Photo: Nyttend · Public domainOn FEMA’s figures, Sprigg Township faces more hazard damage per building than 74% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Sprigg Township gets a C for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 74% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (89%). FEMA’s files show no paid flood insurance claims here.
Graded on FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value (NRI v1.20, December 2025), weighted by where residents live; flood claims are shown, not graded. How hazard risk is graded
What Sprigg 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
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.
What’s behind Sprigg Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 89% of the building damage FEMA expects in Sprigg Township, and Sprigg Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 85% of U.S. census tracts. Next is tornadoes at 5% (higher than 66% of U.S. census tracts).
C higher expected damage per building than 74% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Sprigg Township’s residents live in 3 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.2M a year in losses across Sprigg Township: $730K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Sprigg Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Sprigg Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Sprigg 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: Adams County.1 federal disaster brought FEMA money to Sprigg Township
Disasters that paid out in Sprigg Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Sprigg Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2003Severe Winter Storm and Record/near Record Snow$15K to Sprigg Township for repairs
Adams County has had 15 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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Sprigg Township is 2nd of the 3 graded towns here, from least expected damage per building to most. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Township | B−less damage than 52% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
| Sprigg Township | Cmore damage than 74% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
| Huntington Township | Dmore damage than 88% | river and rain flooding | 21 |
| Monroe Township | — | 456 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Manchester Township | — | not graded yet | |
| Bentonville | — | 277 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 Sprigg 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.
- 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 Sprigg Township
Is Sprigg Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Sprigg Township has higher expected damage per building than 74% of U.S. towns: C for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (89%) and tornadoes (5%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Is Sprigg 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 Adams County, 6% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.3% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Sprigg Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Sprigg 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 Sprigg Township?
By FEMA money that reached Sprigg Township, Severe Winter Storm and Record/near Record Snow (2003): $15K to Sprigg Township for repairs.
Is Sprigg Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (89%), and Sprigg Township’s rate for it is higher than 85% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Sprigg Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Sprigg 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.