Ice Storm Risk in Pennsylvania
All Pennsylvania counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index ice storm score
Ice Storm risk — freezing rain that coats surfaces in heavy, damaging ice — is rated for 67 of 67 Pennsylvania counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Bucks County carries the state's highest ice storm score at 99.1, with $4M in expected annual ice storm losses.
6 Pennsylvania counties are rated High or Very High for ice storm, and expected annual losses from ice storm total roughly $15M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.
County Rankings — Ice Storm
| # | County | Ice Storm Score | Rating | Ann. Freq. | Ann. Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bucks County | Very High | 1.43 / yr | $4M | |
| 2 | Allegheny County | Very High | 0.40 / yr | $2M | |
| 3 | Philadelphia County | High | 1.44 / yr | $989K | |
| 4 | Delaware County | High | 1.41 / yr | $750K | |
| 5 | Chester County | High | 1.33 / yr | $993K | |
| 6 | Luzerne County | High | 0.96 / yr | $415K | |
| 7 | Lancaster County | Medium | 1.21 / yr | $471K | |
| 8 | Montgomery County | Medium | 1.44 / yr | $530K | |
| 9 | Lehigh County | Medium | 1.52 / yr | $310K | |
| 10 | Berks County | Medium | 1.39 / yr | $310K | |
| 11 | Monroe County | Medium | 1.60 / yr | $301K | |
| 12 | Northampton County | Medium | 1.67 / yr | $259K | |
| 13 | Erie County | Medium | 1.29 / yr | $202K | |
| 14 | Lackawanna County | Medium | 0.53 / yr | $177K | |
| 15 | York County | Medium | 1.15 / yr | $190K | |
| 16 | Beaver County | Medium | 0.53 / yr | $154K | |
| 17 | Westmoreland County | Medium | 0.35 / yr | $162K | |
| 18 | Schuylkill County | Medium | 1.26 / yr | $129K | |
| 19 | Crawford County | Low | 1.14 / yr | $91K | |
| 20 | Washington County | Low | 0.48 / yr | $136K | |
| 21 | Lebanon County | Low | 1.09 / yr | $117K | |
| 22 | Butler County | Low | 0.37 / yr | $113K | |
| 23 | Dauphin County | Low | 0.58 / yr | $94K | |
| 24 | Susquehanna County | Low | 0.51 / yr | $93K | |
| 25 | Fayette County | Low | 0.33 / yr | $70K | |
| 26 | Carbon County | Low | 1.75 / yr | $90K | |
| 27 | Columbia County | Low | 0.72 / yr | $90K | |
| 28 | Bradford County | Low | 0.34 / yr | $83K | |
| 29 | Northumberland County | Low | 0.34 / yr | $73K | |
| 30 | Cumberland County | Low | 0.56 / yr | $83K | |
| 31 | Adams County | Low | 0.92 / yr | $74K | |
| 32 | Lawrence County | Low | 0.43 / yr | $61K | |
| 33 | Mercer County | Low | 0.45 / yr | $53K | |
| 34 | Wayne County | Low | 0.54 / yr | $51K | |
| 35 | Centre County | Low | 0.07 / yr | $48K | |
| 36 | Cambria County | Low | 0.21 / yr | $43K | |
| 37 | Pike County | Low | 0.64 / yr | $47K | |
| 38 | Clearfield County | Low | 0.25 / yr | $38K | |
| 39 | Indiana County | Low | 0.29 / yr | $35K | |
| 40 | Franklin County | Low | 0.48 / yr | $46K | |
| 41 | Tioga County | Low | 0.19 / yr | $28K | |
| 42 | Somerset County | Low | 0.29 / yr | $29K | |
| 43 | Armstrong County | Low | 0.33 / yr | $27K | |
| 44 | Greene County | Low | 0.36 / yr | $26K | |
| 45 | Venango County | Very Low | 0.49 / yr | $21K | |
| 46 | Jefferson County | Very Low | 0.36 / yr | $18K | |
| 47 | Wyoming County | Very Low | 0.49 / yr | $24K | |
| 48 | Mifflin County | Very Low | 0.15 / yr | $14K | |
| 49 | Blair County | Very Low | 0.10 / yr | $19K | |
| 50 | McKean County | Very Low | 0.38 / yr | $17K | |
| 51 | Warren County | Very Low | 0.70 / yr | $17K | |
| 52 | Clarion County | Very Low | 0.42 / yr | $15K | |
| 53 | Bedford County | Very Low | 0.28 / yr | $15K | |
| 54 | Union County | Very Low | 0.10 / yr | $13K | |
| 55 | Snyder County | Very Low | 0.20 / yr | $13K | |
| 56 | Potter County | Very Low | 0.24 / yr | $10K | |
| 57 | Elk County | Very Low | 0.29 / yr | $11K | |
| 58 | Juniata County | Very Low | 0.23 / yr | $6K | |
| 59 | Perry County | Very Low | 0.42 / yr | $7K | |
| 60 | Lycoming County | Very Low | 0.05 / yr | $6K | |
| 61 | Sullivan County | Very Low | 0.22 / yr | $5K | |
| 62 | Huntingdon County | Very Low | 0.13 / yr | $5K | |
| 63 | Forest County | Very Low | 0.41 / yr | $4K | |
| 64 | Fulton County | Very Low | 0.31 / yr | $5K | |
| 65 | Cameron County | Very Low | 0.18 / yr | $2K | |
| 66 | Clinton County | Very Low | 0.06 / yr | $2K | |
| 67 | Montour County | Very Low | 0.03 / yr | $492 |
67 Pennsylvania counties with measurable ice storm risk. See the national ice storm ranking or all Pennsylvania counties by overall risk.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Pennsylvania county has the highest ice storm risk?
Bucks County has the highest FEMA ice storm risk score in Pennsylvania at 99.1 (Very High), with $4M in expected annual losses and about 1.43 events per year.
How many Pennsylvania counties face significant ice storm risk?
67 Pennsylvania counties record measurable ice storm risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 6 of them are rated High or Very High.