Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMore hazard damage per building is expected in Malta Township than in 79% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Malta Township gets a C− for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 79% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (93%). 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 Malta 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.
What’s behind Malta Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 93% of the building damage FEMA expects in Malta Township, and Malta Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 89% of U.S. census tracts. Ice storms add 1%, at a rate in the top 10% of U.S. census tracts.
C− higher expected damage per building than 79% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Malta Township’s residents live in 3 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $886K a year in losses across Malta Township: $765K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Malta Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Malta Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Malta 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: Morgan County.3 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Malta Township
Disasters that paid out in Malta Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Malta Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2011Severe Storms and Flooding$31K to Malta Township for repairs
- 2004Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides$50K to Malta Township for repairs
- 2003Severe Winter Storm and Record/near Record Snow$22K to Malta Township for repairs
Morgan County has had 14 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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Malta 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor Township | C−more damage than 78% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Malta Township | C−more damage than 79% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
| McConnelsville | C−more damage than 83% | river and rain flooding | 22 |
| Morgan Township | C−more damage than 83% | river and rain flooding | 47 |
| Deerfield Township | — | 567 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Malta | — | 649 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Penn Township | — | 425 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Bloom Township | — | 920 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Union Township | — | 640 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 Malta 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.
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Questions about natural hazards in Malta Township
Is Malta Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Malta Township has higher expected damage per building than 79% of U.S. towns: C− for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (93%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Is Malta 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 Morgan County, 5% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.5% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Malta Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Malta 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 Malta Township?
By FEMA money that reached Malta Township, Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides (2004): $50K to Malta Township for repairs.
Is Malta Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (93%), and Malta Township’s rate for it is higher than 89% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Malta Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Malta 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.