Leap-the-Dips · Photo: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia · Public domainOn FEMA’s figures, Logan Township faces less hazard damage per building than 88% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Logan Township gets an A for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 88% of U.S. towns, #274 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (88%). Flood insurance has paid 33 claims here since 1978.
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 stands out about Logan Township’s natural hazards
From FEMA’s model and FEMA’s records, below.
What Logan 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
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 Logan Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 88% of the building damage FEMA expects in Logan Township, and Logan Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 62% of U.S. census tracts. Next is hurricanes at 5% (higher than 65% of U.S. census tracts).
A #274 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania; lower expected damage per building than 88% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Logan Township’s residents live in 6 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
The typical Pennsylvania town has lower expected damage than 71% of U.S. towns; within the state, Logan Township has less expected damage per building than 74% of Pennsylvania towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $2.7M a year in losses across Logan Township: $2.2M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Logan Township flood? Sometimes: 33 flood claims since 1978
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Logan Township, from FEMA’s records: 6.6 per 1,000 homes, more than 66% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- Tropical Storm Ivan4 claims · $44K
- Tropical Storm Lee1 claim · $681
Logan 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: Blair County.The storms Logan Township remembers
None of the 15 disasters declared for Blair County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Logan Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 199611 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, declared for Blair County
- 20045 flood claims paidThe year of Tropical Depression Ivan, declared for Blair County
- 19843 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms and Flooding, declared for Blair County
Blair County has had 15 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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Logan Township is 3rd of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny Township | Aless damage than 92% | river and rain flooding | 86 |
| Altoona | Aless damage than 89% | river and rain flooding | 98 |
| Logan Township | Aless damage than 88% | river and rain flooding | 33 |
| Tyrone Township | Bless damage than 62% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Antis Township | B−more damage than 52% | river and rain flooding | 27 |
| Eldorado | — | 476 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Gallitzin Township | — | not graded yet | |
| Newburg | — | 306 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Lakemont | — | a Census area inside a town; graded with the town | |
| Dean Township | — | 298 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Greenwood | — | a Census area inside a town; graded with the town | |
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 Logan 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.
- 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 Logan Township
Is Logan Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Logan Township has lower expected damage per building than 88% of U.S. towns: A for hazard risk, #274 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (88%) and hurricanes (5%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Logan Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 33 claims in Logan Township since 1978, $131K in all, or 6.6 per 1,000 homes, more than 66% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. 4 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Tropical Storm Ivan (4).
Is Logan 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 Blair County, 19% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 1.1% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Logan Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Logan 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 Logan Township?
By flood claims, Tropical Storm Ivan: 4 paid, $44K.
Is Logan Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (88%), and Logan Township’s rate for it is lower than 62% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Logan Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Logan 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.