Storms, floods and disasters in Oneida Township
Oneida Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: FEMA’s tract figures aren’t matched to Oneida Township yet. Flood insurance has paid 23 claims here since 1978.
What Oneida 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 Oneida Township flood? Sometimes: 23 flood claims since 1978
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Oneida Township, from FEMA’s records.
- Hurricane Ida1 claim · $8K
- Tropical Storm Ivan1 claim · $17K
Oneida 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: Huntingdon County.The storms Oneida Township remembers
None of the 13 disasters declared for Huntingdon County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Oneida Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 19967 flood claims paidThe year of Flooding Associated with Tropical Depression Fran, declared for Huntingdon County
- 19844 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
- 19793 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
Huntingdon County has had 13 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often floods, then hurricanes and tropical storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
Old photos of Oneida Township after a storm or flood belong in the town’s history. Add one, or share what you remember below.
Add to the Oneida Township archive →Oneida Township and its neighbors
How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntingdon | Aless damage than 89% | river and rain flooding | 63 |
| Porter Township | Cmore damage than 68% | river and rain flooding | 15 |
| Henderson Township | — | 769 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Logan Township | — | 730 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Miller Township | — | 459 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| West Township | — | 485 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 Oneida 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 Oneida Township
Does Oneida Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 23 claims in Oneida Township since 1978, $258K in all. 3 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Hurricane Ida (1).
Is Oneida 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 Huntingdon County, 17% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 1.3% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Oneida Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Oneida 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 Oneida Township?
By flood claims, Hurricane Ida: 1 paid, $8K.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Oneida Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Oneida 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.