Blair County, Pennsylvania: hazard risk
FEMA rates Blair County's overall risk Relatively Low (score 77.7 of 100, higher than 77% of rated U.S. counties); 1 of its 15 hazards are rated Relatively High or Very High, led by winter weather. Its storm record holds 458 events since 1950.
FEMA's rating for each hazard
These are FEMA's county-wide model ratings and this county's storm record. They are not an assessment of any property, address or building, and not insurance advice: a property's risk depends on its own elevation, construction and location.
FEMA gives each hazard its own rating, and a rating does not follow the score from one hazard to the next: a hazard with a higher score can carry a lower rating than another. The table sorts by FEMA's rating, then by score (0 to 100, the county against every other county for that hazard).
| Hazard | Risk rating | Score | Expected annual loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Weather | Relatively High | 92.6 | $448K |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively Moderate | 87.5 | $27M |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 77.0 | $574K |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Moderate | 69.5 | $861K |
| Landslide | Relatively Low | 85.9 | $30K |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 78.8 | $1.4M |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 62.3 | $463K |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 58.9 | $1.5M |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Low | 49.0 | $814K |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 44.2 | $188K |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Low | 40.9 | $215K |
| Avalanche | Very Low | 59.5 | $1K |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 32.0 | $14K |
| Ice Storm | Very Low | 23.4 | $19K |
| Drought | No Rating | 0.0 | $0 |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 release. A model of future loss, not a count of past events. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
What the record holds
| Hazard | Records | Deaths | Damage | Rank in state | Rank in U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 229 | 0 | $943K | 41st of 67 | 998th of 3,080 |
| Winter storms | 87 | 2 | $8K | 32nd of 67 | 946th of 3,077 |
| Floods | 57 | 2 | $475K | 33rd of 67 | 866th of 3,080 |
| Hail | 30 | 0 | – | 43rd of 67 | 2489th of 3,080 |
| High wind and dust storms | 30 | 0 | $323K | 20th of 67 | 789th of 3,080 |
| Extreme cold | 10 | 0 | – | 30th of 67 | 1265th of 3,076 |
| Drought | 6 | 0 | – | 27th of 67 | 1955th of 3,063 |
| Heat | 3 | 0 | – | 30th of 67 | 1814th of 3,076 |
| Tornadoes | 3 | 0 | $6.2M | 64th of 67 | 2601st of 3,080 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 1 | 0 | – | 23rd of 67 | 930th of 1,849 |
| Wildfires | 1 | 0 | $1.9M | 12th of 67 | 909th of 2,972 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026-06-30; damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
The full Blair County record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.