Photo: Bhall87 · CC BY-SA 3.0On FEMA’s figures, Eudora Township faces about as much hazard damage per building as the typical U.S. town, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Eudora Township gets a B− for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 54% of U.S. towns, #78 of 151 in Kansas. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (74%), then tornadoes (12%). Flood insurance has paid 4 claims here since 1993.
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 Eudora 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 Eudora Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 74% of the building damage FEMA expects in Eudora Township, and Eudora Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 64% of U.S. census tracts. Winter storms add 1%, at a rate in the top 4% of U.S. census tracts.
B− #78 of 151 in Kansas; higher expected damage per building than 54% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Eudora Township’s residents live in 2 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
The typical Kansas town has higher expected damage than 54% of U.S. towns; within the state, Eudora Township has more expected damage per building than 51% of Kansas towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $3.2M a year in losses across Eudora Township: $1.8M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Eudora Township flood? Rarely: 4 flood claims since 1993
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Eudora Township, from FEMA’s records: 1.4 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 70% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- The Midwest Flooding1 claim · $50K
Eudora 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: Douglas County.The storms Eudora Township remembers
None of the 18 disasters declared for Douglas County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Eudora Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 19932 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms and Flooding, declared for Douglas County
- 19982 flood claims paidThe year of Ks-flooding 10/31/98, declared for Douglas County
Douglas County has had 18 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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Eudora Township is 7th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmyra Township | B+less damage than 68% | river and rain flooding | 14 |
| Lawrence | Bless damage than 64% | river and rain flooding | 65 |
| Lexington Township | Bless damage than 63% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Wakarusa Township | Bless damage than 55% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Sherman Township | B−less damage than 52% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Reno Township | B−less damage than 50% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Eudora Township | B−more damage than 54% | river and rain flooding | 4 |
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 Eudora 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 Eudora Township
Is Eudora Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Eudora Township has higher expected damage per building than 54% of U.S. towns: B− for hazard risk, #78 of 151 in Kansas. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (74%) and tornadoes (12%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Eudora Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 4 claims in Eudora Township since 1993, $66K in all, or 1.4 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 70% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. The most claims came from Midwest Flooding (1).
Is Eudora 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 Douglas County, 37% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.7% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Eudora Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Eudora 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 Eudora Township?
By flood claims, Midwest Flooding: 1 paid, $50K.
Is Eudora Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (74%), and Eudora Township’s rate for it is higher than 64% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Eudora Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Eudora 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.