Storms, floods and disasters in Ash Grove Township
Ash Grove Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Ash Grove Township has 615 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 17 claims here since 1994.
What Ash Grove 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
Tornadoes
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 Ash Grove Township flood? Sometimes: 17 flood claims since 1994
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Ash Grove Township, from FEMA’s records.
- Hurricane Ike5 claims · $37K
Ash Grove 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: Iroquois County.1 federal disaster brought FEMA money to Ash Grove Township
Disasters that paid out in Ash Grove Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Ash Grove Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 1999Il-winter Storm 1/1/99$4K to Ash Grove Township for repairs
Iroquois County has had 6 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then winter 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pigeon Grove Township | C−more damage than 84% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Milford Township | C−more damage than 85% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Fountain Creek Township | — | 213 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Artesia Township | — | 746 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Cissna Park | — | 903 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 Ash Grove 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.
- 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.
- 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 Ash Grove Township
Does Ash Grove Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 17 claims in Ash Grove Township since 1994, $130K in all. The most claims came from Hurricane Ike (5).
Is Ash Grove 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 Iroquois County, 17% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 2.0% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Ash Grove Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Ash Grove 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 Ash Grove Township?
By FEMA money that reached Ash Grove Township, Il-winter Storm 1/1/99 (1999): $4K to Ash Grove Township for repairs. By flood claims, Hurricane Ike: 5 paid, $37K.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Ash Grove Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Ash Grove 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.