Photo: Richard N Horne · CC BY-SA 4.0Storms, floods and disasters in Felton Township
Felton Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Felton Township has 107 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more.
What Felton 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
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 Felton Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Felton Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Felton 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: Clay County.8 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Felton Township
Disasters that paid out in Felton Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Felton Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2019Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding$5K to Felton Township for repairs
- 2011Severe Storms and Flooding$26K to Felton Township for repairs
- 2010Flooding$15K to Felton Township for repairs
- 2009Severe Storms and Flooding$23K to Felton Township for repairs
- 2006Flooding$3K to Felton Township for repairs
- 2002Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes$37K to Felton Township for repairs
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- 2001Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes$10K to Felton Township for repairs
- 2000Severe Storms and Flooding$1K to Felton Township for repairs
Clay County has had 24 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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hagen Township | — | 179 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Flowing Township | — | 143 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Viding Township | — | 28 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Winchester Township | — | 44 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 Felton 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.
- 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 Felton Township
Is Felton 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 Clay County, 10% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.7% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Felton Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Felton 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 Felton Township?
By FEMA money that reached Felton Township, Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes (2002): $37K to Felton Township for repairs.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Felton Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Felton 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.