Prompton’s biggest natural hazard is inland flooding
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Prompton comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is moderate for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2006. 2 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
What stands out about Prompton’s weather risks
Read from FEMA’s records below. The page puts what stands out first.
Does Prompton flood? Rarely: 1 flood claim since 2006
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Prompton, from FEMA’s records.
Prompton isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Wayne County.How exposed is Prompton?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings here to be higher than in 50% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.
Rated higher than 1,538 of the 2,558 Pennsylvania towns we cover.
Prompton is smaller than a census tract, so it shares the figures of the tract around its center.
What Prompton faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
Inland flooding
Cold waves
2 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Prompton
Disasters that paid out in Prompton itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Borough of Prompton) and its biggest flood years.
- 2006Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides9 households applied for aid$7K aid approved
- 2005Severe Storms and Flooding1 household applied for aid$854 aid approved
Wayne County has had 22 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and severe storms.
Old photos of Prompton after a storm or flood belong in the town’s history. Add one, or share what you remember below.
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A short kit for its top hazards, 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.
- Let faucets drip so pipes don’t freeze.
- Know where your water shutoff is.
- Never heat the house with the oven or a grill.
- Keep a shovel, a blanket and snacks in the car.
- Clear snow from furnace and dryer vents.
- Check on older neighbors when the power goes out.
- 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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Prompton and its neighbors
Prompton has the highest rating of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Rating | Mostly | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prompton | Moderate | inland flooding | 1 |
| Texas Township | Moderate | inland flooding | 2 |
| Dyberry Township | Very low | inland flooding | 0 |
| Canaan Township | Very low | inland flooding | 2 |
Rating = expected yearly storm and flood damage as a share of what’s there, vs. U.S. communities. Flood claims = paid federal flood insurance claims on record.
Most disasters here begin in July–September
The month each of Wayne County’s 22 declared disasters began, since 1953.
What these numbers can and can’t tell you
- An average, not a forecast. FEMA’s National Risk Index estimates the damage 18 kinds of natural hazards cause in a typical year, from decades of records and models. A quiet decade can follow a bad year.
- Compared by rate. “Higher than N%” compares yearly damage as a share of what’s there, so a big city isn’t rated riskier just for having more buildings.
- Money that reached town. Flood claims are matched to Prompton’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Borough of Prompton.
- It follows property value. FEMA’s model weighs damage to buildings, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Prompton.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025); 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. Census tracts: U.S. Census Bureau. Preparedness tips: Ready.gov. An average of past damage, not a forecast.