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Natural hazards in Hollis Township · FEMA

FEMA expects about as much hazard damage per building in Hollis Township as in the typical U.S. town, mostly from river and rain flooding

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Hollis Township gets a B for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 60% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (72%), then tornadoes (14%). FEMA’s files show no paid flood insurance claims here.

River and rain flooding 72%Tornadoes 14%Hail 6%

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

less than 60%of U.S. townsLess damageMoreExpected yearly damage per dollar of building, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade
Hazard risk
B
in Illinois · lower than 60% of U.S. towns
Main hazard
River and rain flooding
72% of expected building damage
Flood claims
0
paid since 1978 · $0
Disasters paid out here
1
of 12 declared for Peoria County
By hazard

What Hollis 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

72%of expected building damage
About average · lower than 50% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

14%of expected building damage
Well above average · higher than 89% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 18 years in the area

Hail

6%of expected building damage
Well above average · higher than 86% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about 4 times a year in the area
Smaller shares here
 Earthquakes Strong wind Ice storms Landslides top 2% Winter storms Lightning Hurricanes Wildfire Cold waves Heat waves
FEMA models no building damage here
Coastal floodingAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity
People, not buildings.Counting harm to people as well as buildings, FEMA’s model puts cold waves at 23% of Hollis Township’s expected losses. Cold waves do little damage to buildings (0.0%), so they aren’t part of the grade.

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.

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

What’s behind Hollis Township’s grade

River and rain flooding is 72% of the building damage FEMA expects in Hollis Township, and Hollis Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 50% of U.S. census tracts. Next is tornadoes at 14% (higher than 89% of U.S. census tracts).

Where Hollis Township sits
Hollis Township
Least damageMiddleMost damage

B lower expected damage per building than 60% of U.S. towns (21,298).

Hollis Township’s residents live in 3 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.

What drives the damage to buildings
River and rain flooding72%Tornadoes14%Hail6%Everything else8%

In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.1M a year in losses across Hollis Township: $656K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.

A small-area figure. Hollis Township covers 3 census tracts, combined by where residents live. FEMA’s model is an average year for today’s buildings, not a record: the claims and disasters below are the record.

How TownRatings grades hazard risk →

Flood insurance claims

Does Hollis Township flood? No paid flood claims on record

FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Hollis Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.

of all homes are insured
No community discount

Hollis 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: Peoria County.
Disasters

1 federal disaster brought FEMA money to Hollis Township

Disasters that paid out in Hollis Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Hollis Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.

  1. 2006Snow$4K to Hollis Township for repairs
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in Hollis TownshipPeoria County only

Peoria County has had 12 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often floods, then winter storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.

Were you here?

Old photos of Hollis Township after a storm or flood belong in the town’s history. Add one, or share what you remember below.

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Next door

Hollis Township and its neighbors

Hollis Township is 4th of the 7 graded towns here, from least expected damage per building to most. Tap a town to see its hazards.

Pekin Township: not gradedCincinnati Township: hazard risk BPekin: hazard risk B−Spring Lake Township: hazard risk C−Limestone Township: hazard risk A−Timber Township: hazard risk B−Kingston Mines: not gradedLake Camelot: hazard risk B+Pekin TownshipCincinnati TownshipPekinSpring Lake TownshipLimestone TownshipTimber TownshipKingston MinesLake CamelotHollis Township
Lowest fifthSecondMiddleFourthHighest fifth
TownHazard riskMostly (buildings)Flood claims
Limestone TownshipA−less damage than 76%river and rain flooding153
Lake CamelotB+less damage than 67%river and rain flooding—
Cincinnati TownshipBless damage than 65%river and rain flooding16
Hollis TownshipBless damage than 60%river and rain flooding0
Timber TownshipB−less damage than 51%river and rain flooding11
PekinB−more damage than 52%river and rain flooding49
Spring Lake TownshipC−more damage than 77%river and rain flooding30
Pekin Township—not graded yet
Kingston Mines—182 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.

Be ready

Get ready for what Hollis 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.

When the river rises
  • 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.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Tornado warnings
  • 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.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Hail
  • Park in a garage or under cover when storms are forecast.
  • Stay away from windows while it falls.
  • Photograph roof and car damage for your insurer.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Before you buy or rent
  • 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.
When a storm is coming
Forecast and alertsWeather →911, the nearest ERSafety →

Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.

Questions about natural hazards in Hollis Township

Is Hollis Township at risk for natural disasters?

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Hollis Township has lower expected damage per building than 60% of U.S. towns: B for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (72%) and tornadoes (14%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.

Is Hollis 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 Peoria County, 0.4% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.

How much is flood insurance in Hollis Township?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Hollis 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 Hollis Township?

By FEMA money that reached Hollis Township, Snow (2006): $4K to Hollis Township for repairs.

Is Hollis Township at risk from river and rain flooding?

It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (72%), and Hollis Township’s rate for it is lower than 50% of U.S. census tracts.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Hollis Township.

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Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Hollis 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.