Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Shiloh Encampment Site · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMore hazard damage per building is expected in Pleasant Grove Township than in 80% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Pleasant Grove Township gets a C− for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 80% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (82%). FEMA’s files show no paid flood insurance claims here.
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
What Pleasant 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
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.
What’s behind Pleasant Grove Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 82% of the building damage FEMA expects in Pleasant Grove Township, and Pleasant Grove Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 86% of U.S. census tracts. Next is earthquakes at 8% (higher than 78% of U.S. census tracts).
C− higher expected damage per building than 80% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Pleasant Grove Township’s residents live in 2 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.1M a year in losses across Pleasant Grove Township: $764K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Pleasant Grove Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Pleasant Grove Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Pleasant 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: Coles County.The storms Pleasant Grove Township remembers
None of the 6 disasters declared for Coles County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Pleasant Grove Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
Coles 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.
Pleasant Grove Township and its neighbors
Pleasant Grove Township is 2nd of the 3 graded towns here, from least expected damage per building to most. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neoga Township | Cmore damage than 72% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Pleasant Grove Township | C−more damage than 80% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
| Lafayette Township | C−more damage than 80% | river and rain flooding | 4 |
| Hutton Township | — | 925 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Cottonwood Township | — | 697 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Charleston Township | — | not graded yet | |
| Paradise Township | — | 925 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Janesville | — | 39 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 Pleasant 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.
- 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 Pleasant Grove Township
Is Pleasant Grove Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Pleasant Grove Township has higher expected damage per building than 80% of U.S. towns: C− for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (82%) and earthquakes (8%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Is Pleasant 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 Coles County, 16% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.3% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Pleasant Grove Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Pleasant Grove Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Pleasant Grove Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (82%), and Pleasant Grove Township’s rate for it is higher than 86% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Pleasant Grove Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Pleasant 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.