Photo: Smallbones · Public domainFor strong wind, Weymouth Township’s building-damage rate is in the top 1% of U.S. census tracts
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Weymouth Township gets a C+ for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 64% of U.S. towns, #280 of 468 in New Jersey. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (48%), then hurricanes (21%). Flood insurance has paid 15 claims here since 1979.
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 Weymouth 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
Hurricanes
Strong wind
Wildfire
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 Weymouth Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 48% of the building damage FEMA expects in Weymouth Township, and Weymouth Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 59% of U.S. census tracts. Strong wind adds 20%, at a rate in the top 1% of U.S. census tracts.
C+ #280 of 468 in New Jersey; higher expected damage per building than 64% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Weymouth Township’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
The typical New Jersey town has higher expected damage than 56% of U.S. towns; within the state, Weymouth Township has more expected damage per building than 60% of New Jersey towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.0M a year in losses across Weymouth Township: $866K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Weymouth Township flood? Sometimes: 15 flood claims since 1979
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Weymouth Township, from FEMA’s records: 10.2 per 1,000 homes, more than 74% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- Hurricane Sandy9 claims · $540K
- The December Storm - nor’easter1 claim · $2K
- The March 2010 nor’easter1 claim · $7K
Weymouth 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: Atlantic County.10 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Weymouth Township
Disasters that paid out in Weymouth Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Weymouth Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2020Tropical Storm Isaias$12K to Weymouth Township for repairs
- 2016Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm$5K to Weymouth Township for repairs
- 2015Severe Storm$6K to Weymouth Township for repairs
- 2012Hurricane Sandy$19K to Weymouth Township for repairs9 flood claims paid for it, $540K
- 2012Severe Storms and Straight-line Winds$81K to Weymouth Township for repairs
- 2011Hurricane Irene$5K to Weymouth Township for repairs
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- 2010Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm$6K to Weymouth Township for repairs
- 2010Severe Storms and Flooding$10K to Weymouth Township for repairs
- 2010Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm$14K to Weymouth Township for repairs
- 2009Snowstorm$10K to Weymouth Township for repairs
Atlantic County has had 28 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then hurricanes and tropical 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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Weymouth Township is 3rd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Township | B−more damage than 55% | river and rain flooding | 311 |
| Estell Manor | C+more damage than 64% | river and rain flooding | 4 |
| Weymouth Township | C+more damage than 64% | river and rain flooding | 15 |
| Maurice River Township | Cmore damage than 70% | coastal flooding | 124 |
| Dorothy | — | a Census area inside a town; graded with the town | |
| Mays Landing | — | 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 Weymouth 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.
- 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.
- Trim dead limbs over the house and driveway.
- Tie down trash cans and outdoor furniture.
- Stay clear of downed lines and call the utility.
- Clear dead leaves and brush within 5 feet of the house.
- Sign up for local alerts and know two ways out.
- Keep N95 masks for smoky days.
- 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 Weymouth Township
Is Weymouth Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Weymouth Township has higher expected damage per building than 64% of U.S. towns: C+ for hazard risk, #280 of 468 in New Jersey. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (48%) and hurricanes (21%). 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.
Does Weymouth Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 15 claims in Weymouth Township since 1979, $563K in all, or 10.2 per 1,000 homes, more than 74% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. The most claims came from Hurricane Sandy (9).
Is Weymouth 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 Atlantic County, 94% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 14.4% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Weymouth Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Weymouth 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 Weymouth Township?
By FEMA money that reached Weymouth Township, Severe Storms and Straight-line Winds (2012): $81K to Weymouth Township for repairs. By flood claims, Hurricane Sandy: 9 paid, $540K.
Is Weymouth Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (48%), and Weymouth Township’s rate for it is lower than 59% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Weymouth Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Weymouth 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.