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Pennsylvania
United States of America · North America
Pennsylvania is a state of the United States of America, in North America. It lies on the North American Plate. Records include 1 cyclone crossing it with hurricane-force winds.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- CycloneHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Extreme HeatMedium
- LandslideLow
- Water ScarcityLow
- EarthquakeVery Low
Tropical Cyclones
- 1954Hurricane HazelCat. 4
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002