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Natural hazards in Green Township · FEMA

FEMA puts Green Township’s expected hazard damage per building above that of 67% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Green Township gets a C for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 67% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (79%), then tornadoes (15%). Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2013.

River and rain flooding 79%Tornadoes 15%Earthquakes 3%

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

more than 67%of U.S. townsLess damageMoreExpected yearly damage per dollar of building, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade
Hazard risk
C
in Indiana · higher than 67% of U.S. towns
Main hazard
River and rain flooding
79% of expected building damage
Flood claims
1
paid since 2013 · $15K
Flood claims per home
2 per 1,000
fewer than 57% of U.S. towns
By hazard

What Green 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

79%of expected building damage
Above average · higher than 77% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once a year in the area

Tornadoes

15%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 4% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 16 years in the area
Smaller shares here
 Earthquakes Hail Strong wind Hurricanes Winter storms Ice storms Lightning Wildfire Cold waves Heat waves Landslides
FEMA models no building damage here
Coastal floodingAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity

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.

Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.
Hazard risk grade

What’s behind Green Township’s grade

River and rain flooding is 79% of the building damage FEMA expects in Green Township, and Green Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 77% of U.S. census tracts. Tornadoes add 15%, at a rate in the top 4% of U.S. census tracts.

Where Green Township sits
Green Township
Least damageMiddleMost damage

C higher expected damage per building than 67% of U.S. towns (21,298).

All of Green Township’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.

What drives the damage to buildings
River and rain flooding79%Tornadoes15%Everything else6%

In dollars, FEMA expects about $406K a year in losses across Green Township: $335K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.

Shared tract.All of Green Township’s 1,019 residents (2020 census) live in one census tract, which it shares with Franklin township (1,124 residents) and Ridgeville town (688 residents) and Fairview CDP (92 residents). FEMA publishes its model by tract, so the rate and the hazard mix are the tract’s, the same for all of them. The flood claims below are the township’s own.
A shared figure. The grade describes the whole tract, not each street in it, and FEMA’s model is an average year for today’s buildings, not a record: the claims below are the record.

How TownRatings grades hazard risk →

Flood insurance claims

Does Green Township flood? Rarely: 1 flood claim since 2013

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Green Township, from FEMA’s records: 2.4 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 57% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.

Paid flood claims, by year
2013: 1 claim2014: 0 claims2015: 0 claims2016: 0 claims2017: 0 claims2018: 0 claims2019: 0 claims2020: 0 claims2021: 0 claims2022: 0 claims2023: 0 claims2024: 0 claims2025: 0 claims2026: 0 claims2013
20132026
1
paid claims since 2013
$15K
paid to owners
0
homes flooded more than once
$15K
average claim
of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

Green 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: Randolph County.
Disasters

The storms Green Township remembers

None of the 16 disasters declared for Randolph County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Green Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.

  1. 20131 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in Green TownshipRandolph County only

Randolph County has had 16 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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Next door

Green Township and its neighbors

Green Township is 5th of the 5 graded towns here, from least expected damage per building to most. Tap a town to see its hazards.

Monroe Township: hazard risk B−Franklin Township: hazard risk CDelaware Township: hazard risk C+Richland Township: hazard risk BMonroe TownshipFranklin TownshipDelaware TownshipRichland TownshipGreen Township
Lowest fifthSecondMiddleFourthHighest fifth
TownHazard riskMostly (buildings)Flood claims
Richland TownshipBless damage than 64%river and rain flooding1
Monroe TownshipB−more damage than 51%river and rain flooding—
Delaware TownshipC+more damage than 62%river and rain flooding—
Franklin TownshipCmore damage than 67%river and rain flooding—
Green TownshipCmore damage than 67%river and rain flooding1

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.

Be ready

Get ready for what Green 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.

When the river rises
  • 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.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Tornado warnings
  • 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.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Before you buy or rent
  • 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.
When a storm is coming
Forecast and alertsWeather →911, the nearest ERSafety →

Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.

Questions about natural hazards in Green Township

Is Green Township at risk for natural disasters?

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Green Township has higher expected damage per building than 67% of U.S. towns: C for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (79%) and tornadoes (15%). 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 Green Township flood?

Flood insurance has paid 1 claim in Green Township since 2013, $15K in all, or 2.4 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 57% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.

Is Green 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 Randolph County, 19% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.5% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Green Township?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Green Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.

Is Green Township at risk from river and rain flooding?

It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (79%), and Green Township’s rate for it is higher than 77% of U.S. census tracts.

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Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Green 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.