Storms, floods and disasters in Big Creek Township
Big Creek Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Big Creek Township has 742 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 6 claims here since 1990.
What Big Creek 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
Earthquakes
Hail
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 Big Creek Township flood? Rarely: 6 flood claims since 1990
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Big Creek Township, from FEMA’s records.
Big Creek 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: White County.The storms Big Creek Township remembers
None of the 15 disasters declared for White County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Big Creek Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 20032 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, declared for White County
- 20082 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms and Flooding, declared for White County
- 19901 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
White County has had 15 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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honey Creek Township | A−less damage than 82% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Prairie Township | B+less damage than 66% | river and rain flooding | 6 |
| Union Township | Bless damage than 62% | river and rain flooding | 17 |
| Jefferson Township | C−more damage than 80% | river and rain flooding | 21 |
| West Point Township | — | 397 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 Big Creek 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.
- Drop, cover and hold on.
- Strap tall furniture and the water heater to the wall.
- Know how to shut off the gas.
- 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.
- 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 Big Creek Township
Does Big Creek Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 6 claims in Big Creek Township since 1990, $68K in all.
Is Big Creek 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 White County, 13% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.9% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Big Creek Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Big Creek Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Big Creek Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Big Creek 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.