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C−Hazard risk
Natural hazards in Windsor Township · FEMA

On FEMA’s figures, Windsor Township faces more hazard damage per building than 78% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Windsor Township gets a C− for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 78% 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

more than 78%of U.S. townsLess damageMoreExpected yearly damage per dollar of building, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade
By hazard

What Windsor 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

93%of expected building damage
Well above average · higher than 89% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once a year in the area
Smaller shares here
 Tornadoes Hail Ice storms Strong wind Earthquakes Hurricanes Wildfire Winter storms Cold waves top 4% Lightning Heat waves Landslides
FEMA models no building damage here
Coastal floodingAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity

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.

Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.
Hazard risk grade

What’s behind Windsor Township’s grade

River and rain flooding is 93% of the building damage FEMA expects in Windsor Township, and Windsor 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.

Where Windsor Township sits
Windsor Township
Least damageMiddleMost damage

C− higher expected damage per building than 78% of U.S. towns (21,298).

Windsor Township’s residents live in 3 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.

What drives the damage to buildings
River and rain flooding93%Everything else7%

In dollars, FEMA expects about $859K a year in losses across Windsor Township: $722K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.

A small-area figure. Windsor Township covers 3 census tracts, combined by where residents live. FEMA’s model is an average year for today’s buildings, not a record: the claims and disasters below are the record.

How TownRatings grades hazard risk →

Flood insurance claims

Does Windsor Township flood? No paid flood claims on record

FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Windsor Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.

of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

Windsor 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.
Disasters

The storms Windsor Township remembers

None of the 14 disasters declared for Morgan County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Windsor Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.

Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in Windsor TownshipMorgan County only

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.

Next door

Windsor Township and its neighbors

Windsor Township is 3rd of the 6 graded towns here, from least expected damage per building to most. Tap a town to see its hazards.

Lowest fifthSecondMiddleFourthHighest fifth
TownHazard riskMostly (buildings)Flood claims
Marion TownshipCmore damage than 70%river and rain flooding19
Watertown TownshipCmore damage than 71%river and rain flooding22
Windsor TownshipC−more damage than 78%river and rain flooding0
Malta TownshipC−more damage than 79%river and rain flooding—
Morgan TownshipC−more damage than 83%river and rain flooding47
Waterford TownshipC−more damage than 84%river and rain flooding—
Meigsville Township—not graded yet
Palmer Township—996 residents; we grade 1,000+
Penn Township—425 residents; we grade 1,000+
Wesley Township—661 residents; we grade 1,000+
Center Township—369 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.

Be ready

Get ready for what Windsor 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.

When the river rises
  • 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.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Before you buy or rent
  • 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.
When a storm is coming
Forecast and alertsWeather →911, the nearest ERSafety →

Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.

Questions about natural hazards in Windsor Township

Is Windsor Township at risk for natural disasters?

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Windsor Township has higher expected damage per building than 78% 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 Windsor 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 Windsor Township?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Windsor Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.

Is Windsor Township at risk from river and rain flooding?

It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (93%), and Windsor Township’s rate for it is higher than 89% of U.S. census tracts.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Windsor Township.

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Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Windsor 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.