Photo: MikeParker Original uploader was MikeParker (Michael H. Parker) at en.wikipedia · CC BY 3.0On FEMA’s figures, Warrington Township faces less hazard damage per building than 91% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Warrington Township gets an A for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 91% of U.S. towns, #224 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (77%). Flood insurance has paid 119 claims here since 1978.
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 stands out about Warrington Township’s natural hazards
From FEMA’s model and FEMA’s records, below.
What Warrington 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
Earthquakes
Tornadoes
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 Warrington Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 77% of the building damage FEMA expects in Warrington Township, and Warrington Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 75% of U.S. census tracts. Ice storms add 4%, at a rate in the top 9% of U.S. census tracts.
A #224 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania; lower expected damage per building than 91% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Warrington Township’s residents live in 6 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
The typical Pennsylvania town has lower expected damage than 71% of U.S. towns; within the state, Warrington Township has less expected damage per building than 78% of Pennsylvania towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $5.9M a year in losses across Warrington Township: $4.5M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Warrington Township flood? Yes: 119 flood claims since 1978
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Warrington Township, from FEMA’s records: 12.3 per 1,000 homes, more than 77% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- Tropical Storm Allison31 claims · $1.2M
- Tropical Storm Lee25 claims · $690K
- Hurricane Ida19 claims · $412K
Warrington 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: Bucks County.5 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Warrington Township
Disasters that paid out in Warrington Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Warrington Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2021Remnants of Hurricane Ida90 households applied for aid$108K aid approved19 flood claims paid for it, $412K
- 2011Tropical Storm Lee49 households applied for aid$156K aid approved25 flood claims paid for it, $690K
- 2011Hurricane Irene39 households applied for aid$65K aid approved8 flood claims paid for it, $81K
- 2006Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides2 households applied for aid$3K aid approved2 flood claims paid that year
- 2004Tropical Depression Ivan2 households applied for aid$8K aid approved3 flood claims paid that year
Bucks County has had 21 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often floods, then severe storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
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Warrington 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery Township | A+less damage than 97% | river and rain flooding | 42 |
| Warminster Township | Aless damage than 92% | river and rain flooding | 61 |
| Warrington Township | Aless damage than 91% | river and rain flooding | 119 |
| Horsham Township | Aless damage than 90% | river and rain flooding | 96 |
| Warwick Township | Aless damage than 86% | river and rain flooding | 34 |
| New Britain Township | Aless damage than 86% | river and rain flooding | 9 |
| Doylestown Township | B+less damage than 71% | river and rain flooding | 25 |
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 Warrington 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.
- Drop, cover and hold on.
- Strap tall furniture and the water heater to the wall.
- Know how to shut off the gas.
- Pick your spot now: the lowest floor, an inside room, no windows.
- A watch means be ready; a warning means take cover now.
- Keep shoes and a flashlight by the bed.
- 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 Warrington Township
Is Warrington Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Warrington Township has lower expected damage per building than 91% of U.S. towns: A for hazard risk, #224 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (77%) and earthquakes (8%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Warrington Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 119 claims in Warrington Township since 1978, $2.7M in all, or 12.3 per 1,000 homes, more than 77% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. 20 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Tropical Storm Allison (31).
Is Warrington 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 Bucks County, 49% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 1.2% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Warrington Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Warrington 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 Warrington Township?
By FEMA money that reached Warrington Township, Tropical Storm Lee (2011): 49 households applied for aid, $156K approved. By flood claims, Tropical Storm Allison: 31 paid, $1.2M.
Is Warrington Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (77%), and Warrington Township’s rate for it is lower than 75% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Warrington Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Warrington 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.