Natural hazards · Newton

Newton, WI natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Newton comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is very low for a U.S. community. 1 federal disaster brought FEMA money into town.

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarations

Expected damage

How exposed is Newton?

Very low

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Newton to be higher than in 11% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and cold waves.

Inland flooding48%Cold waves17%Hail14%Tornadoes13%Everything else9%

By hazard

What Newton faces

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

Inland flooding

48% of expected damage

Well below average · higher than 19% of U.S. places

Recorded about once a year in the area

Cold waves

17% of expected damage

Well below average · higher than 21% of U.S. places

Recorded about 5 times a year in the area

Hail

14% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 89% of U.S. places

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

13% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 66% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 50 years in the area

Lower here

Coastal floodingHurricanesIce stormsWinter weatherHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightning

Not a risk here

DroughtAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity

Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.

Flood insurance claims

Does Newton flood?

FEMA's records show no paid flood insurance claims in Newton.

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

No community discount. Newton isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: Manitowoc County.

Disasters that hit Newton

1 federal disaster brought FEMA money here

Disasters the President declared that paid out in Newton itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the Town of Newton.

Brought FEMA money into NewtonDeclared for Manitowoc County only

2008

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

1 household applied for aid $1K aid approved

Manitowoc County has had 7 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often floods and severe storms.

Around Newton

Newton and the towns around it

Very lowLowModerateHighVery high

Manitowoc Rapidsmostly inland floodingLow

Manitowocmostly inland floodingLow

Manitowocmostly inland floodingVery low

Libertymostly inland floodingVery low

Centervillemostly inland floodingVery low

Newtonmostly inland floodingVery low

About these numbers

How to read this page

An average, not a forecastFEMA’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 here, so a big city isn’t rated riskier just for having more buildings. Newton covers 1 census tract, combined by population.

Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Newton’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Town of Newton. FEMA’s model follows property values, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.

FEMA’s expected losses across Newton total about $1.8M a year, counting buildings, people and crops.

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.