Less hazard damage per building is expected in Vienna Township than in 60% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Vienna Township gets a B for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 60% of U.S. towns, #295 of 593 in Indiana. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (64%), then tornadoes (19%). Flood insurance has paid 2 claims here since 2000.
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 Vienna 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
Earthquakes
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 Vienna Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 64% of the building damage FEMA expects in Vienna Township, and Vienna Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 58% of U.S. census tracts. Tornadoes add 19%, at a rate in the top 5% of U.S. census tracts.
B #295 of 593 in Indiana; lower expected damage per building than 60% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Vienna Township’s residents live in 3 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, Vienna Township has less expected damage per building than 50% of Indiana towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $3.9M a year in losses across Vienna Township: $2.2M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Vienna Township flood? Rarely: 2 flood claims since 2000
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Vienna Township, from FEMA’s records: 0.4 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 91% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Vienna 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: Scott County.The storms Vienna Township remembers
None of the 14 disasters declared for Scott County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Vienna Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 20001 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
- 20261 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Winter Storm, declared for Scott County
Scott County has had 14 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.
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Vienna Township is 2nd of the 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin | Bless damage than 64% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
| Vienna Township | Bless damage than 60% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Jennings Township | Bless damage than 60% | river and rain flooding | 4 |
| Johnson Township | B−less damage than 53% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Finley Township | B−less damage than 52% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Lexington Township | B−more damage than 53% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Monroe Township | Cmore damage than 73% | 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 Vienna 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.
- Drop, cover and hold on.
- Strap tall furniture and the water heater to the wall.
- Know how to shut off the gas.
- 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 Vienna Township
Is Vienna Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Vienna Township has lower expected damage per building than 60% of U.S. towns: B for hazard risk, #295 of 593 in Indiana. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (64%) and tornadoes (19%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Vienna Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 2 claims in Vienna Township since 2000, $137K in all, or 0.4 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 91% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Is Vienna 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 Scott County, 14% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.2% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Vienna Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Vienna Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Vienna Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (64%), and Vienna Township’s rate for it is lower than 58% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Vienna Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Vienna 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.