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Natural hazards in New Galilee · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in New Galilee

New Galilee isn’t graded for hazard risk: New Galilee has 320 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 4 claims here since 2004.

Flood claims
4
paid since 2004 · $65K
Flooded more than once
1
properties
Disasters paid out here
3
of 12 declared for Beaver County
By hazard

What New Galilee 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

89%of expected building damage
Below average · lower than 67% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about 3 times a year in the area
Smaller shares here
 Tornadoes Hail Strong wind Earthquakes Hurricanes Ice storms Wildfire Winter storms Cold waves Heat waves Landslides Lightning
FEMA models no building damage here
Coastal floodingAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity

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.

Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.
Flood insurance claims

Does New Galilee flood? Rarely: 4 flood claims since 2004

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in New Galilee, from FEMA’s records.

Paid flood claims, by year
2004: 4 claims2005: 0 claims2006: 0 claims2007: 0 claims2008: 0 claims2009: 0 claims2010: 0 claims2011: 0 claims2012: 0 claims2013: 0 claims2014: 0 claims2015: 0 claims2016: 0 claims2017: 0 claims2018: 0 claims2019: 0 claims2020: 0 claims2021: 0 claims2022: 0 claims2023: 0 claims2024: 0 claims2025: 0 claims2026: 0 claims2004
20042026
4
paid claims since 2004
$65K
paid to owners
1
homes flooded more than once
$16K
average claim
Homes that flooded again and again
FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (0)Flooded 2+ times
of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

New Galilee isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: Beaver County.
Disasters

3 federal disasters brought FEMA money to New Galilee

Disasters that paid out in New Galilee itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Borough of New Galilee), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.

  1. 2004Tropical Depression Ivan13 households applied for aid$88K aid approved
  2. 2004Severe Storms and Flooding Associated with Tropical Depression Frances16 households applied for aid$92K aid approved
  3. 2003Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding1 households applied for aid$2K aid approved
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in New GalileeBeaver County only

Beaver County has had 12 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then winter storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.

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Get ready for what New Galilee faces

A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.

When the river rises
  • 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.
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Before you buy or rent
  • 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.
When a storm is coming
Forecast and alertsWeather →911, the nearest ERSafety →

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Questions about natural hazards in New Galilee

Does New Galilee flood?

Flood insurance has paid 4 claims in New Galilee since 2004, $65K in all. 1 properties have flooded more than once.

Is New Galilee 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 Beaver County, 20% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.3% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in New Galilee?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for New Galilee’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 New Galilee?

By FEMA money that reached New Galilee, Severe Storms and Flooding Associated with Tropical Depression Frances (2004): 16 households applied for aid, $92K approved.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in New Galilee.

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Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where New Galilee’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.