On FEMA’s figures, Snyder Township faces about as much hazard damage per building as the typical U.S. town, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Snyder Township gets a B− for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 52% of U.S. towns, #769 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (93%). Flood insurance has paid 29 claims here since 1979.
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 Snyder 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 Snyder Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 93% of the building damage FEMA expects in Snyder Township, and Snyder Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 75% of U.S. census tracts.
B− #769 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania; higher expected damage per building than 52% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Snyder Township’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
The typical Pennsylvania town has lower expected damage than 71% of U.S. towns; within the state, Snyder Township has more expected damage per building than 74% of Pennsylvania towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.3M a year in losses across Snyder Township: $1.2M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Snyder Township flood? Sometimes: 29 flood claims since 1979
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Snyder Township, from FEMA’s records: 18.7 per 1,000 homes, more than 83% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- Tropical Storm Ivan11 claims · $421K
Snyder 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 Snyder Township remembers
None of the 15 disasters declared for Blair County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Snyder Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 200413 flood claims paidThe year of Tropical Depression Ivan, declared for Blair County
- 19965 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, declared for Blair County
- 20183 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
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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Snyder 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulich Township | Aless damage than 92% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Tyrone Township | Bless damage than 62% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Snyder Township | B−more damage than 52% | river and rain flooding | 29 |
| Antis Township | B−more damage than 52% | river and rain flooding | 27 |
| Warriors Mark Township | C+more damage than 63% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Taylor Township | — | 812 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Bald Eagle | — | 272 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 Snyder 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 Snyder Township
Is Snyder Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Snyder Township has higher expected damage per building than 52% of U.S. towns: B− for hazard risk, #769 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (93%). 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 Snyder Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 29 claims in Snyder Township since 1979, $523K in all, or 18.7 per 1,000 homes, more than 83% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. 2 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Tropical Storm Ivan (11).
Is Snyder 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 Snyder Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Snyder 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 Snyder Township?
By flood claims, Tropical Storm Ivan: 11 paid, $421K.
Is Snyder Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (93%), and Snyder Township’s rate for it is higher than 75% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Snyder Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Snyder 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.