Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY 3.0FEMA puts Fawn Township’s expected hazard damage per building above that of 74% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Fawn Township gets a C for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 74% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (97%). Flood insurance has paid 82 claims here since 1981.
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 Fawn 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.
What’s behind Fawn Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 97% of the building damage FEMA expects in Fawn Township, and Fawn Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 88% of U.S. census tracts.
C higher expected damage per building than 74% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Fawn Township’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.0M a year in losses across Fawn Township: $827K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Fawn Township flood? Sometimes: 82 flood claims since 1981
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Fawn Township, from FEMA’s records: 80.6 per 1,000 homes, more than 95% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- Tropical Storm Ivan24 claims · $561K
Fawn 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: Allegheny County.The storms Fawn Township remembers
None of the 15 disasters declared for Allegheny County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Fawn Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 200431 flood claims paidThe year of Tropical Depression Ivan, declared for Allegheny County
- 198519 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms and Flooding, declared for Allegheny County
- 201913 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
Allegheny County has had 15 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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Add to the Fawn Township archive →Fawn Township and its neighbors
Fawn Township is 5th of the 6 graded towns here, from least expected damage per building to most. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frazer Township | A+among the lowest damage | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| West Deer Township | A+less damage than 97% | river and rain flooding | 27 |
| Buffalo Township | B+less damage than 71% | river and rain flooding | 57 |
| Harrison Township | Cmore damage than 66% | river and rain flooding | 28 |
| Fawn Township | Cmore damage than 74% | river and rain flooding | 82 |
| Tarentum | Dmore damage than 94% | river and rain flooding | 26 |
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 Fawn 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 Fawn Township
Is Fawn Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Fawn Township has higher expected damage per building than 74% of U.S. towns: C for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (97%). 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 Fawn Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 82 claims in Fawn Township since 1981, $1.4M in all, or 80.6 per 1,000 homes, more than 95% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. 14 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Tropical Storm Ivan (24).
Is Fawn 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 Allegheny County, 28% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.4% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Fawn Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Fawn 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 Fawn Township?
By flood claims, Tropical Storm Ivan: 24 paid, $561K.
Is Fawn Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (97%), and Fawn Township’s rate for it is higher than 88% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Fawn Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Fawn 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.