Photo: Nyttend · Public domainStorms, floods and disasters in Wesley Township
Wesley Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Wesley Township has 661 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more.
What Wesley 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
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.
Does Wesley Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Wesley Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Wesley 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: Washington County.7 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Wesley Township
Disasters that paid out in Wesley Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Wesley Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2018Severe Storms, Landslides, and Mudslides$473K to Wesley Township for repairs
- 2012Severe Storms and Straight-line Winds$2K to Wesley Township for repairs
- 2011Severe Storms and Flooding$8K to Wesley Township for repairs
- 2004Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides$2K to Wesley Township for repairs
- 2004Severe Storms and Flooding$47K to Wesley Township for repairs
- 2004Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides$5K to Wesley Township for repairs
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- 2003Severe Winter Storm and Record/near Record Snow$2K to Wesley Township for repairs
Washington County has had 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Township | Aless damage than 91% | river and rain flooding | 5 |
| Decatur Township | Aless damage than 91% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Marion Township | Cmore damage than 70% | river and rain flooding | 19 |
| Windsor Township | C−more damage than 78% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Palmer Township | — | 996 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Bern Township | — | 352 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 Wesley 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.
- 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.
Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.
Questions about natural hazards in Wesley Township
Is Wesley 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 Washington County, 11% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 1.2% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Wesley Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Wesley 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 Wesley Township?
By FEMA money that reached Wesley Township, Severe Storms, Landslides, and Mudslides (2018): $473K to Wesley Township for repairs.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Wesley Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Wesley 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.