FEMA expects about as much hazard damage per building in Maumee Township as in the typical U.S. town, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Maumee Township gets a B for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 59% of U.S. towns, #312 of 593 in Indiana. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (79%), then tornadoes (14%). FEMA’s files show no paid flood insurance claims here.
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 Maumee 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
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 Maumee Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 79% of the building damage FEMA expects in Maumee Township, and Maumee Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 58% of U.S. census tracts. Next is tornadoes at 14% (higher than 87% of U.S. census tracts).
B #312 of 593 in Indiana; lower expected damage per building than 59% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Maumee 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, Maumee Township has more expected damage per building than 53% of Indiana towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.0M a year in losses across Maumee Township: $854K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Maumee Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Maumee Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Maumee 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: Allen County.The storms Maumee Township remembers
None of the 15 disasters declared for Allen County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Maumee Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
Allen County has had 15 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.
Maumee Township and its neighbors
Maumee Township is 3rd of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | Bless damage than 63% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Milan Township | Bless damage than 59% | river and rain flooding | 12 |
| Maumee Township | Bless damage than 59% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
| Carryall Township | C+more damage than 57% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Jackson Township | — | 521 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.
Get ready for what Maumee 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.
- 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 Maumee Township
Is Maumee Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Maumee Township has lower expected damage per building than 59% of U.S. towns: B for hazard risk, #312 of 593 in Indiana. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (79%) and tornadoes (14%). 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.
Is Maumee 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 Allen County, 16% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.4% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Maumee Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Maumee Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Maumee Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (79%), and Maumee Township’s rate for it is higher than 58% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Maumee Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Maumee 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.