Photo: Adam Moss · CC BY-SA 2.0Storms, floods and disasters in Manchester Township
Manchester Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Manchester Township has 680 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 24 claims here since 1996.
What Manchester 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.
Does Manchester Township flood? Sometimes: 24 flood claims since 1996
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Manchester Township, from FEMA’s records.
- Tropical Storm Ivan4 claims · $54K
- Tropical Storm Lee1 claim · $7K
Manchester 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: Wayne County.The storms Manchester Township remembers
None of the 21 disasters declared for Wayne County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Manchester Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 200611 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms and Flooding, declared for Wayne County
- 20055 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms and Flooding, declared for Wayne County
- 20044 flood claims paidThe year of Tropical Depression Ivan, declared for Wayne County
Wayne County has had 21 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.
Old photos of Manchester 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damascus Township | C+more damage than 62% | river and rain flooding | 52 |
| Delaware | Cmore damage than 71% | river and rain flooding | 42 |
| Fremont | Cmore damage than 73% | river and rain flooding | 18 |
| Hancock | Dmore damage than 90% | river and rain flooding | 100 |
| Buckingham Township | — | 465 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Hankins | — | 225 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Lebanon Township | — | 686 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 Manchester 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.
Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.
Questions about natural hazards in Manchester Township
Does Manchester Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 24 claims in Manchester Township since 1996, $1.3M in all. The most claims came from Tropical Storm Ivan (4).
Is Manchester 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 Wayne County, 12% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.5% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Manchester Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Manchester 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 Manchester Township?
By flood claims, Tropical Storm Ivan: 4 paid, $54K.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Manchester Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Manchester 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.