On FEMA’s figures, Finley Township faces about as much hazard damage per building as the typical U.S. town, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Finley Township gets a B− for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 52% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (72%), then tornadoes (17%). Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2005.
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 Finley 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
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 Finley Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 72% of the building damage FEMA expects in Finley Township, and Finley Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 56% of U.S. census tracts. Tornadoes add 17%, at a rate in the top 6% of U.S. census tracts.
B− lower expected damage per building than 52% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Finley Township’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $531K a year in losses across Finley Township: $292K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Finley Township flood? Rarely: 1 flood claim since 2005
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Finley Township, from FEMA’s records: 2.0 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 62% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Finley 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: Scott County.The storms Finley Township remembers
None of the 14 disasters declared for Scott County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Finley Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 20051 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, declared for Scott County
Scott County has had 14 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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Finley Township is 4th of the 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Township | B+less damage than 68% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Vienna Township | Bless damage than 60% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Jennings Township | Bless damage than 60% | river and rain flooding | 4 |
| Finley Township | B−less damage than 52% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Gibson Township | C+more damage than 58% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Franklin Township | C+more damage than 58% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Monroe Township | Cmore damage than 73% | river and rain flooding | 18 |
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 Finley 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.
- 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 Finley Township
Is Finley Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Finley Township has lower expected damage per building than 52% of U.S. towns: B− for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (72%) and tornadoes (17%). 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 Finley Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 1 claim in Finley Township since 2005, $21K in all, or 2.0 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 62% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Is Finley 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 Scott County, 14% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.2% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Finley Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Finley Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Finley Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (72%), and Finley Township’s rate for it is higher than 56% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Finley Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Finley 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.