–Not graded

Natural hazards in Jordan Township · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Jordan Township

Jordan Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Jordan Township has 355 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 47 claims here since 1978.

Flood claims

paid since 1978 · $777K

Disasters paid out here

of 16 declared for Jasper County

By hazard

What Jordan 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

80%of expected building damage

Above average · higher than 62% of U.S. census tracts

Recorded about once every 1 years in the area

Tornadoes

9%of expected building damage

Above average · higher than 72% of U.S. census tracts

Recorded about once every 10 years in the area

Earthquakes

5%of expected building damage

Above average · higher than 65% of U.S. census tracts

Smaller shares here

Hail Strong wind Lightning Hurricanes Wildfire Winter storms Ice storms Cold waves Heat waves Landslides

FEMA models no building damage here

Coastal floodingAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity

People, not buildings.Counting harm to people as well as buildings, FEMA’s model puts cold waves at 15% of Jordan Township’s expected losses. Cold waves do little damage to buildings (0.0%), so they aren’t part of the grade.

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.

Flood insurance claims

Does Jordan Township flood? Sometimes: 47 flood claims since 1978

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Jordan Township, from FEMA’s records.

Paid flood claims, by year

197819942008

19782026

paid claims since 1978

$777K

paid to owners

homes flooded more than once

$17K

average claim

of homes in flood zones are insured

of all homes are insured

No community discount

Jordan 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: Jasper County.

Disasters

The storms Jordan Township remembers

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

200843 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms and Flooding, declared for Jasper County
19781 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
19941 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year

Disasters declared, by decade

Paid out in Jordan TownshipJasper County only

Jasper 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.

Were you here?

Old photos of Jordan Township after a storm or flood belong in the town’s history. Add one, or share what you remember below.

Add to the Jordan Township archive →

Next door

Jordan Township and its neighbors

How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.

Carpenter TownshipMarion TownshipNewton TownshipJordan Township

Lowest fifthSecondMiddleFourthHighest fifth

Town	Hazard risk	Mostly (buildings)	Flood claims
Carpenter Township	Bless damage than 58%	river and rain flooding	—
Marion Township	C⁺more damage than 59%	river and rain flooding	—
Newton Township	—	739 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.

Be ready

Get ready for what Jordan 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.

Questions about natural hazards in Jordan Township

Does Jordan Township flood?

Flood insurance has paid 47 claims in Jordan Township since 1978, $777K in all.

Is Jordan 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 Jasper County, 17% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.7% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Jordan Township?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Jordan 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 Jordan Township.

Town Square →

Start the conversation

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

Post to Jordan Township

Check your email