Photo: Vjaquish · CC BY-SA 3.0Storms, floods and disasters in Meshoppen Township
Meshoppen Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Meshoppen Township has 938 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 210 claims here since 1979.
What Meshoppen 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 Meshoppen Township flood? Yes: 210 flood claims since 1979
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Meshoppen Township, from FEMA’s records.
- Tropical Storm Lee40 claims · $2.8M
- Tropical Storm Ivan31 claims · $584K
- The Torrential rain2 claims · $33K
Meshoppen 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: Wyoming County.The storms Meshoppen Township remembers
None of the 21 disasters declared for Wyoming County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Meshoppen Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 199642 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms and Flooding, declared for Wyoming County
- 201140 flood claims paidThe year of Tropical Storm Lee, declared for Wyoming County
- 200431 flood claims paidThe year of Tropical Depression Ivan, declared for Wyoming County
Wyoming County has had 21 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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How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Township | A−less damage than 78% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Washington Township | C−more damage than 82% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Meshoppen | — | 549 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Mehoopany Township | — | not graded yet | |
| Windham Township | — | 610 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Braintrim Township | — | 402 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 Meshoppen 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 Meshoppen Township
Does Meshoppen Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 210 claims in Meshoppen Township since 1979, $4.5M in all. 27 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Tropical Storm Lee (40).
Is Meshoppen 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 Wyoming County, 24% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 1.6% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Meshoppen Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Meshoppen 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 Meshoppen Township?
By flood claims, Tropical Storm Lee: 40 paid, $2.8M.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Meshoppen Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Meshoppen 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.