On FEMA’s figures, Springdale Township faces less hazard damage per building than 77% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Springdale Township gets an A− for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 77% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (95%). Flood insurance has paid 2 claims here since 2010.
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 Springdale 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 Springdale Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 95% of the building damage FEMA expects in Springdale Township, and Springdale Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 56% of U.S. census tracts.
A− lower expected damage per building than 77% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Springdale Township’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $461K a year in losses across Springdale Township: $403K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Springdale Township flood? Rarely: 2 flood claims since 2010
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Springdale Township, from FEMA’s records: 2.5 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 56% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Springdale 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: Allegheny County.The storms Springdale Township remembers
None of the 15 disasters declared for Allegheny County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Springdale Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 20101 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorms, declared for Allegheny County
- 20111 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
Allegheny County has had 15 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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Springdale Township is 3rd of the 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frazer Township | A+among the lowest damage | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Plum | A+less damage than 97% | river and rain flooding | 44 |
| Springdale Township | A−less damage than 77% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Harmar Township | B+less damage than 67% | river and rain flooding | 51 |
| New Kensington | B−more damage than 53% | river and rain flooding | 37 |
| Springdale | B−more damage than 54% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
| Cheswick | C−more damage than 77% | river and rain flooding | 5 |
| Harwick | — | 899 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 Springdale 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 Springdale Township
Is Springdale Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Springdale Township has lower expected damage per building than 77% of U.S. towns: A− for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (95%). 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 Springdale Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 2 claims in Springdale Township since 2010, $9K in all, or 2.5 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 56% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Is Springdale 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 Allegheny County, 28% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.4% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Springdale Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Springdale Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Springdale Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (95%), and Springdale Township’s rate for it is higher than 56% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Springdale Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Springdale 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.