Photo: IvoShandor · CC BY 2.5Storms, floods and disasters in Kent Township
Kent Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Kent Township has 615 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 25 claims here since 2017.
What Kent 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
Hail
Strong wind
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 Kent Township flood? Sometimes: 25 flood claims since 2017
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Kent Township, from FEMA’s records.
Kent 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: Stephenson County.3 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Kent Township
Disasters that paid out in Kent Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Kent Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2010Severe Storms and Flooding10 households applied for aid$26K aid approved
- 2007Severe Storms and Flooding1 households applied for aid$484 aid approved
- 2006Snow$4K to Kent Township for repairs
Stephenson County has had 11 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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loran Township | Aless damage than 85% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Lena | A−less damage than 76% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| West Point Township | A−less damage than 75% | river and rain flooding | 5 |
| Erin Township | — | 423 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Wards Grove Township | — | 308 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Jefferson Township | — | 157 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Nora Township | — | 416 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 Kent 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.
- 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.
- Trim dead limbs over the house and driveway.
- Tie down trash cans and outdoor furniture.
- Stay clear of downed lines and call the utility.
- 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 Kent Township
Does Kent Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 25 claims in Kent Township since 2017, $1.3M in all.
Is Kent 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 Stephenson County, 9% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.3% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Kent Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Kent 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 Kent Township?
By FEMA money that reached Kent Township, Severe Storms and Flooding (2010): 10 households applied for aid, $26K approved.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Kent Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Kent 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.