FEMA expects less hazard damage per building in Newark Township than in 72% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Newark Township gets a B+ for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 72% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (65%), then strong wind (17%). 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 Newark 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
Strong wind
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.
What’s behind Newark Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 65% of the building damage FEMA expects in Newark Township, and Newark Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 67% of U.S. census tracts. Strong wind adds 17%, at a rate in the top 1% of U.S. census tracts.
B+ lower expected damage per building than 72% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Newark Township’s residents live in 2 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $416K a year in losses across Newark Township: $307K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Newark Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Newark Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Newark 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: Gratiot County.The storms Newark Township remembers
None of the 9 disasters declared for Gratiot County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Newark Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
Gratiot County has had 9 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often floods, then severe storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
Newark Township and its neighbors
Newark Township is 2nd of the 4 graded towns here, from least expected damage per building to most. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ithaca | B+less damage than 74% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Newark Township | B+less damage than 72% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
| New Haven Township | C+more damage than 64% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Fulton Township | C+more damage than 64% | river and rain flooding | — |
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 Newark 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.
- Trim dead limbs over the house and driveway.
- Tie down trash cans and outdoor furniture.
- Stay clear of downed lines and call the utility.
- 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 Newark Township
Is Newark Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Newark Township has lower expected damage per building than 72% of U.S. towns: B+ for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (65%) and strong wind (17%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Is Newark 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 Gratiot County, 21% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.4% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Newark Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Newark Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Newark Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (65%), and Newark Township’s rate for it is lower than 67% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Newark Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Newark 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.