Photo: United States Census Bureau, modified by User:FUBAR007 · Public domainMorton Township’s building-damage rate from ice storms is in the top 4% of U.S. census tracts
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Morton Township gets a B for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 64% of U.S. towns, #33 of 151 in Kansas. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (61%), then tornadoes (18%). FEMA’s files show no paid flood insurance claims here.
Graded on FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value (NRI v1.20, December 2025), weighted by where residents live; flood claims are shown, not graded. How hazard risk is graded
What Morton 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.
What’s behind Morton Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 61% of the building damage FEMA expects in Morton Township, and Morton Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 64% of U.S. census tracts. Tornadoes add 18%, at a rate in the top 8% of U.S. census tracts.
B #33 of 151 in Kansas; lower expected damage per building than 64% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Morton Township’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
The typical Kansas town has higher expected damage than 54% of U.S. towns; within the state, Morton Township has less expected damage per building than 79% of Kansas towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.7M a year in losses across Morton Township: $906K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Morton Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Morton Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Morton 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 Morton Township remembers
None of the 13 disasters declared for Sedgwick County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Morton Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
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.
Morton Township and its neighbors
Morton Township has the lowest expected damage per building of the 2 graded towns here. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Township | Bless damage than 64% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
| Afton Township | Bless damage than 57% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Vinita Township | — | 354 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Grand River Township | — | 551 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Erie Township | — | 123 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 Morton 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 Morton Township
Is Morton Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Morton Township has lower expected damage per building than 64% of U.S. towns: B for hazard risk, #33 of 151 in Kansas. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (61%) and tornadoes (18%). The figures are for the one census tract the town shares with its neighbors. This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Is Morton 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 Morton Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Morton Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Morton Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (61%), and Morton Township’s rate for it is lower than 64% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Morton Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Morton 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.