Photo: Magnolia677 · CC BY-SA 3.0Storms, floods and disasters in Man
Man isn’t graded for hazard risk: FEMA’s tract figures aren’t matched to Man yet. Flood insurance has paid 9 claims here since 1978.
What Man 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 Man flood? Rarely: 9 flood claims since 1978
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Man, from FEMA’s records.
Man isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Logan County.4 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Man
Disasters that paid out in Man itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Town of Man), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2025Severe Storm, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides11 households applied for aid$45K aid approved
- 2010Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides50 households applied for aid$172K aid approved$260K to the Town of Man for repairs3 flood claims paid that year
- 2004Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides1 households applied for aid$5K aid approved
- 2004Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides11 households applied for aid$8K aid approved
Logan County has had 30 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.
Also 1 FEMA wildfire suppression grant (Fire Management Assistance, not a disaster declaration) for fires in Logan County, 2001–2001.
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How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.
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 Man 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 Man
Does Man flood?
Flood insurance has paid 9 claims in Man since 1978, $34K in all. 1 properties have flooded more than once.
Is Man 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 Logan County, 8% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 2.4% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Man?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Man’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 Man?
By FEMA money that reached Man, Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides (2010): 50 households applied for aid, $172K approved, and $260K to the Town of Man for repairs.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Man.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Man’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.