Storms, floods and disasters in Newton Township
Newton Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Newton Township has 739 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 20 claims here since 1979.
What Newton 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
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.
Does Newton Township flood? Sometimes: 20 flood claims since 1979
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Newton Township, from FEMA’s records.
Newton 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: Jasper County.The storms Newton Township remembers
None of the 16 disasters declared for Jasper County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Newton Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 20039 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, declared for Jasper County
- 20083 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms and Flooding, declared for Jasper County
- 20092 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, declared for Jasper County
Jasper County has had 16 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then winter storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
Old photos of Newton Township after a storm or flood belong in the town’s history. Add one, or share what you remember below.
Add to the Newton Township archive →Newton Township and its neighbors
How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | A−less damage than 77% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Marion Township | C+more damage than 59% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Jackson Township | — | 516 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Jordan Township | — | 355 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 Newton 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.
- 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.
Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.
Questions about natural hazards in Newton Township
Does Newton Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 20 claims in Newton Township since 1979, $213K in all.
Is Newton 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 Jasper County, 17% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.7% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Newton Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Newton Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Newton Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Newton 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.