Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0On FEMA’s figures, Antis Township faces about as much hazard damage per building as the typical U.S. town, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Antis Township gets a B− for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 52% of U.S. towns, #776 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (93%). Flood insurance has paid 27 claims here since 1978.
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 Antis 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
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 Antis Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 93% of the building damage FEMA expects in Antis Township, and Antis Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 75% of U.S. census tracts.
B− #776 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania; higher expected damage per building than 52% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Antis Township’s residents live in 2 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
The typical Pennsylvania town has lower expected damage than 71% of U.S. towns; within the state, Antis Township has more expected damage per building than 75% of Pennsylvania towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $2.4M a year in losses across Antis Township: $2.1M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Antis Township flood? Sometimes: 27 flood claims since 1978
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Antis Township, from FEMA’s records: 9.8 per 1,000 homes, more than 73% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- Tropical Storm Ivan6 claims · $25K
Antis 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: Blair County.The storms Antis Township remembers
None of the 15 disasters declared for Blair County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Antis Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 199610 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, declared for Blair County
- 20048 flood claims paidThe year of Tropical Depression Ivan, declared for Blair County
- 19933 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Snowfall and Winter Storm, declared for Blair County
Blair County has had 15 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often floods, then winter storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
Old photos of Antis Township after a storm or flood belong in the town’s history. Add one, or share what you remember below.
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Antis Township is 5th of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Township | Aless damage than 88% | river and rain flooding | 33 |
| Reade Township | B+less damage than 67% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
| Tyrone Township | Bless damage than 62% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Snyder Township | B−more damage than 52% | river and rain flooding | 29 |
| Antis Township | B−more damage than 52% | river and rain flooding | 27 |
| Dean Township | — | 298 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 Antis 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.
- 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.
Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.
Questions about natural hazards in Antis Township
Is Antis Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Antis Township has higher expected damage per building than 52% of U.S. towns: B− for hazard risk, #776 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (93%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Antis Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 27 claims in Antis Township since 1978, $95K in all, or 9.8 per 1,000 homes, more than 73% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. 2 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Tropical Storm Ivan (6).
Is Antis 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 Blair County, 19% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 1.1% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Antis Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Antis 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 Antis Township?
By flood claims, Tropical Storm Ivan: 6 paid, $25K.
Is Antis Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (93%), and Antis Township’s rate for it is higher than 75% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Antis Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Antis 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.