Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0On FEMA’s figures, Jenks Township faces more hazard damage per building than 72% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Jenks Township gets a C for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 72% of U.S. towns, #919 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (94%). Flood insurance has paid 4 claims here since 1996.
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 Jenks 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.
What’s behind Jenks Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 94% of the building damage FEMA expects in Jenks Township, and Jenks Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 86% of U.S. census tracts.
C #919 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania; higher expected damage per building than 72% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Jenks Township’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
The typical Pennsylvania town has lower expected damage than 71% of U.S. towns; within the state, Jenks Township has more expected damage per building than 89% of Pennsylvania towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.9M a year in losses across Jenks Township: $1.3M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Jenks Township flood? Rarely: 4 flood claims since 1996
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Jenks Township, from FEMA’s records: 2.7 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 55% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Jenks 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: Forest County.The storms Jenks Township remembers
None of the 8 disasters declared for Forest County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Jenks Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 20142 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
- 19961 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms and Flooding, declared for Forest County
- 20111 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
Forest County has had 8 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.
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Jenks Township has the lowest expected damage per building of the 1 graded towns here. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenks Township | Cmore damage than 72% | river and rain flooding | 4 |
| Millstone Township | — | 100 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Howe Township | — | 209 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Kingsley Township | — | 207 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Highland Township | — | 339 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Green Township | — | 531 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Barnett Township | — | 328 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 Jenks 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.
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Questions about natural hazards in Jenks Township
Is Jenks Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Jenks Township has higher expected damage per building than 72% of U.S. towns: C for hazard risk, #919 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (94%). 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.
Does Jenks Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 4 claims in Jenks Township since 1996, $155K in all, or 2.7 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 55% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Is Jenks 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 Forest County, 3% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.3% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Jenks Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Jenks Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Jenks Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (94%), and Jenks Township’s rate for it is higher than 86% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Jenks Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Jenks 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.