FEMA expects less hazard damage per building in Perry Township than in 82% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Perry Township gets an A− for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 82% of U.S. towns, #115 of 593 in Indiana. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (64%), then tornadoes (21%). Flood insurance has paid 121 claims here since 1981.
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 stands out about Perry Township’s natural hazards
From FEMA’s model and FEMA’s records, below.
What Perry 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
Hail
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 Perry Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 64% of the building damage FEMA expects in Perry Township, and Perry Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 77% of U.S. census tracts. Tornadoes add 21%, at a rate in the top 10% of U.S. census tracts.
A− #115 of 593 in Indiana; lower expected damage per building than 82% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Perry Township’s residents live in 2 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, Perry Township has less expected damage per building than 81% of Indiana towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.8M a year in losses across Perry Township: $1.2M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Perry Township flood? Yes: 121 flood claims since 1981
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Perry Township, from FEMA’s records: 47.9 per 1,000 homes, more than 92% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- The Mid-spring storms1 claim · $2K
Perry 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: Noble County.The storms Perry Township remembers
None of the 13 disasters declared for Noble County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Perry Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 201732 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
- 200819 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms and Flooding, declared for Noble County
- 201516 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
Noble County has had 13 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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Perry Township is 3rd of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benton Township | Aless damage than 92% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Eden Township | Aless damage than 87% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Perry Township | A−less damage than 82% | river and rain flooding | 121 |
| Elkhart Township | B+less damage than 74% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Sparta Township | B+less damage than 74% | river and rain flooding | 5 |
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 Perry 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.
- Park in a garage or under cover when storms are forecast.
- Stay away from windows while it falls.
- Photograph roof and car damage for your insurer.
- 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.
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Questions about natural hazards in Perry Township
Is Perry Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Perry Township has lower expected damage per building than 82% of U.S. towns: A− for hazard risk, #115 of 593 in Indiana. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (64%) and tornadoes (21%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Perry Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 121 claims in Perry Township since 1981, $2.2M in all, or 47.9 per 1,000 homes, more than 92% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. The most claims came from Mid-spring storms (1).
Is Perry 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 Noble County, 18% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.9% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Perry Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Perry Township’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 Perry Township?
By flood claims, Mid-spring storms: 1 paid, $2K.
Is Perry Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (64%), and Perry Township’s rate for it is lower than 77% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Perry Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Perry 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.