On FEMA’s figures, Bourbon Township faces less hazard damage per building than 94% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Bourbon Township gets an A for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 94% of U.S. towns, #32 of 593 in Indiana. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (62%), then tornadoes (24%). Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2018.
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 Bourbon 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
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.
What’s behind Bourbon Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 62% of the building damage FEMA expects in Bourbon Township, and Bourbon Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 90% of U.S. census tracts. Next is tornadoes at 24% (higher than 88% of U.S. census tracts).
A #32 of 593 in Indiana; lower expected damage per building than 94% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Bourbon Township’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
The typical Indiana town has lower expected damage than 60% of U.S. towns; within the state, Bourbon Township has less expected damage per building than 95% of Indiana towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $889K a year in losses across Bourbon Township: $480K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Bourbon Township flood? Rarely: 1 flood claim since 2018
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Bourbon Township, from FEMA’s records: 0.9 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 81% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Bourbon 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: Marshall County.The storms Bourbon Township remembers
None of the 14 disasters declared for Marshall County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Bourbon Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 20181 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms and Flooding, declared for Marshall County
Marshall County has had 14 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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Add to the Bourbon Township archive →Bourbon Township and its neighbors
Bourbon Township has the lowest expected damage per building of the 6 graded towns here. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bourbon Township | Aless damage than 94% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Scott Township | Aless damage than 88% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Etna Township | Aless damage than 88% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Tippecanoe Township | A−less damage than 83% | river and rain flooding | — |
| German Township | A−less damage than 80% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
| Center Township | B+less damage than 71% | river and rain flooding | 147 |
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 Bourbon 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.
- 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.
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Questions about natural hazards in Bourbon Township
Is Bourbon Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Bourbon Township has lower expected damage per building than 94% of U.S. towns: A for hazard risk, #32 of 593 in Indiana. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (62%) and tornadoes (24%). 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.
Does Bourbon Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 1 claim in Bourbon Township since 2018, $33K in all, or 0.9 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 81% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Is Bourbon 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 Marshall County, 12% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.2% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Bourbon Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Bourbon Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Bourbon Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (62%), and Bourbon Township’s rate for it is lower than 90% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Bourbon Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Bourbon 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.