Photo: User:OHWiki · Public domainFEMA expects less hazard damage per building in Weller Township than in 91% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Weller Township gets an A for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 91% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (71%). 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 Weller 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
Hail
Ice storms
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.
What’s behind Weller Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 71% of the building damage FEMA expects in Weller Township, and Weller Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 81% of U.S. census tracts. Ice storms add 8%, at a rate in the top 4% of U.S. census tracts.
A lower expected damage per building than 91% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Weller Township’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $279K a year in losses across Weller Township: $210K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Weller Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Weller Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Weller 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: Richland County.2 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Weller Township
Disasters that paid out in Weller Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Weller Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2004Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides$20K to Weller Township for repairs
- 2004Snow$4K to Weller Township for repairs
Richland County has had 15 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.
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Weller Township is 5th of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mansfield | A+less damage than 96% | river and rain flooding | 56 |
| Milton Township | A+less damage than 95% | river and rain flooding | 8 |
| Mifflin Township | Aless damage than 92% | river and rain flooding | 10 |
| Butler Township | Aless damage than 91% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Weller Township | Aless damage than 91% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
| Franklin Township | Aless damage than 89% | river and rain flooding | — |
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 Weller 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.
- Park in a garage or under cover when storms are forecast.
- Stay away from windows while it falls.
- Photograph roof and car damage for your insurer.
- Ice brings down trees and lines: plan for days without power.
- Run a generator outside, far from doors and windows.
- Keep sand or salt by the door.
- 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.
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Questions about natural hazards in Weller Township
Is Weller Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Weller Township has lower expected damage per building than 91% of U.S. towns: A for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (71%) and hail (9%). 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 Weller 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 Richland County, 20% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.2% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Weller Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Weller 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 Weller Township?
By FEMA money that reached Weller Township, Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides (2004): $20K to Weller Township for repairs.
Is Weller Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (71%), and Weller Township’s rate for it is lower than 81% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Weller Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Weller 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.