Storms, floods and disasters in Mascoutah Township
Mascoutah Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: FEMA’s tract figures aren’t matched to Mascoutah Township yet. Flood insurance has paid 2 claims here since 2024.
What Mascoutah 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 Mascoutah Township flood? Rarely: 2 flood claims since 2024
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Mascoutah Township, from FEMA’s records.
Mascoutah 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: St. Clair County.2 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Mascoutah Township
Disasters that paid out in Mascoutah Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Mascoutah Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2024Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Floodng58 households applied for aid$182K aid approved2 flood claims paid that year
- 2022Severe Storm and Flooding12 households applied for aid$19K aid approved
St. Clair County has had 16 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often floods, then severe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shiloh Valley Township | Cmore damage than 74% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Mascoutah | C−more damage than 80% | river and rain flooding | 5 |
| Scott AFB | C−more damage than 80% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Looking Glass Township | C−more damage than 82% | river and rain flooding | 7 |
| Lebanon Township | — | not graded yet | |
| Engelmann Township | — | 758 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 Mascoutah 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 Mascoutah Township
Does Mascoutah Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 2 claims in Mascoutah Township since 2024, $18K in all.
Is Mascoutah 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 St. Clair County, 1.0% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.
How much is flood insurance in Mascoutah Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Mascoutah 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 Mascoutah Township?
By FEMA money that reached Mascoutah Township, Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Floodng (2024): 58 households applied for aid, $182K approved.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Mascoutah Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Mascoutah 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.