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Natural hazards in Noble Township · FEMA

Noble Township’s biggest natural hazard is inland flooding

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Noble Township comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is moderate for a U.S. community.

58Moderate riskLowerHigherExpected storm and flood damage, vs. U.S. communities
Overall risk
Moderate
higher than 58% of U.S. places
Main hazard
Inland flooding
45% of expected damage
Flood claims
0
none on record
Disasters paid out here
0
of 16 declared for Marshall County

What stands out about Noble Township’s weather risks

Read from FEMA’s records below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Flood insurance claims

Does Noble Township flood? No paid flood claims on record

FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Noble Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.

Expected damage

How exposed is Noble Township?

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings here to be higher than in 58% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and tornadoes.

Where Noble Township sits
Noble Township
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Calmer than 1,125 of the 1,995 Kansas towns we cover.

Noble Township is smaller than a census tract, so it shares the figures of the tract around its center.

What drives the damage
Inland flooding45%Tornadoes17%Strong wind12%Wildfire10%Hail7%Everything else9%
By hazard

What Noble Township faces

Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Inland flooding

45%of expected damage
Above average · higher than 54% of U.S. places
Recorded about once a year in the area

Tornadoes

17%of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 97% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 4 years in the area

Strong wind

12%of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 95% of U.S. places
Recorded about 5 times a year in the area

Wildfire

10%of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 96% of U.S. places

Hail

7%of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 82% of U.S. places
Recorded about 8 times a year in the area
Lower here
🧊 Ice storms❄️ Winter weather🥶 Cold waves🌡️ Heat waves🏚️ Earthquakes⛰️ Landslides⚡ Lightning🌵 Drought
Not a risk here
Coastal floodingHurricanesAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity
Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.
Storms remembered

Federal disasters declared here

None of the disasters declared for Marshall County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Noble Township itself in FEMA’s records.

Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in Noble TownshipMarshall County only

Marshall County has had 16 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and floods.

Be ready

Get ready for what Noble Township actually faces

A short kit for its top hazards, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.

When the river rises
  • 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.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Tornado warnings
  • Pick your spot now: the lowest floor, an inside room, no windows.
  • A watch means be ready; a warning means take cover now.
  • Keep shoes and a flashlight by the bed.
More from Ready.gov ↗
High winds
  • Trim dead limbs over the house and driveway.
  • Tie down trash cans and outdoor furniture.
  • Stay clear of downed lines and call the utility.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Before you buy or rent
  • 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.
When a storm is coming
Forecast and alertsWeather →911, the nearest ERSafety →

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Next door

Noble Township and its neighbors

Noble Township ranks 2nd calmest of 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its hazards.

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TownRatingMostlyFlood claims
Noble TownshipModerateinland flooding0
Lincoln TownshipModerateinland flooding0
Vermillion TownshipModerateinland flooding1
Cleveland TownshipModerateinland flooding0
Home TownshipModerateinland flooding0

Rating = expected yearly storm and flood damage as a share of what’s there, vs. U.S. communities. Flood claims = paid federal flood insurance claims on record.

Storm season

Most disasters here begin in April–June

The month each of Marshall County’s 16 declared disasters began, since 1953.

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How to read this page

What these numbers can and can’t tell you

  • An average, not a forecast. FEMA’s National Risk Index estimates the damage 18 kinds of natural hazards cause in a typical year, from decades of records and models. A quiet decade can follow a bad year.
  • Compared by rate. “Higher than N%” compares yearly damage as a share of what’s there, so a big city isn’t rated riskier just for having more buildings.
  • Money that reached town. Flood claims are matched to Noble Township’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Township of Noble Township.
  • It follows property value. FEMA’s model weighs damage to buildings, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Noble Township.

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Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025); 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. Census tracts: U.S. Census Bureau. Preparedness tips: Ready.gov. An average of past damage, not a forecast.

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