Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0On FEMA’s figures, East Drumore Township faces less hazard damage per building than 86% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, East Drumore Township gets an A for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 86% of U.S. towns, #313 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (69%), then hurricanes (18%). Flood insurance has paid 3 claims here since 1996.
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 East Drumore 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
Earthquakes
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 East Drumore Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 69% of the building damage FEMA expects in East Drumore Township, and East Drumore Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 76% of U.S. census tracts. Next is hurricanes at 18% (higher than 82% of U.S. census tracts).
A #313 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania; lower expected damage per building than 86% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of East Drumore Township’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
The typical Pennsylvania town has lower expected damage than 71% of U.S. towns; within the state, East Drumore Township has less expected damage per building than 70% of Pennsylvania towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.1M a year in losses across East Drumore Township: $629K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does East Drumore Township flood? Rarely: 3 flood claims since 1996
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in East Drumore Township, from FEMA’s records: 2.1 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 61% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- Hurricane Floyd1 claim · $11K
East Drumore 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: Lancaster County.The storms East Drumore Township remembers
None of the 18 disasters declared for Lancaster County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching East Drumore Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 19961 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms and Flooding, declared for Lancaster County
- 19991 flood claims paidThe year of Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations, declared for Lancaster County
- 20051 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
Lancaster County has had 18 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.
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East Drumore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Drumore Township | Aless damage than 86% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
| Quarryville | B+less damage than 75% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Eden Township | B+less damage than 75% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Drumore Township | Bless damage than 63% | river and rain flooding | 12 |
| Providence Township | Bless damage than 59% | river and rain flooding | 5 |
| Colerain Township | Bless damage than 56% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
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 East Drumore 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.
- Drop, cover and hold on.
- Strap tall furniture and the water heater to the wall.
- Know how to shut off the gas.
- 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 East Drumore Township
Is East Drumore Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, East Drumore Township has lower expected damage per building than 86% of U.S. towns: A for hazard risk, #313 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (69%) and hurricanes (18%). 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 East Drumore Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 3 claims in East Drumore Township since 1996, $24K in all, or 2.1 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 61% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. 1 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Hurricane Floyd (1).
Is East Drumore 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 Lancaster County, 27% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.4% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in East Drumore Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for East Drumore 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 East Drumore Township?
By flood claims, Hurricane Floyd: 1 paid, $11K.
Is East Drumore Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (69%), and East Drumore Township’s rate for it is lower than 76% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in East Drumore Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where East Drumore 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.