Natural Disasters in Tioga, PA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

59.8

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

57.8

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

57.4

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

65.3

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Landslide82.0Winter Weather75.5Hurricane71.8

Hazard	Risk Score
Landslide	82.0
Winter Weather	75.5
Hurricane	71.8
Avalanche	70.6
Lightning	58.9
Strong Wind	55.2
Earthquake	31.1
Ice Storm	30.1
Tornado	24.0
Wildfire	20.8
Heat Wave	15.9
Cold Wave	14.4
Hail	13.4

Scores range from 0 (lowest risk) to 100 (highest risk) relative to all U.S. communities. Data from FEMA National Risk Index.

Disaster Declarations

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA

Total Declarations

Most Recent

Tropical Storm

Sep 2024

Most Common Type

Flood

7 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Sep 11, 2024	Tropical Storm	TROPICAL STORM DEBBY
Mar 30, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Nov 27, 2018	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Oct 29, 2012	Hurricane	HURRICANE SANDY
Sep 12, 2011	Flood	TROPICAL STORM LEE
Sep 8, 2011	Flood	REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE
Jul 13, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Jun 30, 2006	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES
Sep 10, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA
Sep 19, 2004	Hurricane	TROPICAL DEPRESSION IVAN
Sep 19, 2004	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRANCES
Aug 23, 2003	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Dec 23, 1996	Flood	SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS, HIGH WINDS,RAIN, FLOODING
Jan 21, 1996	Flood	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Mar 16, 1993	Snowstorm	SEVERE SNOWFALL & WINTER STORM
Jan 29, 1977	Snowstorm	SNOWSTORMS
Jul 7, 1976	Flood	HIGH WINDS, FLASH FLOODS
Sep 26, 1975	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, HEAVY RAINS & FLOODING
Jun 23, 1972	Flood	TROPICAL STORM AGNES

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

137

Total IA Distributed

$350,516

Repair/Replace

$232,114

Rental Assistance

$7,094

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-1557	77	$147,576	$2,250
DR-4815	23	$105,797	$6,865
DR-4506	9	$48,176	—
DR-1485	23	$47,105	$2,200
DR-1486	5	$1,862	$372

Individual and household assistance for homeowners and renters affected by federally declared disasters.

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

230

Total Claims Paid

$3,389,414

Avg Claim Payout

$14,737

County-level NFIP data from FEMA National Flood Insurance Program.

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$11,766,203

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

422

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4815	Tropical Storm	81	$6,917,954
DR-4003	Severe Storm(s)	188	$2,843,605
DR-4030	Flood	43	$591,337
DR-1485	Severe Storm(s)	63	$509,766
DR-1557	Hurricane	35	$494,874
DR-4408	Flood	5	$222,030
DR-4292	Flood	2	$121,579
DR-4506	Biological	4	$62,149
DR-3180	Severe Storm(s)	1	$2,908

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$755,124

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.26

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	3	$329,718
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	3	$331,806
601.1: Generators	1	$63,750
91.5: Local Multijurisdictional Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	1	$29,850

Federally funded projects to reduce future disaster risk. Only includes completed or obligated projects.

Tioga has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are landslide, winter weather, hurricane. The area has had 20 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (7 declarations). 230 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $11,766,203 in public assistance recovery funding. $350,516 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 8 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.