For strong wind, Evans Township’s building-damage rate is in the top 3% of U.S. census tracts
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Evans Township gets a B for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 62% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (71%), then tornadoes (12%). FEMA’s files show no paid flood insurance claims here.
Graded on FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value (NRI v1.20, December 2025), weighted by where residents live; flood claims are shown, not graded. How hazard risk is graded
What Evans 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
Strong wind
Earthquakes
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.
What’s behind Evans Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 71% of the building damage FEMA expects in Evans Township, and Evans Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 53% of U.S. census tracts. Strong wind adds 10%, at a rate in the top 3% of U.S. census tracts.
B lower expected damage per building than 62% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Evans Township’s residents live in 2 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $882K a year in losses across Evans Township: $553K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Evans Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Evans Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Evans 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: Marshall County.5 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Evans Township
Disasters that paid out in Evans Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Evans Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2013Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding$20K to Evans Township for repairs
- 2011Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm$5K to Evans Township for repairs
- 2006Snow$5K to Evans Township for repairs
- 2000Illinois Winter Snow Storms$3K to Evans Township for repairs
- 1999Il-winter Storm 1/1/99$3K to Evans Township for repairs
Marshall County has had 11 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often winter storms, then floods. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
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Evans Township has the lowest expected damage per building of the 2 graded towns here. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evans Township | Bless damage than 62% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
| Bennington Township | Bless damage than 60% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Osage Township | — | 188 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Hope Township | — | 640 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Roberts Township | — | 875 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 Evans 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.
- Trim dead limbs over the house and driveway.
- Tie down trash cans and outdoor furniture.
- Stay clear of downed lines and call the utility.
- Drop, cover and hold on.
- Strap tall furniture and the water heater to the wall.
- Know how to shut off the gas.
- 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 Evans Township
Is Evans Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Evans Township has lower expected damage per building than 62% of U.S. towns: B for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (71%) and tornadoes (12%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Is Evans 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 Marshall County, 21% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.4% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Evans Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Evans 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 Evans Township?
By FEMA money that reached Evans Township, Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding (2013): $20K to Evans Township for repairs.
Is Evans Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (71%), and Evans Township’s rate for it is lower than 53% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Evans Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Evans 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.