Venango County, Pennsylvania: hazard risk
FEMA rates Venango County's overall risk Relatively Low (score 55.6 of 100, higher than 55% of rated U.S. counties); 1 of its 15 hazards are rated Relatively High or Very High, led by lightning. Its storm record holds 805 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Relatively High | 82.3 | $692K |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively Moderate | 74.1 | $13M |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Moderate | 73.1 | $904K |
| Landslide | Relatively Low | 67.7 | $4K |
| Winter Weather | Relatively Low | 46.2 | $48K |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 34.5 | $564K |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 55.2 | $106K |
| Avalanche | Very Low | 53.7 | $631 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 28.5 | $55K |
| Ice Storm | Very Low | 26.5 | $21K |
| Hail | Very Low | 16.3 | $48K |
| Heat Wave | Very Low | 15.0 | $30K |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 12.6 | $4K |
| Cold Wave | Very Low | 10.1 | $64K |
| 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 | 398 | 1 | $4.3M | 33rd of 67 | 702nd of 3,080 |
| Winter storms | 144 | 3 | $190K | 20th of 67 | 710th of 3,077 |
| Floods | 101 | 0 | $98M | 24th of 67 | 648th of 3,080 |
| Hail | 94 | 0 | $28K | 24th of 67 | 1878th of 3,080 |
| High wind and dust storms | 28 | 1 | $2.0M | 28th of 67 | 1041st of 3,080 |
| Tornadoes | 15 | 8 | $139M | 49th of 67 | 2232nd of 3,080 |
| Extreme cold | 11 | 0 | – | 33rd of 67 | 1321st of 3,076 |
| Lightning | 5 | 0 | $115K | 23rd of 67 | 1097th of 3,080 |
| Heavy rain | 3 | 0 | – | 21st of 67 | 1657th of 3,080 |
| Drought | 2 | 0 | – | 62nd of 67 | 2328th of 3,063 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026-06-30; damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
The full Venango County record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.