Photo: Smallbones · Public domainOn FEMA’s figures, Tyrone Township faces more hazard damage per building than 60% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Tyrone Township gets a C+ for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 60% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (91%). Flood insurance has paid 14 claims here since 1996.
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 Tyrone 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 Tyrone Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 91% of the building damage FEMA expects in Tyrone Township, and Tyrone Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 79% of U.S. census tracts. Next is hurricanes at 5% (higher than 73% of U.S. census tracts).
C+ higher expected damage per building than 60% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Tyrone Township’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $687K a year in losses across Tyrone Township: $492K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Tyrone Township flood? Sometimes: 14 flood claims since 1996
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Tyrone Township, from FEMA’s records: 17.7 per 1,000 homes, more than 82% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- Tropical Storm Lee3 claims · $83K
- Tropical Storm Ivan1 claim · $72K
Tyrone 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: Perry County.The storms Tyrone Township remembers
None of the 16 disasters declared for Perry County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Tyrone Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 20113 flood claims paidThe year of Tropical Storm Lee, declared for Perry County
- 19962 flood claims paidThe year of Flooding Associated with Tropical Depression Fran, declared for Perry County
- 20092 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
Perry County has had 16 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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Add to the Tyrone Township archive →Tyrone Township and its neighbors
Tyrone Township is 6th of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Frankford Township | Aless damage than 87% | river and rain flooding | 26 |
| Lower Mifflin Township | Aless damage than 87% | river and rain flooding | 28 |
| Lower Frankford Township | Aless damage than 87% | river and rain flooding | 6 |
| Spring Township | B−less damage than 50% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Saville Township | C+more damage than 60% | river and rain flooding | 11 |
| Tyrone Township | C+more damage than 60% | river and rain flooding | 14 |
| Northeast Madison Township | — | 845 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 Tyrone 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 Tyrone Township
Is Tyrone Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Tyrone Township has higher expected damage per building than 60% of U.S. towns: C+ for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (91%) and hurricanes (5%). 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 Tyrone Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 14 claims in Tyrone Township since 1996, $254K in all, or 17.7 per 1,000 homes, more than 82% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. The most claims came from Tropical Storm Lee (3).
Is Tyrone 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 Perry County, 15% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.9% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Tyrone Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Tyrone 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 Tyrone Township?
By flood claims, Tropical Storm Lee: 3 paid, $83K.
Is Tyrone Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (91%), and Tyrone Township’s rate for it is higher than 79% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Tyrone Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Tyrone 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.