Storms, floods and disasters in Springdale Township
Springdale Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Springdale Township has 828 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 56 claims here since 1979.
What Springdale Township faces
Each hazard’s share of the building damage FEMA expects here, and how its rate compares with the rest of the country.
River and rain flooding
Tornadoes
Strong wind
Shares are of FEMA’s expected building damage, the measure the grade uses; ranks compare each hazard’s building-damage rate with all 85,154 U.S. census tracts. In FEMA’s terms, river and rain flooding is FEMA’s “Inland Flooding” (rivers and streams overflowing their banks, or rain overwhelming drainage). FEMA defines coastal flooding as high or rising tides and storm surge, so surge damage is counted there. Drought isn’t listed: FEMA counts its losses in crops only.
Does Springdale Township flood? Sometimes: 56 flood claims since 1979
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Springdale Township, from FEMA’s records.
- Hurricane Ike6 claims · $97K
Springdale Township isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Sumner County.8 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Springdale Township
Disasters that paid out in Springdale Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Springdale Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2019Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding,landslides,and Mudslides$70K to Springdale Township for repairs
- 2018Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding$20K to Springdale Township for repairs
- 2016Severe Storms and Flooding$64K to Springdale Township for repairs13 flood claims paid that year
- 2015Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding$66K to Springdale Township for repairs
- 2013Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding$11K to Springdale Township for repairs
- 2009Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes$37K to Springdale Township for repairs10 flood claims paid that year
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- 2008Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes$25K to Springdale Township for repairs
- 2008Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes$62K to Springdale Township for repairs
Sumner County has had 24 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then floods. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
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How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conway Township | Cmore damage than 71% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Ryan Township | — | 120 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Sumner Township | — | 101 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Creek Township | — | 84 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
Hazard risk = FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade; the map is shaded by fifths of the same scale. Flood claims = paid federal flood insurance claims on record.
Get ready for what Springdale Township faces
A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.
- Turn around at flooded roads: a foot of moving water can carry off a car.
- Flood insurance usually takes 30 days to start, so buy it before the forecast.
- Keep papers and medicines up high, in a grab-and-go bag.
- Pick your spot now: the lowest floor, an inside room, no windows.
- A watch means be ready; a warning means take cover now.
- Keep shoes and a flashlight by the bed.
- Trim dead limbs over the house and driveway.
- Tie down trash cans and outdoor furniture.
- Stay clear of downed lines and call the utility.
- Look up the address on FEMA’s flood map.
- Ask the seller or landlord whether it has ever flooded, and what flood insurance costs there.
- Get a flood insurance quote early: policies usually start 30 days after you buy.
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Questions about natural hazards in Springdale Township
Does Springdale Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 56 claims in Springdale Township since 1979, $1.6M in all. The most claims came from Hurricane Ike (6).
Is Springdale Township in a flood zone?
Flood zones are drawn street by street, so the answer depends on the address: look it up on FEMA’s flood map. In Sumner County, 17% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.9% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Springdale Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Springdale Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
What was the biggest storm in Springdale Township?
By FEMA money that reached Springdale Township, Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding,landslides,and Mudslides (2019): $70K to Springdale Township for repairs. By flood claims, Hurricane Ike: 6 paid, $97K.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Springdale Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Springdale Township’s residents lived in the 2020 census; OpenFEMA: NFIP redacted claims, multiple-loss properties, community status book and residential penetration rates, housing assistance (owners and renters), public assistance funded projects, hazard mitigation properties and disaster declarations. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. Preparedness tips: Ready.gov. FEMA’s model is an average of expected damage, not a forecast. How hazard risk is graded.