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C+Hazard risk
Natural hazards in Connellsville Township · FEMA

FEMA expects about as much hazard damage per building in Connellsville Township as in the typical U.S. town, mostly from river and rain flooding

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Connellsville Township gets a C+ for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 57% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (94%). Flood insurance has paid 2 claims here since 2000.

River and rain flooding 94%Tornadoes 2%Hail 1%

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

more than 57%of U.S. townsLess damageMoreExpected yearly damage per dollar of building, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade
Hazard risk
C+
in Pennsylvania · higher than 57% of U.S. towns
Main hazard
River and rain flooding
94% of expected building damage
Flood claims
2
paid since 2000 · $74K
Flooded more than once
1
properties
Flood claims per home
2 per 1,000
fewer than 64% of U.S. towns
By hazard

What Connellsville 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

94%of expected building damage
Above average · higher than 79% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about 4 times a year in the area
Smaller shares here
 Tornadoes Hail Strong wind Earthquakes Hurricanes Wildfire Winter storms Ice storms Lightning Cold waves Heat waves Landslides
FEMA models no building damage here
Coastal floodingAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity

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.

Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.
Hazard risk grade

What’s behind Connellsville Township’s grade

River and rain flooding is 94% of the building damage FEMA expects in Connellsville Township, and Connellsville Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 79% of U.S. census tracts.

Where Connellsville Township sits
Connellsville Township
Least damageMiddleMost damage

C+ higher expected damage per building than 57% of U.S. towns (21,298).

All of Connellsville Township’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.

What drives the damage to buildings
River and rain flooding94%Everything else6%

In dollars, FEMA expects about $494K a year in losses across Connellsville Township: $452K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.

Shared tract.All of Connellsville Township’s 2,076 residents (2020 census) live in one census tract, which it shares with South Connellsville borough (1,917 residents). FEMA publishes its model by tract, so the rate and the hazard mix are the tract’s, the same for all of them. The flood claims below are the township’s own.
A shared figure. The grade describes the whole tract, not each street in it, and FEMA’s model is an average year for today’s buildings, not a record: the claims below are the record.

How TownRatings grades hazard risk →

Flood insurance claims

Does Connellsville Township flood? Rarely: 2 flood claims since 2000

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Connellsville Township, from FEMA’s records: 1.8 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 64% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.

Paid flood claims, by year
2000: 1 claim2001: 0 claims2002: 1 claim2003: 0 claims2004: 0 claims2005: 0 claims2006: 0 claims2007: 0 claims2008: 0 claims2009: 0 claims2010: 0 claims2011: 0 claims2012: 0 claims2013: 0 claims2014: 0 claims2015: 0 claims2016: 0 claims2017: 0 claims2018: 0 claims2019: 0 claims2020: 0 claims2021: 0 claims2022: 0 claims2023: 0 claims2024: 0 claims2025: 0 claims2026: 0 claims20002002
20002026
2
paid claims since 2000
$74K
paid to owners
1
homes flooded more than once
$37K
average claim
Homes that flooded again and again
FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (0)Flooded 2+ times
of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

Connellsville 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: Fayette County.
Disasters

The storms Connellsville Township remembers

None of the 15 disasters declared for Fayette County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Connellsville Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.

  1. 20001 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
  2. 20021 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in Connellsville TownshipFayette County only

Fayette County has had 15 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often winter storms, then severe storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.

Were you here?

Old photos of Connellsville Township after a storm or flood belong in the town’s history. Add one, or share what you remember below.

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Next door

Connellsville Township and its neighbors

Connellsville Township is 4th of the 7 graded towns here, from least expected damage per building to most. Tap a town to see its hazards.

Connellsville: hazard risk DBullskin Township: hazard risk B−Dunbar Township: hazard risk C+Upper Tyrone Township: hazard risk C+South Connellsville: hazard risk C+Springfield Township: hazard risk C+ConnellsvilleBullskin TownshipDunbar TownshipUpper Tyrone TownshipSouth ConnellsvilleSpringfield TownshipConnellsville Township
Lowest fifthSecondMiddleFourthHighest fifth
TownHazard riskMostly (buildings)Flood claims
Bullskin TownshipB−less damage than 51%river and rain flooding13
Dunbar TownshipC+more damage than 56%river and rain flooding2
South ConnellsvilleC+more damage than 57%river and rain flooding—
Connellsville TownshipC+more damage than 57%river and rain flooding2
Upper Tyrone TownshipC+more damage than 59%river and rain flooding5
Springfield TownshipC+more damage than 63%river and rain flooding8
ConnellsvilleDmore damage than 85%river and rain flooding45

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.

Be ready

Get ready for what Connellsville 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.

When the river rises
  • 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.
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Before you buy or rent
  • 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.
When a storm is coming
Forecast and alertsWeather →911, the nearest ERSafety →

Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.

Questions about natural hazards in Connellsville Township

Is Connellsville Township at risk for natural disasters?

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Connellsville Township has higher expected damage per building than 57% of U.S. towns: C+ for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (94%). The figures are for the one census tract the town shares with its neighbors. This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.

Does Connellsville Township flood?

Flood insurance has paid 2 claims in Connellsville Township since 2000, $74K in all, or 1.8 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 64% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. 1 properties have flooded more than once.

Is Connellsville 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 Fayette County, 10% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.4% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Connellsville Township?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Connellsville Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.

Is Connellsville Township at risk from river and rain flooding?

It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (94%), and Connellsville Township’s rate for it is higher than 79% of U.S. census tracts.

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Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Connellsville 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.