Photo: United States Census Bureau, modified by User:FUBAR007 · Public domainStorms, floods and disasters in Erie Township
Erie Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Erie Township has 123 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 12 claims here since 1993.
What Erie 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
Hail
Ice storms
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 Erie Township flood? Sometimes: 12 flood claims since 1993
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Erie Township, from FEMA’s records.
Erie 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: Sedgwick County.The storms Erie Township remembers
None of the 13 disasters declared for Sedgwick County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Erie Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 19985 flood claims paidThe year of Ks-flooding 10/31/98, declared for Sedgwick County
- 20163 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms and Flooding, declared for Sedgwick County
- 20182 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
Sedgwick County has had 13 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then floods. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
Old photos of Erie Township after a storm or flood belong in the town’s history. Add one, or share what you remember below.
Add to the Erie Township archive →Erie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Township | Bless damage than 64% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Allen Township | — | 89 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Viola Township | — | 606 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Eden Township | — | 437 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 Erie 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.
- Park in a garage or under cover when storms are forecast.
- Stay away from windows while it falls.
- Photograph roof and car damage for your insurer.
- Ice brings down trees and lines: plan for days without power.
- Run a generator outside, far from doors and windows.
- Keep sand or salt by the door.
- 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 Erie Township
Does Erie Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 12 claims in Erie Township since 1993, $407K in all.
Is Erie 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 Sedgwick 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 Erie Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Erie 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 Erie Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Erie 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.