Hazard Plain Automated baseline

Washington County, PA

Risk-assessment baseline packet

County FIPS:
42125
Release:
2026-10
Data as of:
2026-09-30
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.

Hazard Plain release 2026-10, as of 2026-09-30.

Summary

Plan status as of 2026-09-30: No county-level plan row in FEMA data.

Highest expected annual loss (FEMA National Risk Index, modeled total; see B1-a): Inland Flooding ($51,487,650 a year), Tornado ($1,420,372) and Lightning ($1,257,839).

The tables that follow are organized by the items of FEMA's Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool, Element B (B1-a to B2-c); each heading says which item its tables support.

Plan clock

No county-level plan row in FEMA data

What changed since your last plan

Not available. No county-level plan row in FEMA data, so there is no approval date to count from.

Sources: 1, 2, 4, 6 (numbered list at the end)

Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county: 67 rows, in the section "Plan clock: Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county" on the following 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

Source: 1

JurisdictionTypeStatusPlanApprovedExpiresDays to expirynegative = days since expiryUpdate underwayNotes
Allenport boroughOrganized BoroughPlan 101476 approved 2022-03-07, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleWashington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476), pending adoption here2022-03-07 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2027-03-06 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Beallsville boroughOrganized BoroughPlan 101476 approved 2022-03-07, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleWashington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476), pending adoption here2022-03-07 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2027-03-06 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Bentleyville boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Burgettstown boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
California boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Canonsburg boroughOrganized BoroughPlan 101476 approved 2022-03-07, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleWashington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476), pending adoption here2022-03-07 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2027-03-06 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Centerville boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Charleroi boroughOrganized BoroughPlan 101476 approved 2022-03-07, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleWashington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476), pending adoption here2022-03-07 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2027-03-06 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Claysville boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Coal Center boroughOrganized BoroughPlan 101476 approved 2022-03-07, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleWashington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476), pending adoption here2022-03-07 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2027-03-06 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Cokeburg boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Deemston boroughOrganized BoroughPlan 101476 approved 2022-03-07, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleWashington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476), pending adoption here2022-03-07 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2027-03-06 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Donora boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Dunlevy boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
East Washington boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Elco boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Ellsworth boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Finleyville boroughOrganized BoroughPlan 101476 approved 2022-03-07, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleWashington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476), pending adoption here2022-03-07 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2027-03-06 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Green Hills boroughOrganized BoroughPlan 101476 approved 2022-03-07, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleWashington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476), pending adoption here2022-03-07 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2027-03-06 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Houston boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Long Branch boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Marianna boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
McDonald boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Midway boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Monongahela cityCityPlan 101476 approved 2022-03-07, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleWashington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476), pending adoption here2022-03-07 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2027-03-06 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
New Eagle boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
North Charleroi boroughOrganized BoroughPlan 101476 approved 2022-03-07, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleWashington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476), pending adoption here2022-03-07 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2027-03-06 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Roscoe boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Speers boroughOrganized BoroughPlan 101476 approved 2022-03-07, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleWashington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476), pending adoption here2022-03-07 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2027-03-06 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Stockdale boroughOrganized BoroughPlan 101476 approved 2022-03-07, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleWashington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476), pending adoption here2022-03-07 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2027-03-06 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Twilight boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Washington cityCityApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
West Alexander CDPUnincorporatedPlan 101476 approved 2022-03-07, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleWashington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476), pending adoption here2022-03-07 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2027-03-06 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
West Brownsville boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
West Middletown boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Amwell townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Blaine townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Buffalo townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Canton townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Carroll townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Cecil townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Chartiers townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Cross Creek townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Donegal townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
East Bethlehem townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
East Finley townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Fallowfield townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Hanover townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Hopewell townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Independence townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Jefferson townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Morris townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Mount Pleasant townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
North Bethlehem townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
North Franklin townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
North Strabane townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Nottingham townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Peters townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Robinson townshipTownshipPlan 101476 approved 2022-03-07, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleWashington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476), pending adoption here2022-03-07 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2027-03-06 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Smith townshipTownshipPlan 101476 approved 2022-03-07, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleWashington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476), pending adoption here2022-03-07 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2027-03-06 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Somerset townshipTownshipPlan 101476 approved 2022-03-07, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleWashington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476), pending adoption here2022-03-07 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2027-03-06 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
South Franklin townshipTownshipPlan 101476 approved 2022-03-07, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleWashington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476), pending adoption here2022-03-07 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2027-03-06 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
South Strabane townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Union townshipTownshipPlan 101476 approved 2022-03-07, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleWashington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476), pending adoption here2022-03-07 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2027-03-06 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
West Bethlehem townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
West Finley townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
West Pike Run townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 101476)2022-03-072027-03-06157FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-a: hazard identification

Hazards NRI does not cover (local data needed)

  • 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)

Sources: 5, 6

Rank by EALHazardNRI risk ratingEAL ratingEAL buildingsmodeled dollars per yearEAL agriculturemodeled dollars per yearCost of expected deaths and injuriesFEMA's dollar value per year, not property damageEAL total (see note)modeled dollars per yearStorm Events records, 1996 to 2026-06-30countStorm Events coverage note
1Inland FloodingRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$50,919,905$568$567,177$51,487,650215
2TornadoRelatively LowRelatively Low$978,113$797$441,462$1,420,37219
3LightningRelatively HighRelatively High$65,762n/a$1,192,077$1,257,8398
4HailRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$1,154,912$2,486$18,730$1,176,128139
5EarthquakeVery LowRelatively Low$383,154n/a$119,735$502,889Storm Events does not record earthquakes.
6Strong WindRelatively LowRelatively Low$243,753$2,508$162,147$408,408588Includes 21 High Wind and 10 Strong Wind records (NOAA non-thunderstorm wind types, outside NRI's Strong Wind definition).
7Heat WaveRelatively LowRelatively Low$1$2,128$385,540$387,6690No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
8HurricaneRelatively LowRelatively Low$205,139$21,455$9,326$235,9200Declared 4 times; no Storm Events record of this type.
9Ice StormRelatively LowRelatively Moderate$38,968n/a$97,225$136,1938
10LandslideRelatively ModerateRelatively Low$47,837n/a$72,744$120,5811
11DroughtRelatively LowRelatively Lown/a$118,236n/a$118,2365
12Cold WaveVery LowVery Low$1,779$10,008$53,062$64,84911
13WildfireVery LowVery Low$36,372$13$6,176$42,5610No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
14Winter WeatherVery LowRelatively Low$10,876$4$8,546$19,42659
15AvalancheVery LowVery Low$0n/a$14$140No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).

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

NRI risk rating combines expected annual loss with social vulnerability and community resilience; EAL rating rates expected annual loss alone. Both compare this county with all U.S. counties.

Local data needed: state and local wildfire records (Storm Events records this hazard only in part).

Not applicable to this county per NRI, with no federal declaration and no Storm Events record since 1996: coastal flooding, tsunami and volcanic activity. That is the evidence for leaving them out of the plan.

The state hazard mitigation plan also lists hazards for this county; FEMA asks the plan to explain any hazard it leaves out.

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-b: hazard location

Affects the whole county (national data give no location within it): Cold Wave, Drought, Hail, Heat Wave, Ice Storm, Lightning, Strong Wind and Winter Weather.

Inland Flooding: The 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.

Hazards that vary within the county: highest-rated census tracts

Source: 5

HazardHighest-rated census tractsNRI risk rating, score 0 to 100
Avalanchetract 7922 (Very Low, 6.5); tract 7921 (Very Low, 5.9); tract 7910 (Very Low, 5.7)
Earthquaketract 7041 (Relatively Low, 44.8); tract 7527 (Relatively Low, 41.3); tract 7711 (Very Low, 38.2)
Hurricanetract 7610 (Relatively Low, 52.0); tract 7958 (Very Low, 51.1); tract 7551 (Very Low, 51.0)
Landslidetract 7960 (Relatively Moderate, 99.1); tract 7310 (Relatively Moderate, 98.5); tract 7557 (Relatively Moderate, 97.6)
Tornadotract 7958 (Relatively Low, 45.9); tract 7551 (Relatively Low, 45.8); tract 7747 (Relatively Low, 44.9)
Wildfiretract 7711 (Relatively Low, 73.5); tract 7463.02 (Relatively Low, 71.9); tract 7452 (Relatively Low, 71.8)

Up to 3 census tracts per hazard, highest National Risk Index rating first, then highest score; a tract number is the Census tract number (for example 7922 is Census Tract 7922). FEMA's Resilience Analysis and Planning Tool maps the National Risk Index for every tract: https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/practitioners/resilience-analysis-and-planning-tool

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-c: hazard extent

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

Sources: 6, 7

HazardScaleRecordscount and yearsObserved rangeWorst recorded eventMost damaging (when different)How it applies to jurisdictionsNote
Avalanchenone (count and damage only)0
Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chillwind chill11 records, 2009 to 2026 (11 zone-level)1 day to 3 days (median 2 days); 11 with a recorded value3 consecutive days, 2025-01-20 to 2025-01-22, zone-levelCountywide (zone-level records).
Frost/Freeze (outside NRI's Cold Wave definition)crop damage0
DroughtU.S. Drought Monitor scale (D0 to D4)5 records, 1999 to 2024 (5 zone-level)12 days to 61 days (median 22.5 days); 4 with a recorded value61 days (2 months), 1999-08-01 to 1999-09-30, a run of 2 consecutive Storm Events drought records, zone-levelCountywide (zone-level records).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)0Storm Events does not record earthquakes; the USGS earthquake catalog is the source.
Hailhail size (inches)156 records, 1970 to 20260.75 in to 3 in (median 1 in); 156 with a recorded value3 in hail, 2023-08-12Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Washington city (15 records), Canonsburg borough (5 records), Cecil township (5 records), Charleroi borough (4 records), Claysville borough (4 records), Finleyville borough (4 records), California borough (3 records), Donora borough (3 records), Ellsworth borough (3 records), Monongahela city (3 records); and 13 more jurisdictions (see the Excel file).
Excessive Heat, Heatheat index (in event narratives)0
Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Tropical DepressionSaffir-Simpson0Storm Events files every zone of a storm's episode under the storm's type; flooding from the storm is filed as Flood or Flash Flood records.
Ice StormSperry-Piltz ice scale (local data)8 records, 1997 to 2012 (8 zone-level)No damage reported in 8 records.Countywide (zone-level records).
Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flooddamage and flood days (flood depth: FIRM)215 records, 1996 to 2025 (20 zone-level)Flood, 2004-09-17, $5,130,000 property; crops not reported (2004 dollars); NWS zone PAZ029Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Washington city (19 records), Bentleyville borough (7 records), Burgettstown borough (6 records), Monongahela city (6 records), Ellsworth borough (5 records), Charleroi borough (4 records), Claysville borough (4 records), West Brownsville borough (4 records), Beallsville borough (3 records), California borough (3 records); and 20 more jurisdictions (see the Excel file). Zone-level records (20) apply countywide.Flood depth: see the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map. Storm Events damage is often $0 or blank for floods, major ones included; FEMA Public Assistance by declaration (B1-d) shows which floods cost the most.
Debris Flownone (count and damage only)1 record, 2020No damage reported in 1 record.No event record names a jurisdiction in the plan.
Lightningannualized frequency (the measure FEMA's Local Mitigation Planning Handbook names)8 records, 1996 to 2011Lightning, 1996-06-24, $20,000 property; crops not reported (1996 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Canonsburg borough (2 records), California borough (1 record), South Strabane township (1 record), Washington city (1 record).Storm Events lists lightning with damage or casualties.
High Wind and Strong Wind (outside NRI's Strong Wind definition)wind speed (kt and mph)31 records, 1996 to 2026 (31 zone-level)35 kt (40 mph) to 60 kt (69 mph) (median 50 kt (58 mph)); 27 with a recorded value60 kt (69 mph), measurement type not recorded, High Wind, 1999-01-18; NWS zone PAZ029High Wind, 2008-09-14, $150,000 property; $0 crops (zone total, 2008 dollars)Countywide (zone-level records).
Thunderstorm Windwind speed (kt and mph)647 records, 1961 to 202640 kt (46 mph) to 80 kt (92 mph) (median 50 kt (58 mph)); 470 with a recorded value80 kt (92 mph) measured gust, Thunderstorm Wind, 2005-07-25Thunderstorm Wind, 2023-08-12, $250,000 property; crops not reported (2023 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Washington city (44 records), Canonsburg borough (25 records), Claysville borough (21 records), Burgettstown borough (17 records), Charleroi borough (14 records), Finleyville borough (12 records), Cecil township (10 records), Donora borough (10 records), Beallsville borough (7 records), Bentleyville borough (7 records); and 28 more jurisdictions (see the Excel file).
TornadoEnhanced Fujita (Fujita before Feb 2007)25 records, 1973 to 2026F/EF0 to F/EF2 (median F/EF1); 25 with a recorded valueEF2 tornado, 2021-10-21, 15.67 mi within this county, 700 yd wide, $7,500,000 property; crops not reported (2021 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Deemston borough (2 records), Buffalo township (1 record), Canonsburg borough (1 record), Cokeburg borough (1 record), Donora borough (1 record), Finleyville borough (1 record), Independence township (1 record), Marianna borough (1 record), West Brownsville borough (1 record).Before 1996 a tornado is listed once, under the county where it began, with its whole path's rating and length; from 1996 on, each county lists its own segment. Length is not used to rank tornadoes (see Methods).
Wildfireacres burned (local data)0
Winter Storm, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Lake-Effect Snow, Winter Weather, Sleetnone in data (snowfall: local data)59 records, 1996 to 2026 (59 zone-level)No damage reported in 59 records.Countywide (zone-level records).

Where a hazard names more than 10 jurisdictions, the table lists the 10 with the most records; every one is in the Excel file, sheet "B1-c Extent".

In event narratives only (local data needed): wind chill, temperature, heat index, ice thickness, acres burned and snow depth; any physical measure of avalanche, debris flow and lightning.

Storm Events records are more complete after 1996; before 1996 only Tornado (from 1950), Hail and Thunderstorm Wind (from 1955) exist. Zone-level records from zones that no NWS zone-county file places in this county (mostly before 2020) are not counted here (the Methods page explains the zone matching).

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

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-d: previous occurrences

Federal declarations for this county: 14 declarations covering 11 separate hazard incidents counted in this packet (declarations for the same incident count once; non-natural and evacuation-only declarations are not counted).

No county-level plan row in FEMA data, so there is no approval date to count from.

Federal disaster declarations for this county

Sources: 1, 2, 3

DeclaredIncident beganFEMA numberTypeTitleMapped hazardCounty Public Assistancefederal share obligated, nominal dollarsNotes
2020-03-302020-01-20DR-4506-PAMajor disasterCOVID-19 PandemicNon-natural, not counted$205,084.47
2020-03-132020-01-20EM-3441-PAEmergencyCOVID-19Non-natural, not countedno Public Assistance recordedsame incident as DR-4506
2012-10-292012-10-26EM-3356-PAEmergencyHurricane SandyHurricaneno Public Assistance recorded
2005-09-102005-08-29EM-3235-PAEmergencyHurricane KatrinaHurricane: evacuation support, not a local hazard event; not countedno Public Assistance recorded
2004-09-192004-09-17DR-1557-PAMajor disasterTropical Depression IvanHurricane$2,475,574.36
2004-09-192004-09-08DR-1555-PAMajor disasterSevere Storms and Flooding Associated with Tropical Depression FrancesHurricane; Inland FloodingPA not declared for this county
2003-03-142003-02-14EM-3180-PAEmergencySnowWinter Weather$331,776.71
1996-01-211996-01-19DR-1093-PAMajor disasterSevere Storms and FloodingInland Floodingno Public Assistance recorded
1996-01-131996-01-06DR-1085-PAMajor disasterBlizzard of 96Winter Weatherno Public Assistance recorded
1994-03-101994-01-04DR-1015-PAMajor disasterSevere Winter StormsWinter Weatherno Public Assistance recorded
1993-03-161993-03-13EM-3105-PAEmergencySevere Snowfall & Winter StormWinter Weatherno Public Assistance recorded
1985-11-091985-11-03DR-754-PAMajor disasterSevere Storms & FloodingInland Floodingno Public Assistance recorded
1977-01-291977-01-29EM-3026-PAEmergencySnowstormsWinter Weatherno Public Assistance recorded
1972-06-231972-06-23DR-340-PAMajor disasterTropical Storm AgnesInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Hurricaneno Public Assistance recorded

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.

Statewide declarations

Source: 2

DeclaredIncident beganFEMA numberTypeTitleMapped hazard
2003-08-232003-07-21DR-1485-PAMajor disasterSevere Storms, Tornadoes, and FloodingInland Flooding; Tornado
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, so they are listed on every county page in the state and not counted with county rows. Local data needed: whether each one affected this county.

Previous occurrences by hazard, with explicit no-event rows

Sources: 2, 6, 7

HazardStorm Events records, all years on file(years in the Period column)Since plan approvalrecordsIn the 12 months before plan approvalrecordsLast 5 yearsrecordsDeclared incidents, all yearsseparate disastersDeclared since approvalseparate disastersPeriodStatement
Avalanche0001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Cold Wave11301996 to 2026-06-30
Drought5301996 to 2026-06-30
Earthquake000Storm Events does not record earthquakes; the USGS earthquake catalog is the source.
Hail1564001955 to 2026-06-30
Heat Wave0001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Hurricane0041996 to 2026-06-30No Storm Events records of this type; 4 federal declared incidents (see declarations table)
Ice Storm8001996 to 2026-06-30
Inland Flooding2154241996 to 2026-06-30
Landslide1001996 to 2026-06-30
Lightning8001996 to 2026-06-30
Strong Wind67813001955 to 2026-06-30Includes 21 High Wind and 10 Strong Wind records.
Tornado251501950 to 2026-06-30
Wildfire0001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Winter Weather591951996 to 2026-06-30

Notable Storm Events records

Sources: 1, 6, 7

DateEvent typeMagnitude or extentDamagenominal dollarsDeaths, injuriesdirect onlyLocationFlagsWhy listed
2025-01-20Cold/Wind Chill$0 property; $0 crops (zone total, 2025 dollars)0, 0NWS zone PAZ029 (WASHINGTON), zone-levelwithin last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
2023-08-12Hail3 in$20,000 property; $5,000 crops (2023 dollars)0, 0CLAYSVILLEwithin last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: Hail
2021-10-21TornadoEF2, 15.67 mi within this county, 700 yd wide$7,500,000 property; crops not reported (2021 dollars)0, 0INDEPENDENCE to CANONSBURGwithin last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: Tornado
2008-09-14High Wind50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust$150,000 property; $0 crops (zone total, 2008 dollars)0, 0NWS zone PAZ029 (WASHINGTON), zone-levelB1-c most damaging: High Wind and Strong Wind
2005-07-25Thunderstorm Wind80 kt (92 mph) measured gust$80,000 property; crops not reported (2005 dollars)0, 0WEST ALEXANDERB1-c worst recorded: Thunderstorm Wind
2004-09-17Flood$5,130,000 property; crops not reported (zone total, 2004 dollars)0, 0NWS zone PAZ029 (WASHINGTON), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flood
1999-08-01Droughtdamage not reported0, 0NWS zone PAZ029 (WASHINGTON), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Drought
1999-03-09Heavy Snowdamage not reported0, 2NWS zone PAZ029 (WASHINGTON), zone-leveldeaths or injuries recorded
1999-01-18High Wind60 kt (69 mph), measurement type not recorded$25,000 property; crops not reported (zone total, 1999 dollars)0, 0NWS zone PAZ029 (WASHINGTON), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: High Wind and Strong Wind
1997-05-19Flash Flooddamage not reported1, 0GINGER HILLdeaths or injuries recorded
1996-06-24Lightning$20,000 property; crops not reported (1996 dollars)0, 0CALIFORNIAB1-c worst recorded: Lightning
1973-05-10TornadoF1, 2 mi path length (whole path, pre-1996), 33 yd wide$25,000 property; crops not recorded (1973 dollars)0, 3location not recordeddeaths or injuries recorded

The full list is in the Excel file, sheet "B1-d Storm Events history" (1,166 rows).

Location is the place NOAA recorded, as written in its data; it need not be a jurisdiction in this plan.

Local data needed: state-declared emergencies, from your state emergency management agency (federal data do not include them).

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

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-e: probability of future events

Probability: FEMA annualized frequency and descriptor per hazard

Sources: 5, 6

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.
Cold Wave2.84event-days per yearabout 2.84 days per yearLikelyStorm Events event-days in 7 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (23.3%)542005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide
Drought0.838event-days per yearabout 0.838 days per yearPossibleStorm Events event-days in 2 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (6.67%)562000 to 2025 (25.25 years; D3 and D4 only)countywide
Earthquake0.000583annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county has at least minor-damage shaking in a year: 0.0583%not shownmodeledsee B1-fNo descriptor (Storm Events does not record earthquakes).
Hail3.31events per yearabout 3.31 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)125.8 (modeled)1986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Heat Wave1.95event-days per yearabout 1.95 days per yearStorm Events event-days in 0 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (0%)362005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywideNo Storm Events heat wave record, 1996 to 2025
Hurricane0.0271events per yearabout 1 in 37 yearsPossibleFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)81851 to 2024 (Atlantic)see B1-fNRI counts hurricane and tropical storm tracks passing within storm-force wind range; federal declarations are in B1-d.
Ice Storm0.478event-days per yearabout 0.478 days per yearLikelyStorm Events event-days in 7 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (23.3%)331946-12-31 to 2014-02-12 (67 years)countywide
Inland Flooding3.71event-days per yearabout 3.71 days per yearLikelyStorm Events event-days in 26 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (86.7%)1041996 to 2023 (28 years)see B1-f
Landslide2.09events per year (modeled)about 2.09 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shownmodeledsee B1-f
Lightning42.7days per year with a strikeabout 42.7 days per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1995 to 2023 (29 years; CONUS)countywide
Strong Wind2.23events per yearabout 2.23 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)851986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Tornado0.286events per yearabout 1 in 4 yearsLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1950 to 2023 (EF2+); 1986 to 2023 (EF0-1)see B1-f
Wildfire0.0000693annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county burns in a year: 0.00693%Storm Events records in 0 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (0%)not shownmodeledsee B1-fNo descriptor: no Storm Events record 1996 to 2025
Winter Weather10.3event-days per yearabout 10.3 days per yearLikelyStorm Events event-days in 22 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (73.3%)1962005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide

FEMA annualized frequency (modeled) is the National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025) estimate of how often a hazard affects this county in a year; it is not recorded events divided by years, and its unit differs by hazard (events, event-days, or days with a lightning strike per year). For earthquake, wildfire, coastal flooding and tsunami the value is the chance (or number of events) at a location in the county, not across the county, so no "1 in N years" is given and the descriptor comes from Storm Events where it has a record (none for earthquake). The Methods page gives each hazard's method, from FEMA's National Risk Index Technical Documentation v1.20.

Where NRI gives event-days, the descriptor comes from the share of years with a Storm Events record; NRI's source records more events, so the two differ.

Descriptor scale used in this packet (defined per unit)

Sources: 5, 6

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

Intensity bands: historical frequency (Storm Events)

Source: 6

HazardBandYearsEventscounty-coded recordsYears in periodEvents per yearevents / years
Hail1.00-1.99 in1996 to 202564302.13
Hail2.00 in+1996 to 20259300.3
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)50-64 kt1996 to 20254393014.6
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)65 kt+1996 to 20257300.233
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)unmeasured or below 50 kt1996 to 202595303.17
TornadoEF0-11996 to 202513300.433
TornadoEF2-31996 to 20253300.1
TornadoEF4-51996 to 20250300
Tornadounrated (EFU)1996 to 20250300

The bands show how often events of each severity were recorded in this county, to profile how severe events have been (FEMA's probability item asks for the range of intensities).

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.

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 (https://resilience.climate.gov/).

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-f: hazards that vary across jurisdictions

Range of census tract risk within the county

Source: 5

HazardTractsrated of allNRI risk score, 0 to 100Tracts by rating
MinMedianMax
Avalanche3 of 625.75.96.5Very Low 3, Not Applicable 59
Cold Wave62 of 6216.116.619.1Very Low 62
Drought33 of 6267.780.492.0Relatively Moderate 1, Relatively Low 18, Very Low 14, No Rating 29
Earthquake62 of 625.520.444.8Relatively Low 2, Very Low 60
Hail62 of 6239.965.181.3Relatively Moderate 19, Relatively Low 43
Heat Wave62 of 623.16.918.8Relatively Low 1, Very Low 61
Hurricane62 of 6232.544.052.0Relatively Low 1, Very Low 61
Ice Storm62 of 626.924.647.7Relatively Low 15, Very Low 47
Inland Flooding62 of 625.857.598.5Very High 1, Relatively High 14, Relatively Moderate 26, Relatively Low 16, Very Low 5
Landslide62 of 6231.285.799.1Relatively Moderate 9, Relatively Low 31, Very Low 22
Lightning62 of 6233.564.989.8Relatively High 8, Relatively Moderate 46, Relatively Low 8
Strong Wind62 of 6212.624.844.9Relatively Low 51, Very Low 11
Tornado62 of 6214.230.845.9Relatively Low 39, Very Low 23
Wildfire62 of 6220.258.673.5Relatively Low 17, Very Low 45
Winter Weather62 of 6216.020.226.8Relatively Low 51, Very Low 11

Drought: Agriculture is all of NRI's expected annual loss for this hazard in the county, so the tract range mostly reflects where crop and livestock value is.

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.

The score ranks a tract against all U.S. tracts (100 = highest). The rating is FEMA's category for the tract's risk value, computed differently, so the two can disagree.

Frequency data for cold wave, drought, hail, heat wave, ice storm, lightning, strong wind and winter weather are county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone), the same for every jurisdiction; the tract range mostly reflects where buildings and people are (crop and livestock value where a line above names agriculture).

Each jurisdiction (starting figures from federal data)

Sources: 1, 3, 4, 6

JurisdictionTypePlan statusRepetitive lossFMA RL and SRL (44 CFR 77.2); repeat-flood, any definitionPublic Assistance to this jurisdictionFEMA records matched by applicant name; federal share obligated, nominal dollarsEvent records naming this placeall years; since its planNotes
Allenport boroughOrganized BoroughPlan 101476 approved 2022-03-07, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleFMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 2$1,953.155 total; no approved plan
Beallsville boroughOrganized BoroughPlan 101476 approved 2022-03-07, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleFMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded11 total; no approved plan
Bentleyville boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$6,318.5116 total; 1 since its plan
Burgettstown boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 2$63,431.0525 total; 0 since its plan
California boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 3$7,648.4814 total; 2 since its plan
Canonsburg boroughOrganized BoroughPlan 101476 approved 2022-03-07, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleFMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1$19,727.9934 total; no approved plan
Centerville boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1no Public Assistance recorded6 total; 0 since its plan
Charleroi boroughOrganized BoroughPlan 101476 approved 2022-03-07, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleFMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 3$7,068.9822 total; no approved plan
Claysville boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$25,295.6529 total; 7 since its plan
Coal Center boroughOrganized BoroughPlan 101476 approved 2022-03-07, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleFMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded4 total; no approved plan
Cokeburg boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded8 total; 6 since its plan
Deemston boroughOrganized BoroughPlan 101476 approved 2022-03-07, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleFMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$39,851.698 total; no approved plan
Donora boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$6,689.4415 total; 2 since its plan
Dunlevy boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded2 total; 1 since its plan
East Washington boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$3,164.706 total; 2 since its plan
Elco boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 5no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its plan
Ellsworth boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$3,521.9911 total; 2 since its plan
Finleyville boroughOrganized BoroughPlan 101476 approved 2022-03-07, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleFMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 2$3,299.3620 total; no approved plan
Green Hills boroughOrganized BoroughPlan 101476 approved 2022-03-07, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleFMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded0 total; no approved plan
Houston boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 1; any 6$136,187.210 total; 0 since its plan
Long Branch boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$138,559.721 total; 1 since its plan
Marianna boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded8 total; 3 since its plan
McDonald boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 4$75,011.530 total; 0 since its plan
Midway boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1$7,097.5110 total; 0 since its plan
Monongahela cityCityPlan 101476 approved 2022-03-07, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleFMA RL 0, SRL 1; any 7$8,902.8416 total; no approved plan
New Eagle boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$27,259.100 total; 0 since its plan
North Charleroi boroughOrganized BoroughPlan 101476 approved 2022-03-07, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleFMA RL 0, SRL 1; any 7$770.391 total; no approved plan
Roscoe boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 1; any 3no Public Assistance recorded9 total; 2 since its plan
Speers boroughOrganized BoroughPlan 101476 approved 2022-03-07, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleFMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1$2,371.905 total; no approved plan
Stockdale boroughOrganized BoroughPlan 101476 approved 2022-03-07, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleFMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 6$1,6201 total; no approved plan
Twilight boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded3 total; 2 since its plan
Washington cityCityApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 5; any 15$22,365.6479 total; 3 since its plan
West Alexander CDPUnincorporatedPlan 101476 approved 2022-03-07, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleno Public Assistance recorded12 total; no approved planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
West Brownsville boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 3$2,525.3812 total; 8 since its plan
West Middletown boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded5 total; 1 since its plan
Amwell townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1$12,395.050 total; 0 since its plan
Blaine townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$15,215.610 total; 0 since its plan
Buffalo townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 1; any 1$4,249.253 total; 1 since its plan
Canton townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 1, SRL 1; any 11$42,411.300 total; 0 since its planIncludes $4,027.21 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4506-PA).
Carroll townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1$7,155.520 total; 0 since its plan
Cecil townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 5$146,665.4218 total; 2 since its plan
Chartiers townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 1; any 2$21,414.570 total; 0 since its plan
Cross Creek townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$66,220.712 total; 0 since its plan
Donegal townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$72,697.450 total; 0 since its plan
East Bethlehem townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 6$10,387.160 total; 0 since its plan
East Finley townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1$33,450.425 total; 1 since its plan
Fallowfield townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1$13,754.170 total; 0 since its plan
Hanover townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$56,201.720 total; 0 since its plan
Hopewell townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1$13,662.760 total; 0 since its plan
Independence townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 2$182,942.718 total; 0 since its plan
Jefferson townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$16,658.050 total; 0 since its plan
Morris townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$3,082.190 total; 0 since its plan
Mount Pleasant townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$60,516.991 total; 0 since its plan
North Bethlehem townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$12,071.080 total; 0 since its plan
North Franklin townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1$6,836.860 total; 0 since its plan
North Strabane townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$41,070.760 total; 0 since its plan
Nottingham townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$64,408.500 total; 0 since its plan
Peters townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 1, SRL 0; any 3$26,694.100 total; 0 since its plan
Robinson townshipTownshipPlan 101476 approved 2022-03-07, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleFMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$5,847.972 total; no approved plan
Smith townshipTownshipPlan 101476 approved 2022-03-07, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleFMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$117,921.650 total; no approved plan
Somerset townshipTownshipPlan 101476 approved 2022-03-07, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleFMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$7,200.780 total; no approved plan
South Franklin townshipTownshipPlan 101476 approved 2022-03-07, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleFMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 2$169,102.790 total; no approved plan
South Strabane townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$59,059.7211 total; 2 since its plan
Union townshipTownshipPlan 101476 approved 2022-03-07, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleFMA RL 0, SRL 1; any 6$9,9900 total; no approved plan
West Bethlehem townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 2$13,673.110 total; 0 since its plan
West Finley townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$108,454.843 total; 1 since its plan
West Pike Run townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-03-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$3,930.020 total; 0 since its plan

Repetitive-loss counts are for whole NFIP communities, which can extend beyond this county (see the note in B2-c).

County Public Assistance in B1-d also includes applicants filed under the county that are not jurisdictions in this plan (for example state agencies, special districts and nonprofits), so the jurisdiction rows add up to less.

Supports FEMA checklist items B2-a and B2-b: vulnerability and potential impacts

Local data needed

The table below gives county-level starting figures; the plan describes impacts for each jurisdiction and its own assets.

No county-level plan row in FEMA data, so there is no approval date to count from.

  • Critical facilities and lifelines per hazard
  • A problem statement per jurisdiction 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

Sources: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7

HazardBuilding exposuremodeled dollarsAgriculture exposuremodeled dollarsPopulation exposedpeopleEAL buildingsmodeled dollars per yearEAL agriculturemodeled dollars per yearCost of expected deaths and injuriesFEMA's dollar value per year, not property damageEAL as % of exposurebuildings; agriculture where notedStorm Events damage since plancounty-coded records, property plus crops, nominal dollarsZone-level damage since planproperty plus crops, reported for the zonePublic Assistance since plannominal dollars; see noteNote
Avalanche$0n/aunder 1$0n/a$14building exposure is 0 in NRI
Cold Wave$51,316,327,854$47,624,725209,274$1,779$10,008$53,062under 0.0001%
Droughtn/a$22,324,804n/an/a$118,236n/a0.53% (agriculture)NRI has no building exposure for this hazard; agriculture shown
Earthquake$89,007,059,097n/a209,349$383,154n/a$119,7350.00043%
Hail$51,316,327,854$47,624,725209,274$1,154,912$2,486$18,7300.00225%
Heat Wave$51,316,327,854$47,624,725209,274$1$2,128$385,540under 0.0001%
Hurricane$51,140,820,118$47,251,742208,416$205,139$21,455$9,3260.000401%
Ice Storm$51,301,561,020n/a209,204$38,968n/a$97,225under 0.0001%
Inland Flooding$51,272,717,820$824,8616,451$50,919,905$568$567,177n/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.
Landslide$7,562,622,594n/a33,928$47,837n/a$72,7440.000633%
Lightning$51,316,327,854n/a209,274$65,762n/a$1,192,0770.000128%
Strong Wind$51,316,327,854$47,624,725209,274$243,753$2,508$162,1470.000475%
Tornado$51,316,327,854$47,624,725209,274$978,113$797$441,4620.00191%
Wildfire$21,752,640,392$20,168,86892,121$36,372$13$6,1760.000167%
Winter Weather$51,316,327,854$47,624,725209,274$10,876$4$8,546under 0.0001%

Totals since the plan: not available. No county-level plan row in FEMA data, so there is no approval date to count from.

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 does not add up to the total; the unit total counts each declaration once.

NRI computes earthquake exposure on its own basis, so it exceeds the county building value in B2-a.

Supports FEMA checklist item B2-a: vulnerability (county context)

County context

Source: 5

MeasureValue
Population209,274
Building value (total, not at risk)$51,316,327,854
Agriculture value (total, not at risk)$47,624,725
NRI risk rating (all hazards)Relatively Moderate
Expected annual loss, buildings and agriculture, all hazards$54,244,772
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)$3,133,963
Social vulnerability ratingRelatively Low
Community resilience ratingVery High
NRI versionDecember 2025

FEMA's all-hazard expected annual loss adds buildings, agriculture and population equivalence; this table gives the property part and the population-equivalence part as separate rows.

Social vulnerability: higher means people are more likely to be harmed and slower to recover. Community resilience: lower means the community is less able to recover. High social vulnerability and low resilience both raise the NRI risk rating.

Supports FEMA checklist item B2-c: repetitive loss properties

Repetitive loss in this county, both definitions

Sources: 1, 4

DefinitionPropertiesSevere repetitive lossProperties
Repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2)2Severe repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2)13
Repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition114Severe repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition9

The state NFIP coordinator's list, the source FEMA's Handbook names, often uses the NFIP insurance definition (second row).

Repeat-flood properties: county and state-level rows

Sources: 1, 4

ScopeRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
County total2131149118143
of which: Allenport borough0020200
of which: Burgettstown borough0020201
of which: California borough0030301
of which: Canonsburg borough0010100
of which: Charleroi borough0030300
of which: Elco borough0050500
of which: McDonald borough0040403
of which: Monongahela city0171701
of which: Roscoe borough0120300
of which: Stockdale borough0060600
of which: Union township0161603
of which: Washington city051551508
of which: Buffalo township0111101
of which: Canton township111001117
of which: Independence township0020202
of which: Finleyville borough0020201
of which: North Charleroi borough0160702
of which: Speers borough0010101
of which: East Bethlehem township0060600
of which: Carroll township0010100
of which: Cecil township0050503
of which: Chartiers township0120202
of which: East Finley township0010101
of which: Fallowfield township0010100
of which: North Franklin township0010100
of which: Peters township1020300
of which: West Bethlehem township0020201
of which: Centerville borough0010101
of which: Hopewell township0010100
of which: Midway borough0010101
of which: South Franklin township0020200
of which: Houston borough0161603
of which: Amwell township0010100
of which: West Brownsville borough0030300
Statewide, no county in FEMA's file0010100

The statewide row counts properties FEMA's file gives with no county in this state; they are listed for reference and are not in this county's counts.

Repeat-flood properties by jurisdiction in the plan (NFIP community)

Sources: 1, 4

JurisdictionNFIP community IDRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
Allenport borough4208450020200
Beallsville borough4221290000000
Bentleyville borough4208460000000
Burgettstown borough4208470020201
California borough4208480030301
Canonsburg borough4208490010100
Centerville borough4225520010101
Charleroi borough4208500030300
Claysville borough4227300000000
Coal Center borough4221310000000
Cokeburg borough4227310000000
Deemston borough4221320000000
Donora borough4208510000000
Dunlevy borough4221330000000
East Washington borough4221340000000
Elco borough4208520050500
Ellsworth borough4225530000000
Finleyville borough4221350020201
Green Hills borough4227320000000
Houston borough4225940161603
Long Branch borough4221360000000
Marianna borough4208540000000
McDonald borough4208550040403
Midway borough4225580010101
Monongahela city4208560171701
New Eagle borough4208570000000
North Charleroi borough4221370160702
Roscoe borough4208580120300
Speers borough4221380010101
Stockdale borough4208590060600
Twilight borough4225640000000
Washington city420861051551508
West Brownsville borough4253910030300
West Middletown borough4221390000000
Amwell township4226150010100
Blaine township4221410000000
Buffalo township4212000111101
Canton township421201111001117
Carroll township4221420010100
Cecil township4221430050503
Chartiers township4221440120202
Cross Creek township4221450000000
Donegal township4221460000000
East Bethlehem township4221400060600
East Finley township4221470010101
Fallowfield township4221480010100
Hanover township4225550000000
Hopewell township4225560010100
Independence township4212020020202
Jefferson township4225570000000
Morris township4225590000000
Mount Pleasant township4221490000000
North Bethlehem township4225600000000
North Franklin township4221500010100
North Strabane township4221510000000
Nottingham township4225610000000
Peters township4221521020300
Robinson township4225620000000
Smith township4221530000000
Somerset township4221540000000
South Franklin township4225630020200
South Strabane township4221550000000
Union township4208600161603
West Bethlehem township4221560020201
West Finley township4225650000000
West Pike Run township4221570000000

Counts by occupancy group for each jurisdiction are in the Excel file, sheet "B2-c Jurisdictions".

Jurisdiction 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 jurisdiction row, while the county table counts only its part in this county.

County repeat-flood properties by occupancy group

Sources: 1, 4

Occupancy groupRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
single-family residential1570373028
2 to 4 unit residential0040400
other residential0030302
non-residential1837638113
not reported0000000

FEMA's occupancy groups have no institutional class; institutional properties are counted 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. NFIP repetitive loss (the FEMA insurance definition) is 2 or more claims over $1,000 in 10 years, and a property can leave that group once it is mitigated. Also shown: NFIP severe repetitive loss, any category, mitigated and currently insured. The Methods page gives the OpenFEMA field details.

Counts are aggregates of FEMA's public NFIP Multiple Loss Properties file (FEMA's data date 2026-08-02; file version 2026-08-04). No property is identified. County assignment is FEMA's geocode.

In this county 1 property is FMA repetitive loss but not NFIP repetitive loss, and 113 properties are NFIP repetitive loss but not FMA repetitive loss.

Exact counts; no count suppression.

Sources

Tables cite these sources by number. The full list, for the plan's bibliography (FEMA review item A4-a):

  1. FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-29T134039Z, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)
  2. FEMA, OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, version 2026-09-29T162832Z, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries (API)
  3. FEMA, OpenFEMA PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries v1, version 2026-09-29T150754Z, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries (API)
  4. FEMA, OpenFEMA NfipMultipleLossProperties v1, version 2026-08-04T164045Z, pulled 2026-09-30, 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 2026-09-30, 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 2026-09-30, 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 2026-09-30, 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 2026-09-30, 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 (used to match place names and codes; no table prints its values)

What this packet is and what the plan adds

This packet is the federal data for the plan's risk assessment (the summary on page 1 says how it is organized); the plan and FEMA's review decide whether each item is met.

The plan adds what only the community has: local data on assets, critical facilities, development and each jurisdiction's impacts; local hazard history, including state-declared emergencies; the mitigation strategy; and adoption.

How the federal data are built: National Risk Index values are FEMA's model, not counts of events. Storm Events is more complete from 1996; zone-level records are placed by forecast zone, not by location in the county. Public Assistance for a jurisdiction is matched by applicant name. The Methods page gives every rule and the known edge cases.

OpenFEMA disclaimer

This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).

Reuse, citation and corrections

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Cite this: Hazard Plain (2026). Washington County, PA: risk-assessment baseline packet, release 2026-10 (data as of 2026-09-30; County FIPS 42125). Automated baseline. https://hazardplain.org/pa/42125/ Built from FEMA OpenFEMA, the FEMA National Risk Index and NOAA NCEI Storm Events; source versions in the packet's Sources list.

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