Storms, floods and disasters in Brooklyn Township
Brooklyn Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Brooklyn Township has 646 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 6 claims here since 1996.
What Brooklyn 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
Hurricanes
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 Brooklyn Township flood? Rarely: 6 flood claims since 1996
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Brooklyn Township, from FEMA’s records.
- Tropical Storm Lee1 claim · $8K
Brooklyn 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: Susquehanna County.3 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Brooklyn Township
Disasters that paid out in Brooklyn Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Brooklyn Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2011Tropical Storm Lee1 households applied for aid$326 aid approved1 flood claim paid for it, $8K
- 2006Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides8 households applied for aid$24K aid approved2 flood claims paid that year
- 2004Tropical Depression Ivan2 households applied for aid$7K aid approved
Susquehanna County has had 20 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then hurricanes and tropical storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
Old photos of Brooklyn Township after a storm or flood belong in the town’s history. Add one, or share what you remember below.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater Township | A+less damage than 98% | river and rain flooding | 5 |
| Dimock Township | A−less damage than 81% | river and rain flooding | 4 |
| Harford Township | B+less damage than 71% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| New Milford Township | B+less damage than 71% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Lenox Township | B−less damage than 54% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
| Lathrop Township | — | 695 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 Brooklyn 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.
- The season runs June through November and peaks from mid-August to mid-October.
- Bring in porch furniture and anything the wind can throw.
- Fill the gas tank and charge phones before the storm arrives.
- 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 Brooklyn Township
Does Brooklyn Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 6 claims in Brooklyn Township since 1996, $95K in all. 1 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Tropical Storm Lee (1).
Is Brooklyn 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 Susquehanna County, 19% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 1.1% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Brooklyn Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn Township?
By FEMA money that reached Brooklyn Township, Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides (2006): 8 households applied for aid, $24K approved. By flood claims, Tropical Storm Lee: 1 paid, $8K.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Brooklyn Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Brooklyn 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.