Storms, floods and disasters in New Lisbon Township
New Lisbon Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: FEMA’s tract figures aren’t matched to New Lisbon Township yet.
What New Lisbon Township faces
Each hazard’s share of the building damage FEMA expects here, and how its rate compares with the rest of the country.
Earthquakes
River and rain flooding
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.
Does New Lisbon Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in New Lisbon Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
New Lisbon 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: Stoddard County.10 federal disasters brought FEMA money to New Lisbon Township
Disasters that paid out in New Lisbon Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to New Lisbon Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2024Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding$132K to New Lisbon Township for repairs
- 2019Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding$33K to New Lisbon Township for repairs
- 2015Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding$25K to New Lisbon Township for repairs
- 2013Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding$29K to New Lisbon Township for repairs
- 2011Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding$58K to New Lisbon Township for repairs
- 2009Severe Winter Storm$21K to New Lisbon Township for repairs
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- 2008Severe Storms, Flooding, and a Tornado$3K to New Lisbon Township for repairs
- 2008Severe Storms and Flooding$35K to New Lisbon Township for repairs
- 2008Severe Winter Storms and Flooding$6K to New Lisbon Township for repairs
- 2002Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding$41K to New Lisbon Township for repairs
Stoddard County has had 20 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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How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Township | Cmore damage than 74% | earthquakes | 17 |
| Castor Township | Dmore damage than 87% | earthquakes | 19 |
| Duck Creek Township | Dmore damage than 88% | earthquakes | 31 |
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 New Lisbon 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.
- Drop, cover and hold on.
- Strap tall furniture and the water heater to the wall.
- Know how to shut off the gas.
- 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.
- 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 New Lisbon Township
Is New Lisbon 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 Stoddard County, 1.0% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.
How much is flood insurance in New Lisbon Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for New Lisbon 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 New Lisbon Township?
By FEMA money that reached New Lisbon Township, Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding (2024): $132K to New Lisbon Township for repairs.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in New Lisbon Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where New Lisbon 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.