Photo: Nyttend · Public domainStorms, floods and disasters in Bradys Bend Township
Bradys Bend Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Bradys Bend Township has 757 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 22 claims here since 1980.
What Bradys Bend 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.
Does Bradys Bend Township flood? Sometimes: 22 flood claims since 1980
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Bradys Bend Township, from FEMA’s records.
- Tropical Storm Ivan5 claims · $44K
Bradys Bend 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: Armstrong County.The storms Bradys Bend Township remembers
None of the 14 disasters declared for Armstrong County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Bradys Bend Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 19808 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms and Flooding, declared for Armstrong County
- 20045 flood claims paidThe year of Tropical Depression Ivan, declared for Armstrong County
- 19863 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
Armstrong County has had 14 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often floods, then severe storms. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Township | C−more damage than 81% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Sugarcreek Township | C−more damage than 84% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| East Brady | — | not graded yet | |
| Brady Township | — | 73 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Perry Township | — | 292 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 Bradys Bend 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.
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Questions about natural hazards in Bradys Bend Township
Does Bradys Bend Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 22 claims in Bradys Bend Township since 1980, $383K in all. 3 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Tropical Storm Ivan (5).
Is Bradys Bend 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 Armstrong County, 9% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.7% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Bradys Bend Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Bradys Bend 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 Bradys Bend Township?
By flood claims, Tropical Storm Ivan: 5 paid, $44K.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Bradys Bend Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Bradys Bend 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.