FEMADR-523-PAMajor disasterDeclared October 20, 1976
DR-523-PA: Pennsylvania Severe Storms & Flooding
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Pennsylvania (DR-523-PA) on October 20, 1976 for the incident of October 20, 1976 to October 20, 1976; it covers 21 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-523-PA (also written FEMA-523-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Incident
- Flood: Severe Storms & Flooding
- Incident period
- October 20, 1976 to October 20, 1976
- Declared
- October 20, 1976
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 3
- Place in the year
- the second of 2 major disaster declarations for Pennsylvania in 1976
- Status
- closed out on October 21, 1987
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 | — |
| Bradford (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Columbia (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Cumberland (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Dauphin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Franklin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Juniata (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lackawanna (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lancaster (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lebanon (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Luzerne (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Mifflin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Northumberland (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Perry (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Schuylkill (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Snyder (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Sullivan (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Susquehanna (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Wayne (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/523. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.