Potter's Covered Bridge · Photo: The original uploader was Randolph at English Wikipedia. · Public domainStorms, floods and disasters in Noblesville Township
Noblesville Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: FEMA’s tract figures aren’t matched to Noblesville Township yet. Flood insurance has paid 88 claims here since 1980.
What Noblesville 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 Noblesville Township flood? Sometimes: 88 flood claims since 1980
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Noblesville Township, from FEMA’s records.
- The 2026-08-Indiana-Flooding14 claims · $624K
Noblesville 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: Hamilton County.6 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Noblesville Township
Disasters that paid out in Noblesville Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Noblesville Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2026Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding181 households applied for aid$1.6M aid approved14 flood claims paid that year
- 2008Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes7 households applied for aid$1K aid approved
- 2005Severe Winter Storms and Flooding15 households applied for aid$15K aid approved10 flood claims paid that year
- 2004Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding5 households applied for aid$6K aid approved
- 2003Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding21 households applied for aid$32K aid approved
- 2003Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding49 households applied for aid$284K aid approved
Hamilton County has had 17 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.
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How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Township | Bless damage than 65% | river and rain flooding | 35 |
| Jackson Township | Bless damage than 60% | river and rain flooding | 5 |
| Westfield Washington Township | Bless damage than 60% | river and rain flooding | 5 |
| Clay Township | Bless damage than 58% | river and rain flooding | 56 |
| Carmel | Bless damage than 58% | river and rain flooding | 91 |
| Fishers | Bless damage than 56% | river and rain flooding | 18 |
| Fall Creek Township | B−less damage than 52% | river and rain flooding | 13 |
| Noblesville | B−more damage than 53% | river and rain flooding | 129 |
| Wayne Township | C+more damage than 57% | river and rain flooding | — |
| White River Township | C+more damage than 60% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
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 Noblesville 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.
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Questions about natural hazards in Noblesville Township
Does Noblesville Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 88 claims in Noblesville Township since 1980, $1.5M in all. The most claims came from 2026-08-Indiana-Flooding (14).
Is Noblesville 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 Hamilton County, 16% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.4% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Noblesville Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Noblesville 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 Noblesville Township?
By FEMA money that reached Noblesville Township, Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding (2026): 181 households applied for aid, $1.6M approved. By flood claims, 2026-08-Indiana-Flooding: 14 paid, $624K.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Noblesville Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Noblesville 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.