Hazard Plain
Automated baseline from FEMA and NOAA data, release 2026-10.

Carbon County, PA

Risk-assessment baseline packet. County FIPS 42025. Release 2026-10, data as of 2026-09-30.

Summary

Plan status as of 2026-09-30: Approved, expires 2027-01-23. Plan: Carbon County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 107761), approved 2022-01-24.

Since the plan was approved on 2022-01-24: no new hazard declaration and 79 NOAA Storm Events records; details under "What changed since your last plan".

Highest expected annual loss (FEMA National Risk Index, modeled total; see B1-a): Inland Flooding ($12,195,639 a year), Cold Wave ($3,093,548) and Heat Wave ($1,708,631).

The packet's tables are organized by the items of FEMA's Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool, Element B (B1-a to B2-c); the summaries below follow the same order.

Download the packet

Full packet as a web page. File manifest (checksums, source versions).

Plan clock

Approved, expires 2027-01-23

Plan:
Carbon County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 107761)
Approved:
2022-01-24
Days to expiry:
115
Update underway:
none recorded in FEMA's plan tracker

What changed since your last plan (approved 2022-01-24)

New federal declarations:
none
Storm Events records since approval:
79 records (data through 2026-06-30)
Repetitive loss now:
FMA RL 0, SRL 1 (44 CFR 77.2); any definition: 7
Repeat-flood change:
this release sets the baseline count.

Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county

24 jurisdictions. Each row is that jurisdiction's own plan clock. Notes include other approved plans FEMA lists for the same jurisdiction.

JurisdictionTypeStatusPlanApprovedExpiresDays to expirynegative = days since expiryUpdate underwayNotes
Carbon CountyCountyApproved, expires 2027-01-23Carbon County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 107761)2022-01-242027-01-23115this jurisdiction approved 2022-04-07
Beaver Meadows boroughOrganized BoroughPlan 107761 approved 2022-01-24, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleCarbon County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 107761), pending adoption here2022-01-24 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2027-01-23 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Bowmanstown boroughOrganized BoroughPlan 107761 approved 2022-01-24, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleCarbon County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 107761), pending adoption here2022-01-24 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2027-01-23 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
East Side boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-01-23Carbon County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 107761)2022-01-242027-01-23115FEMA tracker shows a plan in progressthis jurisdiction approved 2022-02-03
Jim Thorpe boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-01-23Carbon County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 107761)2022-01-242027-01-23115FEMA tracker shows a plan in progressthis jurisdiction approved 2022-02-10
Lansford boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-01-23Carbon County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 107761)2022-01-242027-01-23115FEMA tracker shows a plan in progressthis jurisdiction approved 2022-02-09
Lehighton boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-01-23Carbon County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 107761)2022-01-242027-01-23115FEMA tracker shows a plan in progressthis jurisdiction approved 2022-02-03
Nesquehoning boroughOrganized BoroughPlan 107761 approved 2022-01-24, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleCarbon County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 107761), pending adoption here2022-01-24 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2027-01-23 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Palmerton boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-01-23Carbon County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 107761)2022-01-242027-01-23115FEMA tracker shows a plan in progressthis jurisdiction approved 2022-01-27
Parryville boroughOrganized BoroughPlan 107761 approved 2022-01-24, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleCarbon County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 107761), pending adoption here2022-01-24 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2027-01-23 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Summit Hill boroughOrganized BoroughPlan 107761 approved 2022-01-24, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleCarbon County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 107761), pending adoption here2022-01-24 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2027-01-23 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Weatherly boroughOrganized BoroughApproved, expires 2027-01-23Carbon County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 107761)2022-01-242027-01-23115FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Weissport boroughOrganized BoroughPlan 107761 approved 2022-01-24, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleCarbon County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 107761), pending adoption here2022-01-24 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2027-01-23 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Banks townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-01-23Carbon County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 107761)2022-01-242027-01-23115FEMA tracker shows a plan in progressthis jurisdiction approved 2022-02-14
East Penn townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-01-23Carbon County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 107761)2022-01-242027-01-23115FEMA tracker shows a plan in progressthis jurisdiction approved 2022-02-07
Franklin townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-01-23Carbon County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 107761)2022-01-242027-01-23115FEMA tracker shows a plan in progressthis jurisdiction approved 2022-02-15
Kidder townshipTownshipPlan 107761 approved 2022-01-24, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleCarbon County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 107761), pending adoption here2022-01-24 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2027-01-23 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Lausanne townshipTownshipPlan 107761 approved 2022-01-24, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleCarbon County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 107761), pending adoption here2022-01-24 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2027-01-23 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Lehigh townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-01-23Carbon County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 107761)2022-01-242027-01-23115FEMA tracker shows a plan in progressthis jurisdiction approved 2022-02-07
Lower Towamensing townshipTownshipPlan 107761 approved 2022-01-24, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleCarbon County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 107761), pending adoption here2022-01-24 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2027-01-23 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Mahoning townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-01-23Carbon County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 107761)2022-01-242027-01-23115FEMA tracker shows a plan in progressthis jurisdiction approved 2022-03-09
Packer townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-01-23Carbon County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 107761)2022-01-242027-01-23115FEMA tracker shows a plan in progressthis jurisdiction approved 2022-04-05
Penn Forest townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2027-01-23Carbon County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 107761)2022-01-242027-01-23115FEMA tracker shows a plan in progressthis jurisdiction approved 2022-02-07
Towamensing townshipTownshipPlan 107761 approved 2022-01-24, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleCarbon County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 107761), pending adoption here2022-01-24 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2027-01-23 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.

State plan status and tribal plans in this state: see the state page.

What the packet contains

Sections in FEMA checklist order; each heading names the review item its tables support. Full tables are in the downloads above.

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-a Hazard identification

15 of the 18 National Risk Index hazards apply here.

Not applicable to this county per NRI, with no federal declaration and no Storm Events record since 1996: coastal flooding, tsunami and volcanic activity. That is the evidence for leaving them out of the plan.

Highest expected annual loss (NRI, modeled): Inland Flooding, Cold Wave and Heat Wave.

Not covered by NRI (local data needed): dam failure (incl. upstream dams); levee failure; flash flood as its own subtype; ice jams; debris flows; erosion (riverine and coastal); land subsidence and sinkholes; expansive soils.

The state hazard mitigation plan also lists hazards for this county; FEMA asks the plan to explain any hazard it leaves out.

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-b Hazard location

  • Avalanche, Earthquake, Hurricane, Landslide, Tornado and Wildfire vary within the county; the packet lists the highest-rated census tracts for each.
  • Cold Wave, Drought, Hail, Heat Wave, Ice Storm, Lightning, Strong Wind and Winter Weather: affects the whole county; national data give no location within it.
  • Inland Flooding: the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) is the required location source for flooding. See the FEMA Flood Map Service Center (https://msc.fema.gov) for this county.

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-c Hazard extent

Storm Events records for 14 of the 20 NOAA event-type groups mapped to the 18 hazards, with the scale, observed range and worst recorded event for each; the others say which local data are needed.

Worst recorded tornado, hail and thunderstorm wind (the three event types on record since the 1950s; the packet has every group):

  • Hail: 3 in hail, 2011-05-26
  • Thunderstorm Wind: 70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust, Thunderstorm Wind, 2024-06-26
  • Tornado: F2 tornado, 1981-04-29, 33 yd wide, $25,000 property; crops not recorded (1981 dollars)

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-d Previous occurrences

Federal declarations for this area: 18 declarations covering 14 separate hazard incidents counted in this packet; each with type, dates and county Public Assistance dollars.

New since the last plan (approved 2022-01-24): none.

6 statewide declarations listed separately.

Hazards with no Storm Events record and no federal declaration are stated as such (5 of 18).

Storm Events history: 1,041 records (notable ones in the PDF, all of them in the Excel file).

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-e Probability of future events

FEMA annualized frequency (modeled) for each hazard, with a descriptor from a scale defined in the packet.

  • Highly likely: Hail, Lightning, Strong Wind and Winter Weather
  • Likely: Cold Wave, Drought, Heat Wave, Ice Storm, Inland Flooding, Landslide, Tornado and Wildfire
  • Possible: Avalanche and Hurricane

Historical frequency by intensity band (tornado, hail, wind): 9 bands from Storm Events.

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-f Hazards that vary across jurisdictions

Range of census tract risk scores within the area for 15 of the 18 hazards (17 tracts; rated tracts only).

24 jurisdictions: plan clock, repeat-flood count, Public Assistance dollars and event records naming the place (starting figures from federal data).

County Public Assistance in B1-d also includes applicants filed under the county that are not jurisdictions in this plan (for example state agencies, special districts and nonprofits), so the jurisdiction rows add up to less.

Supports FEMA checklist items B2-a and B2-b Vulnerability and potential impacts

The packet's table gives county-level starting figures; the plan describes impacts for each jurisdiction and its own assets.

Storm Events damage since 2022-01-24: $0 in county-coded records (35 records); $0 reported for the zone (44 zone records). Data through 2026-06-30; nominal dollars.

Local data needed

To gather:

  • Critical facilities and lifelines per hazard
  • A problem statement per jurisdiction per hazard
  • Changes in development in hazard-prone areas since the last approval, or a statement of none (E1-a)
  • Future assets

Supports FEMA checklist item B2-a Vulnerability (county context)

Population 64,728; building value $12,741,388,101 and agriculture value $16,773,356 (total, not at risk).

National Risk Index rating Relatively Low; social vulnerability Relatively Low; community resilience Relatively High.

Supports FEMA checklist item B2-c Repetitive loss properties

Repetitive-loss properties, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2): 0 repetitive loss, 1 severe repetitive loss. NFIP insurance definition: 6 and 0.

Mitigated 0; insured 2; NFIP data as of 2026-08-02. Counts by occupancy group and for each jurisdiction are in the packet.

Releases

Each release is dated; this is release 2026-10. It was first published 2026-09-30; its files do not change. Later releases will be listed here with what changed between them. All releases.

Cite this

Hazard Plain (2026). Carbon County, PA: risk-assessment baseline packet, release 2026-10 (data as of 2026-09-30; County FIPS 42025). Automated baseline. https://hazardplain.org/pa/42025/ Built from FEMA OpenFEMA, the FEMA National Risk Index and NOAA NCEI Storm Events; source versions in the packet's Sources list.

Source citations for the plan's bibliography (8)

How this packet is built: methods and sources