Photo: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0Storms, floods and disasters in Noxen Township
Noxen Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: FEMA’s tract figures aren’t matched to Noxen Township yet. Flood insurance has paid 13 claims here since 1978.
What Noxen 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 Noxen Township flood? Sometimes: 13 flood claims since 1978
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Noxen Township, from FEMA’s records.
- Hurricane Irene6 claims · $169K
- Tropical Storm Lee1 claim · $7K
Noxen 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.5 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Noxen Township
Disasters that paid out in Noxen Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Noxen Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2011Tropical Storm Lee53 households applied for aid$151K aid approved1 flood claim paid for it, $7K
- 2011Hurricane Irene118 households applied for aid$483K aid approved6 flood claims paid for it, $169K
- 2006Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides190 households applied for aid$493K aid approved3 flood claims paid that year
- 2005Severe Storms and Flooding2 households applied for aid$1K aid approved
- 2004Tropical Depression Ivan7 households applied for aid$28K aid approved
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Township | Dmore damage than 91% | river and rain flooding | 40 |
| Forkston Township | — | 307 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 Noxen 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 Noxen Township
Does Noxen Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 13 claims in Noxen Township since 1978, $272K in all. 1 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Hurricane Irene (6).
Is Noxen 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 Noxen Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Noxen 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 Noxen Township?
By FEMA money that reached Noxen Township, Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides (2006): 190 households applied for aid, $493K approved. By flood claims, Hurricane Irene: 6 paid, $169K.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Noxen Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Noxen 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.