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C−Hazard risk
Natural hazards in Pigeon Grove Township · FEMA

FEMA puts Pigeon Grove Township’s expected hazard damage per building above that of 84% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Pigeon Grove Township gets a C− for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 84% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (86%). FEMA’s files show no paid flood insurance claims here.

River and rain flooding 86%Tornadoes 6%Earthquakes 4%

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

more than 84%of U.S. townsLess damageMoreExpected yearly damage per dollar of building, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade
Hazard risk
C−
in Illinois · higher than 84% of U.S. towns
Main hazard
River and rain flooding
86% of expected building damage
Flood claims
0
paid since 1978 · $0
Disasters paid out here
0
of 6 declared for Iroquois County
By hazard

What Pigeon Grove 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

86%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 9% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once a year in the area

Tornadoes

6%of expected building damage
Well above average · higher than 81% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 6 years in the area
Smaller shares here
 Earthquakes Hail Strong wind Ice storms Hurricanes Wildfire Winter storms Cold waves Heat waves top 5% Landslides Lightning
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 27% of Pigeon Grove 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 Pigeon Grove Township’s grade

River and rain flooding is 86% of the building damage FEMA expects in Pigeon Grove Township, and Pigeon Grove Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is in the top 9% of U.S. census tracts. Next is tornadoes at 6% (higher than 81% of U.S. census tracts).

Where Pigeon Grove Township sits
Pigeon Grove Township
Least damageMiddleMost damage

C− higher expected damage per building than 84% of U.S. towns (21,298).

All of Pigeon Grove Township’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.

What drives the damage to buildings
River and rain flooding86%Tornadoes6%Earthquakes4%Everything else4%

In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.5M a year in losses across Pigeon Grove Township: $1.0M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.

Shared tract.All of Pigeon Grove Township’s 1,103 residents (2020 census) live in one census tract, which it shares with Cissna Park village (817 residents) and Ash Grove township (657 residents) and Fountain Creek township (315 residents). FEMA publishes its model by tract, so the rate and the hazard mix are the tract’s, the same for all of them. The flood claims below are the township’s own.
A shared figure. The grade describes the whole tract, not each street in it, and FEMA’s model is an average year for today’s buildings, not a record: the claims below are the record.

How TownRatings grades hazard risk →

Flood insurance claims

Does Pigeon Grove Township flood? No paid flood claims on record

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

of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

Pigeon Grove 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: Iroquois County.
Disasters

The storms Pigeon Grove Township remembers

None of the 6 disasters declared for Iroquois County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Pigeon Grove Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.

Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in Pigeon Grove TownshipIroquois County only

Iroquois County has had 6 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then winter storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.

Next door

Pigeon Grove Township and its neighbors

Pigeon Grove Township is 2nd of the 2 graded towns here, from least expected damage per building to most. Tap a town to see its hazards.

Fountain Creek Township: not gradedCissna Park: not gradedLoda Township: hazard risk C+Artesia Township: not gradedAsh Grove Township: not gradedFountain Creek TownshipCissna ParkLoda TownshipArtesia TownshipAsh Grove TownshipPigeon Grove Township
Lowest fifthSecondMiddleFourthHighest fifth
TownHazard riskMostly (buildings)Flood claims
Loda TownshipC+more damage than 63%river and rain flooding—
Pigeon Grove TownshipC−more damage than 84%river and rain flooding0
Fountain Creek Township—213 residents; we grade 1,000+
Cissna Park—903 residents; we grade 1,000+
Artesia Township—746 residents; we grade 1,000+
Ash Grove Township—615 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 Pigeon Grove 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 ↗
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 Pigeon Grove Township

Is Pigeon Grove Township at risk for natural disasters?

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Pigeon Grove Township has higher expected damage per building than 84% of U.S. towns: C− for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (86%) and tornadoes (6%). The figures are for the one census tract the town shares with its neighbors. This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.

Is Pigeon Grove 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 Iroquois County, 17% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 2.0% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Pigeon Grove Township?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Pigeon Grove Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.

Is Pigeon Grove Township at risk from river and rain flooding?

It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (86%), and Pigeon Grove Township’s rate for it is in the top 9% of U.S. census tracts.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Pigeon Grove Township.

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