Enter any address in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania to see its FEMA flood zone
Flash flooding from thunderstorms is the dominant flood character in Schuylkill County. Over the past 30 years, NOAA Storm Events data shows 37 flash flood events and 21 flood events, including one fatality. For example, in August 2025, heavy rainfall led to flash flooding in Washington Township with flooded roadways and basements. In June 2023, localized heavy rainfall caused minor flooding and ponding in the Pottsville area.
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims data indicates that properties in Zone A have experienced the most claims, with an average payout of $19,791 and an average water depth of 6.7 feet. However, properties in Zone X, including X_SHADED and X_UNSHADED, have also seen significant claims with higher average payouts and notable water depths in some cases. Homeowners in Zone A, as well as those in other designated flood zones, should pay close attention to flood risk.
Summary generated from NOAA storm narratives and NFIP claim data for this county. Not predictive.
7 NOAA storm reports from this county describe what happened, in the words of the meteorologists who were there.
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania has recorded 59 flood-related events since 1996 according to NOAA's Storm Events Database, including 37 flash floods and 21 river or area floods. The county has received 24 federal disaster declarations, 7 of which involved flooding or coastal storms. Enter any address above to check its FEMA flood zone designation.
FEMA Disaster Declarations (1965–2021)
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
| Declaration | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Remnants Of Hurricane Ida | Hurricane | Aug 31, 2021 |
| Covid-19 | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Covid-19 Pandemic | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Severe Storms And Flooding | Severe Storm | Aug 10, 2018 |
| Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm | Snowstorm | Jan 22, 2016 |
| Hurricane Sandy | Hurricane | Oct 26, 2012 |
| Remnants Of Tropical Storm Lee | Flood | Sep 3, 2011 |
| Tropical Storm Lee | Flood | Sep 3, 2011 |
| Severe Storms And Flooding | Severe Storm | Nov 16, 2006 |
| Severe Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides | Severe Storm | Jun 23, 2006 |
NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025)
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
| Type | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flood | Jun 30, 2025 | 0.00K |
| Flood | May 16, 2025 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Aug 16, 2025 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Jun 12, 2023 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 9, 2021 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Sep 1, 2021 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Jun 23, 2020 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 4, 2020 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 28, 2018 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jul 25, 2018 | 0.00K |
Flood — Jun 30, 2025
A slow-moving warm front in an extremely moist (PWAT values exceeding 2.00, values closer to 2.25 across the Lower Susquehanna Valley) and unstable environment allowed for multiple clusters of thunderstorms to begin to form during the late morning hours and continue through the late evening hours of June 30, 2025. A shortwave trough stationed across the region allowed for enhanced lift, with re...
Flood — May 16, 2025
A cold front across northwestern Pennsylvania allowed for severe thunderstorms to form during the early morning hours across northwestern Pennsylvania, briefly producing quarter-sized hail before moving northeastward into New York. Thunderstorms associated with a cold front across Ohio and western Pennsylvania continued progressing further eastward, becoming more separated from the surface cold...
Flash Flood — Aug 16, 2025
Diurnally driven showers and thunderstorms from the late evening hours of August 15, 2025 continued into the early morning hours of August 16th across eastern Pennsylvania. A non-severe thunderstorm drifted northward into Schuylkill County, producing efficient rainfall in a favorable moist environment, with gauge reports indicating between 3 and 6 inches of rainfall in a two-to-three hour timef...
Flood — Jun 12, 2023
Training thunderstorms produced a localized 5+ inch rainfall amount in Schuylkill County during the evening of June 12, 2023, causing minor flooding and ponding of water in the Pottsville area.
Flash Flood — Jun 9, 2021
A backdoor cold front slipped southward across central Pennsylvania during the afternoon and evening hours of June 9, 2021, generating scattered showers and thunderstorms in a warm and humid airmass ahead of it. A few of these storms produced localized wind damage before dissipating after sunset. One flash flood was reported in Schuylkill County.
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 Schuylkill 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 Schuylkill 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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