Photo: Mitchazenia · CC BY-SA 3.0FEMA expects less hazard damage per building in Blooming Grove Township than in 92% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Blooming Grove Township gets an A for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 92% of U.S. towns, #191 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (80%), then hurricanes (10%). Flood insurance has paid 2 claims here since 2005.
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 Blooming Grove 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
Hurricanes
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.
What’s behind Blooming Grove Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 80% of the building damage FEMA expects in Blooming Grove Township, and Blooming Grove Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 74% of U.S. census tracts. Next is hurricanes at 10% (higher than 70% of U.S. census tracts).
A #191 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania; lower expected damage per building than 92% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Blooming Grove Township’s residents live in 3 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, Blooming Grove Township has less expected damage per building than 82% of Pennsylvania towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.5M a year in losses across Blooming Grove Township: $1.2M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Blooming Grove Township flood? Rarely: 2 flood claims since 2005
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Blooming Grove Township, from FEMA’s records: 0.5 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 89% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Blooming Grove 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: Pike County.1 federal disaster brought FEMA money to Blooming Grove Township
Disasters that paid out in Blooming Grove Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Blooming Grove Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2004Tropical Depression Ivan1 households applied for aid$1K aid approved
Pike County has had 13 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then hurricanes and tropical storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
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Blooming Grove Township has the lowest expected damage per building of the 6 graded towns here. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blooming Grove Township | Aless damage than 92% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Palmyra Township | Aless damage than 88% | river and rain flooding | 5 |
| Dingman Township | A−less damage than 76% | river and rain flooding | 7 |
| Greene Township | B+less damage than 69% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Shohola Township | Bless damage than 65% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Lackawaxen Township | Bless damage than 64% | river and rain flooding | 17 |
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 Blooming Grove 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.
- The season runs June through November and peaks from mid-August to mid-October.
- Bring in porch furniture and anything the wind can throw.
- Fill the gas tank and charge phones before the storm arrives.
- 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 Blooming Grove Township
Is Blooming Grove Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Blooming Grove Township has lower expected damage per building than 92% of U.S. towns: A for hazard risk, #191 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (80%) and hurricanes (10%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Blooming Grove Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 2 claims in Blooming Grove Township since 2005, $40K in all, or 0.5 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 89% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Is Blooming Grove 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 Pike County, 12% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.4% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Blooming Grove Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Blooming Grove 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 Blooming Grove Township?
By FEMA money that reached Blooming Grove Township, Tropical Depression Ivan (2004): 1 households applied for aid, $1K approved.
Is Blooming Grove Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (80%), and Blooming Grove Township’s rate for it is lower than 74% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Blooming Grove Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Blooming Grove 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.