Photo: United States Census Bureau, modified by User:FUBAR007 · Public domainLess hazard damage per building is expected in Ninnescah Township than in 65% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Ninnescah Township gets a B for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 65% of U.S. towns, #29 of 151 in Kansas. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (67%), then tornadoes (17%). Flood insurance has paid 9 claims here since 1985.
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 Ninnescah 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
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 Ninnescah Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 67% of the building damage FEMA expects in Ninnescah Township, and Ninnescah Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 59% of U.S. census tracts. Tornadoes add 17%, at a rate in the top 10% of U.S. census tracts.
B #29 of 151 in Kansas; lower expected damage per building than 65% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Ninnescah Township’s residents live in 2 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
The typical Kansas town has higher expected damage than 54% of U.S. towns; within the state, Ninnescah Township has less expected damage per building than 81% of Kansas towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.5M a year in losses across Ninnescah Township: $785K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Ninnescah Township flood? Rarely: 9 flood claims since 1985
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Ninnescah Township, from FEMA’s records: 7.5 per 1,000 homes, more than 69% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- Hurricane Ike1 claim · $22K
Ninnescah 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 Ninnescah Township remembers
None of the 13 disasters declared for Sedgwick County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Ninnescah Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 20164 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms and Flooding, declared for Sedgwick County
- 19982 flood claims paidThe year of Ks-flooding 10/31/98, declared for Sedgwick County
- 19851 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.
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Ninnescah Township has the lowest expected damage per building of the 3 graded towns here. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ninnescah Township | Bless damage than 65% | river and rain flooding | 9 |
| Illinois Township | Bless damage than 59% | river and rain flooding | 23 |
| Ohio Township | C−more damage than 84% | river and rain flooding | 52 |
| Illinois Township | — | 98 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Viola Township | — | 606 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 Ninnescah 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.
- 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 Ninnescah Township
Is Ninnescah Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Ninnescah Township has lower expected damage per building than 65% of U.S. towns: B for hazard risk, #29 of 151 in Kansas. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (67%) and tornadoes (17%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Ninnescah Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 9 claims in Ninnescah Township since 1985, $95K in all, or 7.5 per 1,000 homes, more than 69% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. The most claims came from Hurricane Ike (1).
Is Ninnescah 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 Ninnescah Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Ninnescah 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 Ninnescah Township?
By flood claims, Hurricane Ike: 1 paid, $22K.
Is Ninnescah Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (67%), and Ninnescah Township’s rate for it is lower than 59% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Ninnescah Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Ninnescah 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.