Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Less hazard damage per building is expected in Wenonah than in 88% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Wenonah gets an A for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 88% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (75%). 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 Wenonah 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
Earthquakes
Strong wind
Hurricanes
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 Wenonah’s grade
River and rain flooding is 75% of the building damage FEMA expects in Wenonah, and Wenonah’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 73% of U.S. census tracts. Strong wind adds 6%, at a rate in the top 10% of U.S. census tracts.
A lower expected damage per building than 88% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Wenonah’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $504K a year in losses across Wenonah: $363K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Wenonah flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Wenonah. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Wenonah isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Gloucester County.8 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Wenonah
Disasters that paid out in Wenonah itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Borough of Wenonah), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2021Remnants of Hurricane Ida199 households applied for aid$74K aid approved$442K to the Borough of Wenonah for repairs
- 2015Severe Storm$106K to the Borough of Wenonah for repairs
- 2012Hurricane Sandy3 households applied for aid$3K aid approved
- 2011Hurricane Irene60 households applied for aid$24K aid approved
- 2010Severe Storms and Flooding8 households applied for aid$9K aid approved
- 2010Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm$5K to the Borough of Wenonah for repairs
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- 2009Snowstorm$5K to the Borough of Wenonah for repairs
- 2007Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding13 households applied for aid$7K aid approved
Gloucester County has had 20 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then winter storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees; the 2001 World Trade Center declarations.
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Wenonah is 3rd of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deptford Township | Aless damage than 91% | river and rain flooding | 12 |
| Mantua Township | Aless damage than 90% | river and rain flooding | 18 |
| Wenonah | Aless damage than 88% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
| Sewell | — | a Census area inside a town; graded with the town | |
| Oak Valley | — | a Census area inside a town; graded with the town | |
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 Wenonah 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.
- Drop, cover and hold on.
- Strap tall furniture and the water heater to the wall.
- Know how to shut off the gas.
- Trim dead limbs over the house and driveway.
- Tie down trash cans and outdoor furniture.
- Stay clear of downed lines and call the utility.
- The season runs June through November and peaks from mid-August to mid-October.
- Bring in porch furniture and anything the wind can throw.
- Fill the gas tank and charge phones before the storm arrives.
- 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 Wenonah
Is Wenonah at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Wenonah has lower expected damage per building than 88% of U.S. towns: A for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (75%) and earthquakes (8%). 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 Wenonah 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 Gloucester County, 50% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.9% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Wenonah?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Wenonah’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 Wenonah?
By FEMA money that reached Wenonah, Remnants of Hurricane Ida (2021): 199 households applied for aid, $74K approved, and $442K to the Borough of Wenonah for repairs.
Is Wenonah at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (75%), and Wenonah’s rate for it is lower than 73% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Wenonah.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Wenonah’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.