApprovedExpiresDays to expirynegative = days since expiryUpdate underwayNotes
Blair CountyCountyApproved, expires 2031-05-25Blair County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 109083)2026-05-262031-05-251,700member approved 2026-06-11
Altoona cityCityApproved, expires 2031-05-25Blair County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 109083)2026-05-262031-05-251,700member approved 2026-06-08
Bellwood boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2031-05-25Blair County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 109083)2026-05-262031-05-251,700
Duncansville boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2031-05-25Blair County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 109083)2026-05-262031-05-251,700member approved 2026-06-10
Hollidaysburg boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2031-05-25Blair County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 109083)2026-05-262031-05-251,700member approved 2026-06-11
Martinsburg boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2031-05-25Blair County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 109083)2026-05-262031-05-251,700member approved 2026-06-01
Roaring Spring boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2031-05-25Blair County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 109083)2026-05-262031-05-251,700member approved 2026-06-08
Tunnelhill boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-08-01Cambria County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 108323)2022-08-022027-08-01307FEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Tyrone boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2031-05-25Blair County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 109083)2026-05-262031-05-251,700member approved 2026-06-08
Williamsburg boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2031-05-25Blair County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 109083)2026-05-262031-05-251,700member approved 2026-06-01
Allegheny townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2031-05-25Blair County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 109083)2026-05-262031-05-251,700member approved 2026-06-15
Antis townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2031-05-25Blair County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 109083)2026-05-262031-05-251,700member approved 2026-07-02
Blair townshipTownshipPlan 109083 approved 2026-05-26, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleBlair County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 109083), pending adoption here2026-05-26 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2031-05-25 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Catharine townshipTownshipPlan 109083 approved 2026-05-26, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleBlair County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 109083), pending adoption here2026-05-26 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2031-05-25 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Frankstown townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2031-05-25Blair County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 109083)2026-05-262031-05-251,700
Freedom townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2031-05-25Blair County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 109083)2026-05-262031-05-251,700member approved 2026-06-02
Greenfield townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2031-05-25Blair County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 109083)2026-05-262031-05-251,700member approved 2026-06-02
Huston townshipTownshipPlan 109083 approved 2026-05-26, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleBlair County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 109083), pending adoption here2026-05-26 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2031-05-25 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Juniata townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2031-05-25Blair County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 109083)2026-05-262031-05-251,700member approved 2026-06-01
Logan townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2031-05-25Blair County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 109083)2026-05-262031-05-251,700member approved 2026-05-28
North Woodbury townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2031-05-25Blair County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 109083)2026-05-262031-05-251,700member approved 2026-06-04
Snyder townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2031-05-25Blair County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 109083)2026-05-262031-05-251,700member approved 2026-08-03
Taylor townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2031-05-25Blair County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 109083)2026-05-262031-05-251,700member approved 2026-06-01
Tyrone townshipTownshipPlan 109083 approved 2026-05-26, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleBlair County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 109083), pending adoption here2026-05-26 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2031-05-25 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Woodbury townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2031-05-25Blair County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 109083)2026-05-262031-05-251,700member approved 2026-06-04

Source

FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-26T121003Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)

Supports B1-a: hazards

Hazards NRI does not cover: check locally

  • dam failure (incl. upstream dams)
  • levee failure
  • flash flood as its own subtype
  • ice jams
  • debris flows
  • erosion (riverine and coastal)
  • land subsidence and sinkholes
  • expansive soils

The 18 National Risk Index hazards, ranked by expected annual loss (EAL)

Rank by EALHazardNRI risk ratingEAL ratingEAL buildingsmodeled dollars per yearEAL agriculturemodeled dollars per yearEAL population equivalencestatistical value of life and injury, $13.7M per life, not property damageEAL total (see note)modeled dollars per yearStorm Events records since 1996countEvidence for an omissionNRI Not Applicable, no declaration and no Storm Events record since 1996Storm Events coverage note
1Inland FloodingRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$25,861,014$131,242$1,335,245$27,327,50157
2TornadoRelatively LowRelatively Low$914,960$1,693$602,789$1,519,4422
3HurricaneRelatively LowRelatively Low$1,218,727$159,100$52,342$1,430,1691
4Strong WindRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$52,773$6,728$801,168$860,669228Includes 25 High Wind records and 4 Strong Wind records, event types the NRI definition of this hazard leaves out.
5Cold WaveRelatively LowRelatively Low$610$20,904$792,040$813,55310
6LightningRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$12,504$561,096$573,6000No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30). Storm Events coverage of this hazard is limited; absence is not evidence of low risk.
7EarthquakeRelatively LowRelatively Low$357,720$105,669$463,390Not in Storm Events. Storm Events coverage of this hazard is limited; absence is not evidence of low risk.
8Winter WeatherRelatively HighRelatively High$30,434$21$417,287$447,74372
9Heat WaveRelatively LowRelatively Lowunder $1$39$215,205$215,2443
10HailRelatively LowRelatively Low$182,294$3,900$1,714$187,90825
11LandslideRelatively LowRelatively Low$20,088$10,148$30,2350No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30). Storm Events coverage of this hazard is limited; absence is not evidence of low risk.
12Ice StormVery LowVery Low$13,761$5,316$19,07610
13WildfireVery LowVery Low$12,356$25$2,094$14,4751
14AvalancheVery LowVery Lowunder $1$1,215$1,2150No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
15DroughtNo RatingNo Expected Annual Losses$0$06
Coastal FloodingNot ApplicableNot Applicable0NRI rates coastal flooding Not Applicable for this county, and no federal declaration for this county names it.No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
TsunamiNot ApplicableNot Applicable0NRI rates tsunami Not Applicable for this county, and no federal declaration for this county names it.No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30). Storm Events coverage of this hazard is limited; absence is not evidence of low risk.
Volcanic ActivityNot ApplicableNot Applicable0NRI rates volcanic activity Not Applicable for this county, and no federal declaration for this county names it.No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30). Storm Events coverage of this hazard is limited; absence is not evidence of low risk.

Total = buildings + agriculture + population equivalence; FEMA values each expected death (or 10 injuries) at $13.7 million (2024 dollars).

Sources

FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_Counties.zip (download, 25 MB), https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_CensusTracts.zip (download, 635 MB)

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

Check your state hazard mitigation plan's hazard list for this county; explain any hazard you drop.

Supports B1-b: location

Where each hazard occurs

HazardLocationCensus tracts ratedrated of all tracts
AvalancheCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.12 of 38
Coastal FloodingCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.0 of 38
Cold WaveAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.38 of 38
DroughtAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.0 of 38
EarthquakeCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.38 of 38
HailAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.38 of 38
Heat WaveAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.38 of 38
HurricaneCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.38 of 38
Ice StormAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.38 of 38
Inland FloodingThe FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) is the required location source for flooding. See the FEMA Flood Map Service Center (https://msc.fema.gov) for this county.38 of 38
LandslideCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.38 of 38
LightningAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.38 of 38
Strong WindAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.38 of 38
TornadoCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.38 of 38
TsunamiCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.0 of 38
Volcanic ActivityCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.0 of 38
WildfireCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.37 of 38
Winter WeatherAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.38 of 38

Source

FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_Counties.zip (download, 25 MB), https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_CensusTracts.zip (download, 635 MB)

Supports B1-c: extent

Extent: scale, observed range and worst recorded event per hazard

HazardScaleRecordscount, yearsObserved rangeWorst recorded eventMost damaging (when different)How it applies to membersNote
Avalanchenone (count and damage)0Physical measure: in event narratives only; local data required.
Coastal Flood, Storm Surge/Tidenone in data (FIRM for depth)0Flood depth: see the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map.
Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chillwind chill10, 2007 to 2025 (10 zone-level)2 days to 3 days (median 2 days); 9 with a recorded value3 consecutive days, 2025-01-20 to 2025-01-22, zone-levelZone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.Wind chill: in event narratives only; local data required.
Frost/Freeze (outside NRI Cold Wave definition)crop damage0Temperature: in event narratives only; local data required.
DroughtUS Drought Monitor D-scale6, 1997 to 2020 (6 zone-level)1 day to 62 days (median 17 days); 4 with a recorded value62 days (2 months), 1999-07-01 to 1999-08-31, a run of 2 consecutive Storm Events drought records, zone-levelZone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.Storm Events enters a drought at D2 or worse east of the Rockies and D3 or worse from the Rockies west (NWS Instruction 10-1605); NRI drought counts D3 and D4 only.
EarthquakeModified Mercalli (local data)0No Storm Events record; local data required (e.g., USGS).
Hailhail size (inches)30, 1976 to 20250.75 in to 1.5 in (median 1 in); 29 with a recorded value1.5 in hail, 2023-06-03Event records naming member places: Bellwood borough (5 records), Tyrone borough (5 records), Tyrone township (5 records), Martinsburg borough (2 records), Altoona city (1 record).
Excessive Heat, Heatheat index (narratives)3, 2006 to 2025 (3 zone-level)1 day to 3 days (median 2 days); 3 with a recorded value3 consecutive days, 2025-06-23 to 2025-06-25, zone-levelZone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.Heat index: in event narratives only; local data required.
Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Tropical DepressionSaffir-Simpson1, 2003 to 2003 (1 zone-level)Strongest recorded (records with damage, a wind speed or direct casualties first, then storm type, category and wind): Tropical Storm record, 2003-09-18 to 2003-09-19, damage not reported; NWS zone PAZ025 (BLAIR), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesZone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.Storm Events files every zone of a storm's episode under the storm's event type and category, so a Hurricane (Typhoon) record, especially an inland or remnant one, does not by itself mean hurricane-force winds here; read the damage and wind columns.
Ice StormSperry-Piltz (local data)10, 1997 to 2025 (10 zone-level)No damage reported in 10 records.Zone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.Ice thickness: in event narratives only; local data required.
Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flooddamage and flood days (FIRM for depth)57, 1996 to 2025 (10 zone-level)Flash Flood, 2003-08-09, $250,000 property; crops not reported (2003 dollars)Event records naming member places: Altoona city (9 records), Williamsburg borough (4 records), Tyrone borough (2 records), Tyrone township (2 records), Bellwood borough (1 record), Duncansville borough (1 record), Frankstown township (1 record). Zone-level records (10) apply countywide.Flood depth: see the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map. Storm Events damage can be $0 or blank even for a major flood, so the worst record here may not be the worst flood; compare FEMA Public Assistance by declaration in B1-d.
Debris Flownone (count and damage)0Physical measure: in event narratives only; local data required.
Lightningannualized frequency (the measure FEMA's Local Mitigation Planning Handbook names)0Storm Events lists lightning with damage or casualties; physical measure in event narratives only; local data required.
High Wind and Strong Wind (outside NRI Strong Wind definition)wind speed (kt and mph)29, 1999 to 2026 (29 zone-level)39 kt (45 mph) to 70 kt (81 mph) (median 51 kt (59 mph)); 27 with a recorded value70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust, High Wind, 2024-01-10; NWS zone PAZ025 (BLAIR), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesHigh Wind, 2009-02-12, $100,000 property; crops not reported, reported for the zone (2009 dollars)Zone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.
Thunderstorm Windwind speed (kt and mph)229, 1960 to 202639 kt (45 mph) to 87 kt (100 mph) (median 52 kt (60 mph)); 193 with a recorded value87 kt (100 mph) estimated gust, Thunderstorm Wind, 2025-03-16Event records naming member places: Altoona city (16 records), Tyrone borough (13 records), Tyrone township (13 records), Bellwood borough (9 records), Martinsburg borough (7 records), Williamsburg borough (7 records), Duncansville borough (4 records), Tunnelhill borough (3 records), Roaring Spring borough (1 record).
TornadoEnhanced Fujita (F before Feb 2007)3, 1988 to 1998F/EF1; 3 with a recorded valueF1 tornado, 1988-11-05, 1 mi path length (records before 1996 may include the whole path; rating and listing come from the county where the tornado began), 20 yd wide, $2,500,000 property; crops not recorded (1988 dollars)Event records naming member places: Tyrone borough (1 record), Tyrone township (1 record).From 1996 on, tornado records are per-county segments and length is the path length within this county (NWS Instruction 10-1605); records before 1996 may give the whole path length, including the path outside this county, and before 1996 a tornado is listed once, under the county where it began, with the whole path's rating; counties farther along the path may not list it. Length is not used to rank tornadoes.
Tsunaminone (count and damage)0Physical measure: in event narratives only; local data required.
Volcanic Ash, Volcanic AshfallVolcanic Explosivity Index (local data)0Physical measure: in event narratives only; local data required.
Wildfireacres burned (local data)1, 2024 to 2024 (1 zone-level)Wildfire, 2024-11-08, $2,000,000 property; crops not reported, reported for the zone (2024 dollars); NWS zone PAZ025 (BLAIR), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesZone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.Acres burned: in event narratives only; local data required.
Winter Storm, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Lake-Effect Snow, Winter Weather, Sleetnone in data (snowfall local)72, 1996 to 2026 (72 zone-level)Heavy Snow, 2001-03-04, $5,000 property; crops not reported, reported for the zone (2001 dollars); NWS zone PAZ025 (BLAIR), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesZone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.Snow depth: in event narratives only; local data required.

Storm Events records are more complete after 1996; before 1996 only Tornado (from 1950), Hail and Thunderstorm Wind (from 1955) exist. Zone-level records are placed with NWS zone-county files, which exist from 2020 on; an earlier record is placed by its zone number in the nearest later file only when its zone name matches that file, records from zones NWS renumbered are placed by name or left out, and a record whose zone is in no known file is left out of every count, so counts before 2020 can be low. Some current zones are also missing from the NWS files, so recent counts can be low too.

Dollars are nominal (as reported), labeled with the year; not adjusted for inflation.

Sources

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

NOAA National Weather Service, NWS county-public forecast zones correlation file, version bp03mr20 to bp16ap26 (11 files; newest bp16ap26), pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.weather.gov/gis/ZoneCounty

Supports B1-d: previous occurrences

Declaration rows
18
Counted incidents
15

Federal disaster declarations for this county

DeclaredIncident beganFEMA numberTypeTitleMapped hazardCounty Public Assistancefederal share obligated, nominal dollarsFlagsNotes
2020-03-302020-01-20DR-4506-PAMajor disasterCOVID-19 PANDEMICNon-natural, not counted$1,022,820.26
2020-03-132020-01-20EM-3441-PAEmergencyCOVID-19Non-natural, not countednone foundsame incident as DR-4506
2016-03-232016-01-22DR-4267-PAMajor disasterSEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORMWinter Weather$293,999.67
2012-10-292012-10-26EM-3356-PAEmergencyHURRICANE SANDYHurricanenone found
2011-09-082011-09-03EM-3340-PAEmergencyREMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEEInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Hurricanenone found
2010-04-162010-02-05DR-1898-PAMajor disasterSEVERE WINTER STORMS AND SNOWSTORMSWinter Weather$376,381.25
2005-09-102005-08-29EM-3235-PAEmergencyHURRICANE KATRINAHurricane: evacuation support, not a local hazard event; not countednone found
2004-09-192004-09-17DR-1557-PAMajor disasterTROPICAL DEPRESSION IVANHurricane$1,202,053.86
2004-09-192004-09-08DR-1555-PAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRANCESHurricane; Inland FloodingPA not declared for this county
2003-08-232003-07-21DR-1485-PAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODINGInland Flooding; TornadoPA not declared for this county
2003-03-142003-02-14EM-3180-PAEmergencySNOWWinter Weather$172,085.03
1996-07-261996-07-19DR-1130-PAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOESInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Tornadonone found
1996-01-211996-01-19DR-1093-PAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGInland Floodingnone found
1996-01-131996-01-06DR-1085-PAMajor disasterBLIZZARD OF 96Winter Weathernone found
1993-03-161993-03-13EM-3105-PAEmergencySEVERE SNOWFALL & WINTER STORMWinter Weathernone found
1984-08-271984-08-27DR-721-PAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGInland FloodingPA not declared for this county
1977-07-211977-07-21DR-537-PAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGInland Floodingnone found
1972-06-231972-06-23DR-340-PAMajor disasterTROPICAL STORM AGNESInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Hurricanenone found

County Public Assistance: applicants the FEMA record places in this county, including any state agencies FEMA files there; statewide rows are listed on the state page; federal share obligated, nominal dollars.

Dollars are nominal (as reported), labeled with the year; not adjusted for inflation.

Statewide declarations

DeclaredIncident beganFEMA numberTypeTitleMapped hazardFlagsNotes
1959-01-231959-01-23DR-89-PAMajor disasterFLOODSInland Flooding
1956-08-091956-08-09DR-61-PAMajor disasterSTORMHazard not mapped (severe storm title names no single hazard); not counted
1956-05-211956-05-21DR-58-PAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMHazard not mapped (severe storm title names no single hazard); not counted
1956-03-151956-03-15DR-51-PAMajor disasterFLOODInland Flooding
1955-08-201955-08-20DR-40-PAMajor disasterFLOODS & RAINSInland Flooding

FEMA recorded these with designated area Statewide and no county. Listed on every county page in the state; not counted with county rows.

Source

FEMA, OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, version 2026-09-27T010817Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries (API)

Previous occurrences by hazard, with explicit no-event rows

HazardStorm Events recordsfull periodSince plan approvalrecordsDuring plan reviewrecordsLast 5 yearsrecordsDeclared incidentsdistinct incidentsDeclared since approvaldistinct incidentsPeriodStatement
Avalanche0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Coastal Flooding0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Cold Wave10002001996 to 2026-06-30
Drought6000001996 to 2026-06-30
Earthquake000000No Storm Events record; local data required (e.g., USGS).
Hail30004001955 to 2026-06-30
Heat Wave3011001996 to 2026-06-30
Hurricane1000501996 to 2026-06-30
Ice Storm10012001996 to 2026-06-30
Inland Flooding57058801996 to 2026-06-30
Landslide0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Lightning0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Strong Wind2586853001955 to 2026-06-30Includes 25 High Wind records and 4 Strong Wind records, event types the NRI definition of this hazard leaves out.
Tornado3000201950 to 2026-06-30
Tsunami0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Volcanic Activity0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Wildfire1001001996 to 2026-06-30
Winter Weather720416501996 to 2026-06-30

Sources

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

FEMA, OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, version 2026-09-27T010817Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries (API)

NOAA National Weather Service, NWS county-public forecast zones correlation file, version bp03mr20 to bp16ap26 (11 files; newest bp16ap26), pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.weather.gov/gis/ZoneCounty

Notable Storm Events records

DateEvent typeMagnitude or extentDamagenominal dollarsDirect deaths, injuriesindirect not countedLocationFlagsWhy listed
2025-06-23Heat$0 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2025 dollars)0, 0NWS zone PAZ025 (BLAIR), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesduring plan review, check whether your last plan included it; within last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: Excessive Heat, Heat
2025-03-16Thunderstorm Wind87 kt (100 mph) estimated gust$80,000 property; $0 crops (2025 dollars)0, 0GEESEYTOWN to CANOE CREEKwithin last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: Thunderstorm Wind
2025-01-20Cold/Wind Chill$0 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2025 dollars)0, 0NWS zone PAZ025 (BLAIR), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countieswithin last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
2024-11-08Wildfire$2,000,000 property; crops not reported, reported for the zone (2024 dollars)0, 0NWS zone PAZ025 (BLAIR), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countieswithin last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: Wildfire
2024-01-10High Wind70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust$45,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2024 dollars)0, 0NWS zone PAZ025 (BLAIR), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countieswithin last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: High Wind and Strong Wind (outside NRI Strong Wind definition)
2023-06-03Hail1.5 in$0 property; $0 crops (2023 dollars)0, 0CANOE CREEKwithin last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: Hail
2004-09-17Flooddamage not reported1, 0NWS zone PAZ025 (BLAIR), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesdeaths or injuries recorded
2003-09-18Tropical Stormdamage not reported0, 0NWS zone PAZ025 (BLAIR), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesB1-c worst recorded: Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Tropical Depression
2003-08-09Flash Flood$250,000 property; crops not reported (2003 dollars)0, 0ALTOONAB1-c worst recorded: Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flood
2001-03-04Heavy Snow$5,000 property; crops not reported, reported for the zone (2001 dollars)0, 0NWS zone PAZ025 (BLAIR), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesB1-c worst recorded: Winter Storm, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Lake-Effect Snow, Winter Weather, Sleet
1996-01-19Flash Flooddamage not reported1, 0COUNTYWIDEdeaths or injuries recorded
1988-11-05TornadoF1, 1 mi path length (records before 1996 may include the whole path; rating and listing come from the county where the tornado began), 20 yd wide$2,500,000 property; crops not recorded (1988 dollars)0, 0location not recordedB1-c worst recorded: Tornado

The full list is in the XLSX file, sheet "B1-d Storm Events history" (451 rows).

Storm Events records are more complete after 1996; before 1996 only Tornado (from 1950), Hail and Thunderstorm Wind (from 1955) exist. Zone-level records are placed with NWS zone-county files, which exist from 2020 on; an earlier record is placed by its zone number in the nearest later file only when its zone name matches that file, records from zones NWS renumbered are placed by name or left out, and a record whose zone is in no known file is left out of every count, so counts before 2020 can be low. Some current zones are also missing from the NWS files, so recent counts can be low too.

Sources

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

NOAA National Weather Service, NWS county-public forecast zones correlation file, version bp03mr20 to bp16ap26 (11 files; newest bp16ap26), pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.weather.gov/gis/ZoneCounty

FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-26T121003Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)

State-declared emergencies are not in federal data. Add them from your state emergency management agency.

FEMA's declaration data list no tribal or special-area declarations for this state.

Supports B1-e: probability

Probability: FEMA annualized frequency and descriptor per hazard

HazardFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)unit per rowUnitIn plain termsDescriptorDescriptor basisNRI events or days in its record period (hail, wind and tornado are area-weighted, so can be fractional)NRI periodLocationNote
Avalanche0.01events per yearabout 1 in 100 yearsPossibleFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)01994 to 2023 (30 years)see B1-f0.01 is NRI's minimum avalanche frequency for a county in an avalanche susceptibility zone; NRI records no avalanche here, so the descriptor reflects the floor, not local events.
Coastal Floodingevents per year at a location (modeled)not shownmodeledsee B1-fNot Applicable in NRI for this county; no descriptor.
Cold Wave1.84event-days per yearabout 1.84 days per yearLikelyevent-days in 7 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (23.3%)352005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywideNRI gives about 1.84 cold wave event-days a year here (its annualized frequency over 19 years; not its event count divided by the years), but Storm Events has a record in only 7 of 30 years. NRI counts from a different source that records far more events than Storm Events, so this descriptor reads much lower than NRI's frequency; read the two together. Frost/Freeze records are not counted in this descriptor: they record crop freezes, not cold waves.
Drought0event-days per yearnone modeledLikelyevent-days in 4 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (13.3%)02000 to 2025 (25.25 years; D3 and D4 only)countywideNRI models no drought event-days here (2000 to 2025, 25.25 years; D3 and D4 only), but Storm Events has a record in 4 of 30 years. The descriptor comes from Storm Events, which records events NRI's definition leaves out, so the two use different thresholds; read them together.
Earthquake0.00054annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county has at least minor-damage shaking in a year: 0.054%not shownmodeledsee B1-fDescriptor not assigned: the NRI value is the chance at a location in the county, not how often the hazard affects the county, and Storm Events does not record earthquakes.
Hail1.59events per yearabout 1.59 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)60.3 (modeled)1986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Heat Wave1.32event-days per yearabout 1.32 days per yearPossibleevent-days in 2 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (6.67%)212005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywideNRI gives about 1.32 heat wave event-days a year here (its annualized frequency over 19 years; not its event count divided by the years), but Storm Events has a record in only 2 of 30 years. NRI counts from a different source that records far more events than Storm Events, so this descriptor reads much lower than NRI's frequency; read the two together.
Hurricane0.0477events per yearabout 1 in 21 yearsPossibleFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)141851 to 2024 (Atlantic)see B1-fNRI counts hurricane and tropical storm tracks passing within storm-force wind range; federal declarations are counted separately in B1-d and need not match.
Ice Storm0.104event-days per yearabout 0.104 days per yearLikelyevent-days in 10 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (33.3%)71946-12-31 to 2014-02-12 (67 years)countywide
Inland Flooding1.54event-days per yearabout 1.54 days per yearLikelyevent-days in 21 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (70%)431996 to 2023 (28 years)see B1-f
Landslide0.638events per year (modeled)about 0.64 per yearLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shownmodeledsee B1-f
Lightning36.6days per year with a strikeabout 36.6 days per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1995 to 2023 (29 years; CONUS)countywide
Strong Wind2.84events per yearabout 2.84 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)1081986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Tornado0.17events per yearabout 1 in 6 yearsLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1950 to 2023 (EF2+); 1986 to 2023 (EF0-1)see B1-f
Tsunamiannual probability at the most exposed location (used in place of a county value)not shownmodeledsee B1-fNot Applicable in NRI for this county; no descriptor.
Volcanic Activityannual probabilitynot shownmodeledsee B1-fNot Applicable in NRI for this county; no descriptor.
Wildfire0.000098annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county burns in a year: 0.0098%PossibleStorm Events records in 1 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (3.33%)not shownmodeledsee B1-fDescriptor from Storm Events, not NRI: the NRI value is the chance at a location in the county, not how often the hazard affects the county.
Winter Weather13.9event-days per yearabout 13.9 days per yearHighly likelyevent-days in 28 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (93.3%)2652005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide

FEMA annualized frequency (modeled) comes from the National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025). It is not recorded events divided by years, and what it measures depends on the hazard. For most hazards it estimates how often the hazard affects this county each year: it counts events or event-days (drought, heat wave, cold wave, winter weather, ice storm and inland flooding are in days per year; lightning is the number of days per year with a recorded cloud-to-ground strike, from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center daily lightning climatology); it may count events in the surrounding area (hail, strong wind, tornado, hurricane and ice storm use a 49 km grid and buffers) and is averaged over the county's area; and some hazards use a minimum value for places with no recorded event. Earthquake, wildfire and coastal flooding are different: FEMA computes them for each census block and averages them over the county, so the value is the chance (for coastal flooding, the modeled number of floods per year) at a location in the county, which is lower than the chance that the hazard strikes somewhere in the county. Earthquake is the chance of at least minor-damage shaking (U.S. Geological Survey model); wildfire is the chance that a location burns in a large fire (U.S. Forest Service burn probability); coastal flooding comes from FEMA flood zones and NOAA high-tide flooding, so it can be above 1 where high-tide flooding is frequent. Tsunami is the value at the county's most exposed location, from recorded events and modeled return periods. For these four hazards the packet gives no "1 in N years" and takes the descriptor from Storm Events (none for earthquake) unless the value is 1 or more a year. Landslide is a U.S. Geological Survey modeled county rate spread by slope susceptibility. Volcanic activity is the chance that a volcano affecting the county erupts in a year. Drought counts only extreme and exceptional drought (D3 and D4). Source: FEMA, National Risk Index Technical Documentation v1.20, sections 5.2.2 (Table 5), 5.2.3, 7.4, 10.4, 16.5, 17.1, 17.3.1, 17.5, 20.3.1, 21.4, 22.4 and 6 to 23.

Sources

FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_Counties.zip (download, 25 MB), https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_CensusTracts.zip (download, 635 MB)

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

Descriptor scale used in this packet (defined per unit)

UnitDescriptorDefinition
events per yearHighly likely1 or more per year
events per yearLikelyabout once in 1 to 10 years
events per yearPossibleabout once in 10 to 100 years
events per yearUnlikelyless than once in 100 years
annual probabilityLikely10% to under 100% chance in a given year
annual probabilityPossible1% to under 10% chance in a given year
annual probabilityUnlikelyunder 1% chance in a given year
event-days (share of years)Highly likelyevent-days recorded in 90% or more of years
event-days (share of years)Likelyevent-days recorded in 10% to under 90% of years
event-days (share of years)Possibleevent-days recorded in some years but under 10% of years
lightning strike-daysHighly likelycloud-to-ground strikes on 1 or more days per year

Sources

FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_Counties.zip (download, 25 MB), https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_CensusTracts.zip (download, 635 MB)

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

Intensity bands: historical frequency (Storm Events)

HazardBandYearsEventscounty-coded recordsYears in periodEvents per yearevents / years
Hail1.00-1.99 in1996 to 202518300.6
Hail2.00 in+1996 to 20250300
Strong Wind (Thunderstorm Wind records)50-64 kt1996 to 2025174305.8
Strong Wind (Thunderstorm Wind records)65 kt+1996 to 20253300.1
Strong Wind (Thunderstorm Wind records)unmeasured or below 50 kt1996 to 202514300.467
TornadoEF0-11996 to 20252300.0667
TornadoEF2-31996 to 20250300
TornadoEF4-51996 to 20250300
Tornadounrated (EFU)1996 to 20250300

Hail smaller than 1 inch is not counted: on 2010-01-05 the National Weather Service raised its severe-hail threshold from 3/4 inch to 1 inch, so smaller reports became less common after 2009 (NWS Service Change Notice 09-52). NRI hail frequency uses a 0.75 inch threshold.

Source

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

Optional: future conditions. Not a required item in the 2025 FEMA Local Mitigation Planning Policy Guide; some states ask for it. The federal Climate Mapping for Resilience and Adaptation (CMRA) site gives county exposure to future climate conditions.

Supports B1-f: variation across the planning area

Range of census tract risk within the county

HazardTractsrated of allRisk score minNRI score, 0 to 100MedianMaxTracts by ratingNote
Avalanche12 of 3846.148.852.0Very Low 12, Not Applicable 26
Coastal Flooding0 of 38Not Applicable 38
Cold Wave38 of 3821.632.849.6Relatively Moderate 2, Relatively Low 36National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. The tract range above mostly reflects where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.
Drought0 of 38No Rating 38National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. The tract range above mostly reflects where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.
Earthquake38 of 3810.730.858.0Relatively Low 7, Very Low 31
Hail38 of 3822.843.463.2Relatively Low 28, Very Low 10National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. The tract range above mostly reflects where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.
Heat Wave38 of 382.97.317.7Relatively Low 1, Very Low 37National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. The tract range above mostly reflects where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.
Hurricane38 of 3848.761.980.0Relatively Moderate 2, Relatively Low 34, Very Low 2
Ice Storm38 of 381.74.325.4Very Low 38National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. The tract range above mostly reflects where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.
Inland Flooding38 of 383.847.397.1Very High 1, Relatively High 9, Relatively Moderate 8, Relatively Low 15, Very Low 5
Landslide38 of 3816.859.197.3Relatively Moderate 4, Relatively Low 10, Very Low 24
Lightning38 of 3825.760.283.8Relatively High 3, Relatively Moderate 26, Relatively Low 9National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. The tract range above mostly reflects where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.
Strong Wind38 of 3824.458.381.0Relatively Moderate 24, Relatively Low 14National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. The tract range above mostly reflects where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.
Tornado38 of 3823.041.559.0Relatively Moderate 5, Relatively Low 30, Very Low 3
Tsunami0 of 38Not Applicable 38
Volcanic Activity0 of 38Not Applicable 38
Wildfire37 of 3819.439.076.5Relatively Low 4, Very Low 33, No Rating 1
Winter Weather38 of 3857.085.795.3Relatively High 30, Relatively Moderate 8National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. The tract range above mostly reflects where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.

Rated tracts only: No Rating (score 0.0), Not Applicable and Insufficient Data tracts are counted but not used for the minimum, median and maximum.

Source

FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_Counties.zip (download, 25 MB), https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_CensusTracts.zip (download, 635 MB)

Per-member block (Starter, confirm locally)

MemberTypePlan statusRepetitive lossFMA RL and SRL (44 CFR 77.2); repeat-flood, any definitionPublic Assistance matchedfederal share obligated, nominal dollarsEvent records naming this placeall years; since the member's planNotes
Blair CountyCountyApproved, expires 2031-05-25$672,649.170; 0No NFIP community ID on this member's plan row. Includes $629,191.68 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4506-PA).
Altoona cityCityApproved, expires 2031-05-25FMA RL 0, SRL 2; any 12$256,261.5926; 0Includes $44,522.11 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4506-PA).
Bellwood boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2031-05-25FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$10,305.1515; 0
Duncansville boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2031-05-25FMA RL 0, SRL 2; any 8$21,289.755; 0
Hollidaysburg boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2031-05-25FMA RL 0, SRL 8; any 14$73,588.030; 0
Martinsburg boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2031-05-25FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$17,720.799; 0
Roaring Spring boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2031-05-25FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$31,025.071; 0
Tunnelhill boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-08-01FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0none found3; 0
Tyrone boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2031-05-25FMA RL 1, SRL 0; any 6$58,170.5621; 1
Williamsburg boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2031-05-25FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 11$63,918.6311; 1
Allegheny townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2031-05-25FMA RL 0, SRL 1; any 8$35,090.460; 0
Antis townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2031-05-25FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 2$37,170.520; 0
Blair townshipTownshipPlan 109083 approved 2026-05-26, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleFMA RL 1, SRL 1; any 11$32,676.270; no approved plan
Catharine townshipTownshipPlan 109083 approved 2026-05-26, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleFMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 3$11,018.420; no approved plan
Frankstown townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2031-05-25FMA RL 0, SRL 7; any 25$213,825.491; 0
Freedom townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2031-05-25FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 7$29,947.370; 0
Greenfield townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2031-05-25FMA RL 0, SRL 1; any 8$49,882.110; 0
Huston townshipTownshipPlan 109083 approved 2026-05-26, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleFMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$33,964.790; no approved plan
Juniata townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2031-05-25FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$5,705.710; 0
Logan townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2031-05-25FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 4$62,211.160; 0
North Woodbury townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2031-05-25FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$154,490.270; 0
Snyder townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2031-05-25FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1$57,613.650; 0
Taylor townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2031-05-25FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1$51,606.280; 0
Tyrone townshipTownshipPlan 109083 approved 2026-05-26, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleFMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$368,803.9221; no approved plan
Woodbury townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2031-05-25FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$159,004.480; 0

Member rows are whole NFIP communities and need not add up to the county total: a community that extends into another county is counted in full on each member row, while the county table counts only its part in this county.

School districts and special districts get a plan clock row only.

Sources

FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-26T121003Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)

FEMA, OpenFEMA NfipMultipleLossProperties v1, version 2026-08-04T164045Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/NfipMultipleLossProperties (API)

FEMA, OpenFEMA PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries v1, version 2026-09-26T151157Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries (API)

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

Supports B2-a and B2-b: assets and impacts

Local data required

County-level starter. The plan must describe impacts for each participant and its own assets.

  • Critical facilities and lifelines per hazard
  • A problem statement per participant per hazard
  • Changes in development in hazard-prone areas since the last approval, or a statement of none (E1-a)
  • Future assets

County-level starter: exposure, expected annual loss and damage since the plan

HazardBuilding exposuremodeled dollarsAgriculture exposuremodeled dollarsPopulation exposedpeopleEAL buildingsmodeled dollars per yearEAL agriculturemodeled dollars per yearEAL population equivalencestatistical value of life and injury, $13.7M per life, not property damageEAL as % of exposurebuildings; agriculture where notedStorm Events damage since 2026-05-26county-coded records, property plus crops, nominal dollarsZone-level damage since planproperty plus crops, reported for the zonePublic Assistance since plannominal dollars; see noteNote
Avalanche$19,158under 1under $1$1,215under 0.0001%
Coastal FloodingNot Applicable in NRI for this county
Cold Wave$30,886,444,674$137,991,562122,665$610$20,904$792,040under 0.0001%
Drought$0$0agriculture exposure is 0 in NRI
Earthquake$54,282,734,259122,822$357,720$105,6690.000659%
Hail$30,886,537,693$137,991,562122,666$182,294$3,900$1,7140.00059%
Heat Wave$30,886,444,674$137,991,562122,665under $1$39$215,205under 0.0001%
Hurricane$30,706,873,956$137,773,875121,861$1,218,727$159,100$52,3420.00397%
Ice Storm$30,849,096,452122,527$13,761$5,316under 0.0001%
Inland Flooding$30,817,009,607$10,289,1716,591$25,861,014$131,242$1,335,245n/a (see note)NRI counts the full building value of any census block with some flood loss; this is not the value of buildings in the floodplain. Use local FIRM overlays for B2-a/B2-b. EAL as % of exposure: n/a.
Landslide$1,551,809,0637,242$20,088$10,1480.00129%
Lightning$30,886,537,693122,666$12,504$561,096under 0.0001%
Strong Wind$30,886,537,693$137,991,562122,666$52,773$6,728$801,1680.000171%$16,000
Tornado$30,886,537,693$137,991,562122,666$914,960$1,693$602,7890.00296%
TsunamiNot Applicable in NRI for this county
Volcanic ActivityNot Applicable in NRI for this county
Wildfire$3,629,640,434$22,775,77015,230$12,356$25$2,0940.00034%
Winter Weather$30,886,444,674$137,991,562122,665$30,434$21$417,287under 0.0001%

Totals since 2026-05-26 (Storm Events through 2026-06-30): 6 county-coded records, 6 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $16,000; 0 zone-level records, 0 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $0 reported for the zone; Public Assistance on counted declarations none found (0 declarations, 0 with PA).

Total = buildings + agriculture + population equivalence; FEMA values each expected death (or 10 injuries) at $13.7 million (2024 dollars).

FEMA does not split Public Assistance by hazard. A declaration mapped to several hazards is listed under each of them with its full amount, so the per-hazard column must not be added up; the unit total counts each declaration once.

Dollars are nominal (as reported), labeled with the year; not adjusted for inflation.

Sources

FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_Counties.zip (download, 25 MB), https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_CensusTracts.zip (download, 635 MB)

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

NOAA National Weather Service, NWS county-public forecast zones correlation file, version bp03mr20 to bp16ap26 (11 files; newest bp16ap26), pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.weather.gov/gis/ZoneCounty

FEMA, OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, version 2026-09-27T010817Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries (API)

FEMA, OpenFEMA PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries v1, version 2026-09-26T151157Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries (API)

FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-26T121003Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)

Supports B2-a: context

County context

MeasureValue
Population122,666
Building value (total, not at risk)$30,886,537,693
Agriculture value (total, not at risk)$137,991,562
NRI risk rating (all hazards)Relatively Low
Expected annual loss, buildings and agriculture, all hazards$29,000,893
Expected annual loss, population equivalence, all hazards (NRI values each statistical life at $13.7M; a modeled value of expected deaths and injuries, not property damage)$4,903,326
Social vulnerability ratingRelatively Moderate
Community resilience ratingVery High
NRI versionDecember 2025

FEMA's all-hazard expected annual loss total adds buildings, agriculture and population equivalence; the two parts are shown separately so the property figure is not read as including the statistical value of life.

Source

FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_Counties.zip (download, 25 MB), https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_CensusTracts.zip (download, 635 MB)

Supports B2-c: repetitive loss

Repetitive loss in this county, both definitions

DefinitionPropertiesSevere repetitive lossProperties
Repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2)2Severe repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2)22
Repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition117Severe repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition19

Your state NFIP coordinator's list may use the NFIP insurance definition, so its counts can be higher.

Repeat-flood properties: county and state-level rows

ScopeRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
County total22211719121221
ALTOONA, CITY OF021111203
DUNCANSVILLE, BOROUGH OF0272803
HOLLIDAYSBURG, BOROUGH OF081371411
TYRONE, BOROUGH OF1060603
WILLIAMSBURG, BOROUGH OF001101100
ALLEGHENY, TOWNSHIP OF0181804
CATHARINE, TOWNSHIP OF0030301
ANTIS, TOWNSHIP OF0020200
BLAIR, TOWNSHIP OF111111100
FRANKSTOWN, TOWNSHIP OF072462511
FREEDOM, TOWNSHIP OF0070702
GREENFIELD, TOWNSHIP OF0181803
LOGAN, TOWNSHIP OF0040400
SNYDER, TOWNSHIP OF0010100
TAYLOR, TOWNSHIP OF0010100
State level, not in this county: county not reported0010100

Repeat-flood properties by plan member (NFIP community)

MemberNFIP community IDRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredpropertiesNote
Altoona city420159021111203
Bellwood borough4201600000000
Duncansville borough4201610272803
Hollidaysburg borough420162081371411
Martinsburg borough4213840000000
Roaring Spring borough4201630000000
Tunnelhill borough4226890000000
Tyrone borough4201641060603
Williamsburg borough420165001101100
Allegheny township4209610181804
Antis township4213850020200
Blair township421386111111100
Catharine township4209620030301
Frankstown township421387072462511
Freedom township4213880070702
Greenfield township4213890181803
Huston township4223320000000
Juniata township4213900000000
Logan township4213910040400
North Woodbury township4213920000000
Snyder township4213930010100
Taylor township4213940010100
Tyrone township4213950000000
Woodbury township4209630000000

Per-member types: XLSX sheet 'B2-c Members'.

Member rows are whole NFIP communities and need not add up to the county total: a community that extends into another county is counted in full on each member row, while the county table counts only its part in this county.

County repeat-flood properties by occupancy group

Occupancy groupRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
single-family residential11910216106219
2 to 4 unit residential0010100
other residential0363600
non-residential1080802
not reported0000000

Institutional properties cannot be separated in this data: FEMA's occupancy groups have no institutional class, so they fall in non-residential or other residential in the table by occupancy group.

FMA RL and FMA SRL are the Flood Mitigation Assistance definitions (44 CFR 77.2), the ones the FEMA Local Mitigation Planning Policy Guide cites; OpenFEMA's fmaRl field description omits the Increased Cost of Compliance clause of 44 CFR 77.2(i). NFIP repetitive loss (FEMA insurance definition, nfipRl) is 2 or more claims over $1,000 in 10 years and can drop to false when a property is mitigated. Also shown: NFIP severe repetitive loss, any category, mitigated and currently insured.

Your state NFIP coordinator's list may use the NFIP insurance definition, so its counts can be higher.

Counts are aggregates of FEMA's public NFIP Multiple Loss Properties file (as of 2026-08-02). No property is identified. County assignment is FEMA's geocode.

Counts may differ from your state NFIP coordinator's list, which is the source the Handbook names.

In this county 0 properties are FMA repetitive loss but not NFIP repetitive loss, and 115 properties are NFIP repetitive loss but not FMA repetitive loss.

Exact counts; no count suppression.

Sources

Every table above lists its own sources. The full list, for the plan's bibliography (FEMA review item A4-a):

  1. FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-26T121003Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)
  2. FEMA, OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, version 2026-09-27T010817Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries (API)
  3. FEMA, OpenFEMA PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries v1, version 2026-09-26T151157Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries (API)
  4. FEMA, OpenFEMA NfipMultipleLossProperties v1, version 2026-08-04T164045Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/NfipMultipleLossProperties (API)
  5. FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_Counties.zip (download, 25 MB), https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_CensusTracts.zip (download, 635 MB)
  6. NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/
  7. NOAA National Weather Service, NWS county-public forecast zones correlation file, version bp03mr20 to bp16ap26 (11 files; newest bp16ap26), pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.weather.gov/gis/ZoneCounty
  8. U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2024 Gazetteer, 2020 place by county, CT county-to-cousub crosswalk, version 2024-gazetteer, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_counties_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_cousubs_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_place_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_unsd_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_elsd_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_scsd_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/reference/codes2020/national_place_by_county2020.txt, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/reference/ct_change/ct_cou_to_cousub_crosswalk.xlsx

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