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Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

Lycoming County recorded 13 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 8 major disasters, 5 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Highlighted: Lycoming County, PA

Totals: FY2000–FY2025 · Page last rebuilt Sep 12, 2026 · the current in-progress fiscal year is not included in totals

13
Declarations since FY2000
8
Major disasters (DR)
5
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Sep 2024
Most recent
$11.8M
Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Lycoming County runs between 2003 and 2024, covering 13 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Tropical Storm Debby in 2024. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, hurricane, and flood. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $11.8 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for roads and bridges.

Risk and vulnerability context

Historical declarations show what has happened here. These national datasets add context about underlying natural-hazard risk and community vulnerability.

County FIPS 42081
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
50.9
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 50.9% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status44.3
Household characteristics39.3
Racial and ethnic minority status32.8
Housing type and transportation74.4

Higher percentiles indicate greater relative social vulnerability within the CDC SVI framework. CDC SVI documentation

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
79.6
overall risk score
Relatively Low
Expected annual loss$40.9MRelatively Low
NRI social vulnerability41.9Relatively Moderate
Community resilience88.6Very High

The NRI combines expected annual loss, social vulnerability, and community resilience to describe relative natural-hazard risk. FEMA NRI documentation

About these measures: CDC Social Vulnerability Index and FEMA National Risk Index Social Vulnerability are separate measures built with different methods. They are shown side by side for context and should not be interpreted as equivalent scores.

Federal Public Assistance by category

Federal share obligated to this jurisdiction under FEMA Public Assistance since 2000, grouped by damage category. Figures are rounded to the nearest dollar and reflect obligations, which may change as projects close out.

CategoryProjectsFederal share obligated
Roads and bridges(C)292$7,368,837
Emergency protective measures(B)91$1,393,864
Debris removal(A)78$1,091,167
Parks and recreation(G)21$909,606
Buildings and equipment(E)26$536,221
Utilities(F)14$418,375
Management costs(Z)15$57,223
Water control facilities(D)5$22,693
All categories542$11,797,986

Recovery funding, how fast it came

For each disaster, the wait from the declaration to the first federal obligation (amber), then the federal share obligating after that (teal), on a shared 8-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 174 days. An obligation is the federal share committed to the recipient state, not funds disbursed to the locality, which comes later and is not shown.

Tropical Storm Debby 2024$1.4M
224 days to first federal obligation
Covid-19 Pandemic 2020$707K
338 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms And Flooding 2018$1.5M
204 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms And Flooding 2016$2.1M
82 days to first federal obligation
Tropical Storm Lee 2011$4.6M
144 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms And Flooding 2011$239K
41 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr4 yr5 yr6 yr7 yr8 yr

Assistance to households (Individual Assistance)

FEMA Individual Assistance to households in this jurisdiction, combined across the Housing Assistance owner and renter programs. Valid registrations are households that applied within a designated Individual Assistance area; approved counts and dollars are the households FEMA found eligible under the Individuals and Households Program. Figures are self-reported and drawn from NEMIS through OpenFEMA, not audited, and Individual Assistance exists only for disasters where it was designated, so many jurisdictions show none.

3,390
valid registrations
2,188
households approved
$10,929,495
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$6,148,792
Rental assistance$733,839
Other needs$3,991,885

Hazard mitigation, what has been funded here

Federal Hazard Mitigation Assistance obligated to this jurisdiction to reduce future disaster losses, across the FEMA mitigation programs. This is the record of past mitigation investment a local hazard mitigation plan documents. Figures are federal share obligated, reported through OpenFEMA and not audited, and are separate from the Public Assistance funding above.

$12,849,670
federal mitigation share
43
funded projects
224
properties mitigated
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)40$12,371,662
Flood Mitigation Assistance(FMA)2$328,793
Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM)1$149,216

Most common hazards

Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan

Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Lycoming County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
Tropical StormSep 11, 2024DR-4815-PADR
BiologicalMar 30, 2020DR-4506-PADR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3441-PAEM
Severe StormNov 27, 2018DR-4408-PADR
FloodDec 2, 2016DR-4292-PADR
HurricaneOct 29, 2012EM-3356-PAEM
FloodSep 12, 2011DR-4030-PADR
FloodSep 8, 2011EM-3340-PAEM
Severe StormJul 13, 2011DR-4003-PADR
HurricaneSep 10, 2005EM-3235-PAEM
Severe StormSep 19, 2004DR-1555-PADR
HurricaneSep 19, 2004DR-1557-PADR
Severe StormMar 14, 2003EM-3180-PAEM

Every declaration on record

DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance

Showing 13 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Sep 11, 2024DR-4815-PADRTropical StormTropical Storm Debby
Mar 30, 2020DR-4506-PADRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3441-PAEMBiologicalCovid-19
Nov 27, 2018DR-4408-PADRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
Dec 2, 2016DR-4292-PADRFloodSevere Storms And Flooding
Oct 29, 2012EM-3356-PAEMHurricaneHurricane Sandy
Sep 12, 2011DR-4030-PADRFloodTropical Storm Lee
Sep 8, 2011EM-3340-PAEMFloodRemnants Of Tropical Storm Lee
Jul 13, 2011DR-4003-PADRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
Sep 10, 2005EM-3235-PAEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina
Sep 19, 2004DR-1555-PADRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding Associated With Tropical Depression Frances
Sep 19, 2004DR-1557-PADRHurricaneTropical Depression Ivan
Mar 14, 2003EM-3180-PAEMSevere StormSnow
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How these numbers are built

Drawn from FEMA's OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, rebuilt each week. A declaration is counted here once for each designated area it names, so a single disaster covering many localities is counted in each one. For that reason these jurisdiction counts do not sum to Pennsylvania's statewide total. This page counts declarations that named this jurisdiction as a designated area. Totals cover complete fiscal years (Oct 1 to Sep 30); the in-progress year may appear in the most-recent list but is not counted in the totals. Uses OpenFEMA data but is not endorsed by or affiliated with FEMA.

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