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Tioga County, Pennsylvania

Tioga County recorded 13 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 9 major disasters, 4 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Highlighted: Tioga 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
9
Major disasters (DR)
4
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Sep 2024
Most recent
$12.4M
Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Tioga 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 $12.4 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 42117
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
29.8
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 29.8% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status37.7
Household characteristics23.7
Racial and ethnic minority status2.6
Housing type and transportation52.0

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
59.8
overall risk score
Relatively Low
Expected annual loss$18.6MRelatively Low
NRI social vulnerability57.4Relatively Moderate
Community resilience65.3Relatively 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)359$10,316,199
Debris removal(A)20$648,622
Buildings and equipment(E)4$502,385
Emergency protective measures(B)25$446,482
Parks and recreation(G)7$152,675
Management costs(Z)16$112,251
Utilities(F)8$104,793
Water control facilities(D)4$77,665
All categories443$12,361,072

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 7-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 124 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$7.4M
152 days to first federal obligation
Covid-19 Pandemic 2020$62K
200 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms And Flooding 2018$222K
189 days to first federal obligation
DR-4292 2016$122K
96 days to first federal obligation
Tropical Storm Lee 2011$591K
78 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms And Flooding 2011$2.8M
42 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr4 yr5 yr6 yr7 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.

757
valid registrations
568
households approved
$4,904,368
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$3,160,253
Rental assistance$54,597
Other needs$1,687,970

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.

$755,124
federal mitigation share
8
funded projects
12
properties mitigated
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)4$393,468
Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM)3$331,806
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities(BRIC)1$29,850

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 Tioga 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
HurricaneOct 29, 2012EM-3356-PAEM
FloodSep 12, 2011DR-4030-PADR
FloodSep 8, 2011EM-3340-PAEM
Severe StormJul 13, 2011DR-4003-PADR
Severe StormJun 30, 2006DR-1649-PADR
HurricaneSep 10, 2005EM-3235-PAEM
Severe StormSep 19, 2004DR-1555-PADR
HurricaneSep 19, 2004DR-1557-PADR
Severe StormAug 23, 2003DR-1485-PADR

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
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
Jun 30, 2006DR-1649-PADRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides
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
Aug 23, 2003DR-1485-PADRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
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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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