FEMADR-340-PAMajor disasterDeclared June 23, 1972
DR-340-PA: Pennsylvania Tropical Storm Agnes
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Pennsylvania (DR-340-PA) on June 23, 1972 for the incident of June 23, 1972 to June 23, 1972; it covers 67 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-340-PA (also written FEMA-340-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Incident
- Flood: Tropical Storm Agnes
- Incident period
- June 23, 1972 to June 23, 1972
- Declared
- June 23, 1972
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 3
- Place in the year
- the first of 2 major disaster declarations for Pennsylvania in 1972
- Status
- closed out on June 11, 1990
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Individual Assistance (older program) | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Allegheny (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Armstrong (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Beaver (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Bedford (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Berks (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Blair (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Bradford (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Bucks (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Butler (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Cambria (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Cameron (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Carbon (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Centre (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Chester (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Clarion (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Clearfield (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Clinton (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Columbia (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Crawford (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Cumberland (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Dauphin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Delaware (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Elk (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Erie (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Fayette (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Forest (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Franklin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Fulton (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Greene (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Huntingdon (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Indiana (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Jefferson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Juniata (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lackawanna (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lancaster (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lawrence (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lebanon (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lehigh (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Luzerne (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lycoming (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| McKean (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Mercer (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Mifflin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Monroe (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Montgomery (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Montour (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Northampton (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Northumberland (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Perry (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Philadelphia (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pike (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Potter (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Schuylkill (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Snyder (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Somerset (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Sullivan (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Susquehanna (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Tioga (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Union (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Venango (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Warren (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Washington (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Wayne (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Westmoreland (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Wyoming (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| York (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
How much has FEMA approved?
FEMA has published no assistance totals for this declaration.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/340. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.