Storms, floods and disasters in Greene Township
Greene Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Greene Township has 263 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 9 claims here since 2013.
What Greene 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 Greene Township flood? Rarely: 9 flood claims since 2013
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Greene Township, from FEMA’s records.
- The Mid-spring storms4 claims · $123K
Greene 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: Woodford County.The storms Greene Township remembers
None of the 11 disasters declared for Woodford County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Greene Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 20134 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes, declared for Woodford County
- 20204 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
- 20191 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
Woodford County has had 11 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then floods. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
Old photos of Greene Township after a storm or flood belong in the town’s history. Add one, or share what you remember below.
Add to the Greene Township archive →Greene Township and its neighbors
How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine Township | Bless damage than 57% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Roanoke Township | C+more damage than 62% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Clayton Township | — | 569 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Panola Township | — | 327 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 Greene 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.
Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.
Questions about natural hazards in Greene Township
Does Greene Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 9 claims in Greene Township since 2013, $431K in all. The most claims came from Mid-spring storms (4).
Is Greene 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 Woodford County, 21% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.6% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Greene Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Greene 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 Greene Township?
By flood claims, Mid-spring storms: 4 paid, $123K.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Greene Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Greene 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.