Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMore hazard damage per building is expected in Boon Township than in 68% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Boon Township gets a C for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 68% of U.S. towns, #541 of 593 in Indiana. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (61%), then earthquakes (23%). Flood insurance has paid 6 claims here since 2003.
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 Boon 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
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.
What’s behind Boon Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 61% of the building damage FEMA expects in Boon Township, and Boon Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 62% of U.S. census tracts. Strong wind adds 6%, at a rate in the top 4% of U.S. census tracts.
C #541 of 593 in Indiana; higher expected damage per building than 68% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Boon Township’s residents live in 6 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
The typical Indiana town has lower expected damage than 60% of U.S. towns; within the state, Boon Township has more expected damage per building than 91% of Indiana towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $6.5M a year in losses across Boon Township: $5.0M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Boon Township flood? Rarely: 6 flood claims since 2003
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Boon Township, from FEMA’s records: 1.0 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 78% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Boon 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: Warrick County.The storms Boon Township remembers
None of the 17 disasters declared for Warrick County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Boon Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 20033 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
- 20063 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms and Flooding, declared for Warrick County
Warrick County has had 17 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then floods. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
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Boon Township is 4th of the 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hart Township | B−less damage than 52% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Grass Township | C+more damage than 58% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
| Campbell Township | Cmore damage than 68% | river and rain flooding | 17 |
| Boon Township | Cmore damage than 68% | river and rain flooding | 6 |
| Anderson Township | Cmore damage than 70% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Ohio Township | Cmore damage than 73% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
| Luce Township | Cmore damage than 74% | river and rain flooding | 7 |
| Skelton Township | C−more damage than 77% | river and rain flooding | — |
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 Boon 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.
- 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.
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Questions about natural hazards in Boon Township
Is Boon Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Boon Township has higher expected damage per building than 68% of U.S. towns: C for hazard risk, #541 of 593 in Indiana. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (61%) and earthquakes (23%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Boon Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 6 claims in Boon Township since 2003, $92K in all, or 1.0 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 78% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Is Boon 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 Warrick County, 10% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.6% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Boon Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Boon Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Boon Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (61%), and Boon Township’s rate for it is higher than 62% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Boon Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Boon 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.