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Flash flooding from thunderstorms is the dominant flood character in Beaver County. Between 2000 and 2020, NOAA Storm Events data recorded 95 flash flood events and 63 general flood events. Recent examples include flash flooding reported on June 6, 2025, and April 11, 2024, associated with heavy rainfall from thunderstorms.
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims data indicates that properties in Zone A have experienced the most claims, with an average payout of $17,679 and an average water depth of 7.4 feet. Properties in Zone X_UNSHADED also saw significant payouts with an average water depth of 10.5 feet. Homeowners in Zone A, Zone X_UNSHADED, and areas prone to flash flooding should pay the most attention to flood risk.
Summary generated from NOAA storm narratives and NFIP claim data for this county. Not predictive.
94 NOAA storm reports from this county describe what happened, in the words of the meteorologists who were there.
Beaver County, Pennsylvania has recorded 158 flood-related events since 1996 according to NOAA's Storm Events Database, including 95 flash floods and 63 river or area floods. The county has received 15 federal disaster declarations, 3 of which involved flooding or coastal storms. Enter any address above to check its FEMA flood zone designation.
FEMA Disaster Declarations (1972–2020)
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
| Declaration | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Covid-19 | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Covid-19 Pandemic | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Hurricane Sandy | Hurricane | Oct 26, 2012 |
| Severe Winter Storms And Snowstorms | Snowstorm | Feb 5, 2010 |
| Hurricane Katrina | Hurricane | Aug 29, 2005 |
| Tropical Depression Ivan | Hurricane | Sep 17, 2004 |
| Severe Storms And Flooding Associated With Tropical Depression Frances | Severe Storm | Sep 8, 2004 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes,and Flooding | Severe Storm | May 31, 1998 |
| Flooding, Severe Storms | Flood | Jun 12, 1996 |
| Severe Storms And Flooding | Flood | Jan 19, 1996 |
NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025)
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
| Type | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | Aug 13, 2025 | 5.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 6, 2025 | 5.00K |
| Flash Flood | Apr 11, 2024 | 1.00K |
| Flood | Apr 3, 2024 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Apr 3, 2024 | 1.00K |
| Flash Flood | Apr 2, 2024 | 1.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jul 20, 2023 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Aug 29, 2022 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 26, 2022 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Feb 17, 2022 | 1.00K |
Flash Flood — Aug 13, 2025
Showers and thunderstorms developed ahead of a prefrontal trough and again along lake and residual outflow boundaries. With PWAT values near 2.00 inches, some storms did produce efficient rainfall for flash flooding.
Flash Flood — Jun 6, 2025
Several rounds of thunderstorms trained over portions of Lawrence, Allegheny, Westmoreland Clarion and Beaver counties on June 6th. This was a result of a very moist airmass and a stationary boundary located over northern Ohio and northwestern Pennsylvania. Flash flooding was reported in the aforementioned counties with considerable flooding noted in Allegheny county.
Flash Flood — Apr 11, 2024
A strong mid-level trough and an associated frontal zone crossed through the|Mid-South and took aim on the OH Valley. Strong forcing associated the energy aloft coupled with a gradually destabilizing boundary layer out ahead it set the stage for areas of locally heavy showers and thunderstorms for several hours and prompted dangerous flash flooding. A flash flood emergency was issued for portio...
Flood — Apr 3, 2024
Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms prompted a widespread flash flood problems across the Ohio River Valley on April 2nd to April 3rd. The synoptic pattern across the CONUS was a slow moving and deep elongated trough over the Great Plains phasing with a ejecting trough over the Midwest that created an area of converging moisture over eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. Overall, over ...
Flash Flood — Apr 2, 2024
Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms prompted a widespread flash flood problems across the Ohio River Valley on April 2nd to April 3rd. The synoptic pattern across the CONUS was a slow moving and deep elongated trough over the Great Plains phasing with a ejecting trough over the Midwest that created an area of converging moisture over eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. Overall, over ...
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
Source: OpenFEMA NFIP Individual Claims (2.25M records analyzed).
FEMA assigns flood zone designations to areas in Beaver County, Pennsylvania:
AE High Risk — 1% annual chance of flooding. Insurance required.
VE Very High Risk — Coastal flooding with wave action.
X (Shaded) Moderate Risk — 500-year floodplain.
X Low Risk — Outside major floodplains.
Properties in Beaver County, Pennsylvania that are in FEMA-designated Special Flood Hazard Areas (zones A and V) with federally backed mortgages are required to carry flood insurance.
Even outside high-risk zones, flood insurance is recommended. From 2014 to 2024, nearly one-third of NFIP claims came from outside the high-risk Special Flood Hazard Area.
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