Storms, floods and disasters in Lack Township
Lack Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Lack Township has 629 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 7 claims here since 1984.
What Lack 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 Lack Township flood? Rarely: 7 flood claims since 1984
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Lack Township, from FEMA’s records.
- Tropical Storm Lee1 claim · $819
- Tropical Storm Ivan1 claim · $4K
Lack 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: Juniata County.The storms Lack Township remembers
None of the 15 disasters declared for Juniata County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Lack Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 19962 flood claims paidThe year of Flooding Associated with Tropical Depression Fran, declared for Juniata County
- 20112 flood claims paidThe year of Tropical Storm Lee, declared for Juniata County
- 19841 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
Juniata County has had 15 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often floods, then winter storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
Old photos of Lack Township after a storm or flood belong in the town’s history. Add one, or share what you remember below.
Add to the Lack Township archive →Lack Township and its neighbors
How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fannett Township | B+less damage than 68% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Bratton Township | C−more damage than 77% | river and rain flooding | 20 |
| Shirley Township | C−more damage than 78% | river and rain flooding | 41 |
| Tuscarora Township | C−more damage than 80% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Wayne Township | C−more damage than 83% | river and rain flooding | 42 |
| Toboyne Township | — | 488 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Tell Township | — | 551 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 Lack 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 Lack Township
Does Lack Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 7 claims in Lack Township since 1984, $38K in all. The most claims came from Tropical Storm Lee (1).
Is Lack 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 Juniata County, 7% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.6% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Lack Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Lack 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 Lack Township?
By flood claims, Tropical Storm Lee: 1 paid, $819.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Lack Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Lack 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.