Photo: Bwsmith84 · CC BY 3.0Storms, floods and disasters in Switzerland Township
Switzerland Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Switzerland Township has 286 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more.
What Switzerland 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 Switzerland Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Switzerland Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Switzerland 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: Monroe County.7 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Switzerland Township
Disasters that paid out in Switzerland Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Switzerland Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2018Severe Storms, Landslides, and Mudslides$195K to Switzerland Township for repairs
- 2012Severe Storms and Straight-line Winds$2K to Switzerland Township for repairs
- 2011Severe Storms and Flooding$20K to Switzerland Township for repairs
- 2004Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides$2K to Switzerland Township for repairs
- 2004Severe Storms and Flooding$84K to Switzerland Township for repairs
- 2003Tornadoes, Flooding, Severe Storms, and High Winds$11K to Switzerland Township for repairs
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- 2003Severe Winter Storm and Record/near Record Snow$4K to Switzerland Township for repairs
Monroe County has had 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunsbury Township | B+less damage than 70% | river and rain flooding | — |
| York Township | Dmore damage than 90% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Salem Township | — | 854 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 Switzerland 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 Switzerland Township
Is Switzerland 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 Monroe County, 8% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.3% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Switzerland Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Switzerland 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 Switzerland Township?
By FEMA money that reached Switzerland Township, Severe Storms, Landslides, and Mudslides (2018): $195K to Switzerland Township for repairs.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Switzerland Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Switzerland 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.