Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0Storms, floods and disasters in Cummings Township
Cummings Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Cummings Township has 238 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 57 claims here since 1979.
What Cummings 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 Cummings Township flood? Sometimes: 57 flood claims since 1979
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Cummings Township, from FEMA’s records.
- Tropical Storm Ivan18 claims · $301K
- Tropical Storm Lee1 claim · $80K
Cummings 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: Lycoming County.The storms Cummings Township remembers
None of the 17 disasters declared for Lycoming County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Cummings Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 198418 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
- 200418 flood claims paidThe year of Tropical Depression Ivan, declared for Lycoming County
- 19968 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms and Flooding, declared for Lycoming County
Lycoming County has had 17 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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How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mifflin Township | C−more damage than 80% | river and rain flooding | 33 |
| Gallagher Township | — | 516 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Watson Township | — | 560 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Cogan House Township | — | 826 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| McHenry Township | — | 98 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Pine Township | — | 293 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 Cummings 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 Cummings Township
Does Cummings Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 57 claims in Cummings Township since 1979, $559K in all. 8 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Tropical Storm Ivan (18).
Is Cummings 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 Lycoming County, 16% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 1.7% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Cummings Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Cummings 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 Cummings Township?
By flood claims, Tropical Storm Ivan: 18 paid, $301K.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Cummings Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Cummings 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.