Storms, floods and disasters in Buck Township
Buck Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Buck Township has 205 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more.
What Buck 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
Earthquakes
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 Buck Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Buck Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Buck 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: Edgar County.2 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Buck Township
Disasters that paid out in Buck Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Buck Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2008Severe Storms and Flooding$19K to Buck Township for repairs
- 2002Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding$2K to Buck Township for repairs
Edgar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Embarrass Township | — | 458 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Redmon | — | 169 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Paris Township | — | not graded yet | |
| Grandview Township | — | 373 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Shiloh Township | — | 47 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Kansas Township | — | not graded yet | |
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 Buck 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.
- Drop, cover and hold on.
- Strap tall furniture and the water heater to the wall.
- Know how to shut off the gas.
- 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.
Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.
Questions about natural hazards in Buck Township
Is Buck 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 Edgar County, 19% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.1% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Buck Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Buck 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 Buck Township?
By FEMA money that reached Buck Township, Severe Storms and Flooding (2008): $19K to Buck Township for repairs.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Buck Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Buck 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.