Natural hazards · West View

West View, PA natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in West View comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is very low for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2007. 1 federal disaster brought FEMA money into town.

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarations

Expected damage

How exposed is West View?

Very low

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in West View to be higher than in 2% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and cold waves.

Inland flooding61%Cold waves23%Everything else16%

By hazard

What West View faces

Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.

Inland flooding

61% of expected damage

Well below average · higher than 12% of U.S. places

Recorded about 7 times a year in the area

Cold waves

23% of expected damage

Below average · higher than 38% of U.S. places

Recorded about 3 times a year in the area

Lower here

HurricanesTornadoesHailIce stormsWinter weatherHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightning

Not a risk here

Coastal floodingDroughtAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity

Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.

Flood insurance claims

Does West View flood?

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in West View, from FEMA’s records.

1paid claims since 2007

$6Kpaid to owners

0homes flooded more than once

20072026

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

No community discount. West View 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.

Disasters that hit West View

1 federal disaster brought FEMA money here

Disasters the President declared that paid out in West View itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the Borough of West View.

Brought FEMA money into West ViewDeclared for Allegheny County only

2004

Tropical Depression Ivan

4 households applied for aid $8K aid approved

Allegheny County has had 16 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often floods and severe storms.

About these numbers

How to read this page

An average, not a forecastFEMA’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 here, so a big city isn’t rated riskier just for having more buildings. West View covers 2 census tracts, combined by population.

Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to West View’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Borough of West View. FEMA’s model follows property values, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.

FEMA’s expected losses across West View total about $742K a year, counting buildings, people and crops.

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.