Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFEMA puts Logansport’s expected hazard damage per building above that of 74% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Logansport gets a C for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 74% of U.S. towns, #565 of 593 in Indiana. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (86%). Flood insurance has paid 18 claims here since 1989.
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 Logansport 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
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 Logansport’s grade
River and rain flooding is 86% of the building damage FEMA expects in Logansport, and Logansport’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 84% of U.S. census tracts.
C #565 of 593 in Indiana; higher expected damage per building than 74% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Logansport’s residents live in 9 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, Logansport has more expected damage per building than 95% of Indiana towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $8.0M a year in losses across Logansport: $5.6M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Logansport flood? Sometimes: 18 flood claims since 1989
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Logansport, 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.
Logansport isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Cass County.7 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Logansport
Disasters that paid out in Logansport itself (aid to households or repair grants to the City of Logansport), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2026Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding4 households applied for aid$5K aid approved
- 2008Severe Storms and Flooding27 households applied for aid$38K aid approved1 flood claim paid that year
- 2005Severe Winter Storms and Flooding7 households applied for aid$8K aid approved
- 2004Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding9 households applied for aid$10K aid approved
- 2003Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding181 households applied for aid$351K aid approved$6K to the City of Logansport for repairs7 flood claims paid that year
- 2000Snow$8K to the City of Logansport for repairs
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- 1999In-winter Storm 12/23/98$12K to the City of Logansport for repairs
Cass County has had 13 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often winter storms, then severe storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
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Logansport is 3rd of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noble Township | Bless damage than 57% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Eel Township | Cmore damage than 73% | river and rain flooding | 16 |
| Logansport | Cmore damage than 74% | 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 Logansport 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.
- 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 Logansport
Is Logansport at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Logansport has higher expected damage per building than 74% of U.S. towns: C for hazard risk, #565 of 593 in Indiana. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (86%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Logansport flood?
Flood insurance has paid 18 claims in Logansport since 1989, $511K in all, or 2.4 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 57% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. 1 properties have flooded more than once.
Is Logansport 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 Cass County, 18% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.5% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Logansport?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Logansport’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
What was the biggest storm in Logansport?
By FEMA money that reached Logansport, Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding (2003): 181 households applied for aid, $351K approved, and $6K to the City of Logansport for repairs.
Is Logansport at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (86%), and Logansport’s rate for it is higher than 84% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Logansport.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Logansport’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.