Photo: Shanafme · CC BY-SA 4.0Storms, floods and disasters in Karthaus Township
Karthaus Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Karthaus Township has 762 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 2 claims here since 1979.
What Karthaus 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 Karthaus Township flood? Rarely: 2 flood claims since 1979
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Karthaus Township, from FEMA’s records.
- Tropical Storm Ivan1 claim · $10K
Karthaus 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: Clearfield County.The storms Karthaus Township remembers
None of the 14 disasters declared for Clearfield County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Karthaus Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 19791 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
- 20041 flood claims paidThe year of Tropical Depression Ivan, declared for Clearfield County
Clearfield County has had 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Township | A+less damage than 96% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Burnside Township | — | 407 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Covington Township | — | 388 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| West Keating Township | — | 26 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Gibson Township | — | 117 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 Karthaus 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 Karthaus Township
Does Karthaus Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 2 claims in Karthaus Township since 1979, $12K in all. The most claims came from Tropical Storm Ivan (1).
Is Karthaus 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 Clearfield County, 16% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.6% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Karthaus Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Karthaus 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 Karthaus Township?
By flood claims, Tropical Storm Ivan: 1 paid, $10K.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Karthaus Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Karthaus 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.