Bucks County, Pennsylvania: hazard risk
FEMA rates Bucks County's overall risk Relatively High (score 94.8 of 100, higher than 94% of rated U.S. counties); 7 of its 16 hazards are rated Relatively High or Very High, led by winter weather, ice storm, riverine flooding. Its storm record holds 1,835 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 | Very High | 99.1 | $2.4M |
| Ice Storm | Very High | 99.1 | $4.5M |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively High | 97.1 | $141M |
| Strong Wind | Relatively High | 94.5 | $3.5M |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 92.1 | $10M |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 91.8 | $1.6M |
| Cold Wave | Relatively High | 90.8 | $9.3M |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Moderate | 95.1 | $7.5M |
| Earthquake | Relatively Moderate | 93.9 | $13M |
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 88.4 | $7.0M |
| Drought | Relatively Moderate | 77.0 | $926K |
| Coastal Flooding | Relatively Moderate | 65.0 | $922K |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 40.1 | $215K |
| Landslide | Very Low | 56.5 | $3K |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 55.5 | $78K |
| Avalanche | Very Low | 19.6 | $42 |
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 | 505 | 0 | $2.1M | 11th of 67 | 245th of 3,080 |
| Winter storms | 397 | 11 | $12M | 9th of 67 | 125th of 3,077 |
| Floods | 220 | 13 | $290M | 5th of 67 | 93rd of 3,080 |
| High wind and dust storms | 145 | 3 | $16M | 8th of 67 | 110th of 3,080 |
| Heat | 114 | 5 | – | 6th of 67 | 144th of 3,076 |
| Hail | 103 | 0 | $550K | 19th of 67 | 1759th of 3,080 |
| Lightning | 65 | 1 | $5.0M | 3rd of 67 | 33rd of 3,080 |
| Heavy rain | 54 | 0 | – | 7th of 67 | 87th of 3,080 |
| Drought | 47 | 0 | – | 7th of 67 | 520th of 3,063 |
| Extreme cold | 46 | 0 | – | 8th of 67 | 406th of 3,076 |
| Tornadoes | 29 | 0 | $24M | 5th of 67 | 1142nd of 3,080 |
| Rip currents and high surf | 7 | 0 | – | 3rd of 67 | 99th of 2,080 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 7 | 0 | $918K | 3rd of 67 | 479th of 1,849 |
| Wildfires | 4 | 0 | $154K | 8th of 67 | 404th 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 Bucks County record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.