Hund School · Photo: 25or6to4 · CC BY-SA 4.0On FEMA’s figures, Kickapoo Township faces more hazard damage per building than 61% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Kickapoo Township gets a C+ for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 61% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (72%), then tornadoes (14%). Flood insurance has paid 77 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 Kickapoo 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
Wildfire
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 Kickapoo Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 72% of the building damage FEMA expects in Kickapoo Township, and Kickapoo Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 67% of U.S. census tracts. Tornadoes add 14%, at a rate in the top 7% of U.S. census tracts.
C+ higher expected damage per building than 61% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Kickapoo Township’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.1M a year in losses across Kickapoo Township: $678K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Kickapoo Township flood? Sometimes: 77 flood claims since 1981
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Kickapoo Township, from FEMA’s records: 122.8 per 1,000 homes, more than 97% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- The Midwest Flooding3 claims · $78K
- The Late spring storms1 claim · $89K
Kickapoo 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: Leavenworth County.The storms Kickapoo Township remembers
None of the 18 disasters declared for Leavenworth County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Kickapoo Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 198515 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
- 200515 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms and Flooding, declared for Leavenworth County
- 200114 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
Leavenworth 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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Add to the Kickapoo Township archive →Kickapoo Township and its neighbors
Kickapoo Township is 5th of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leavenworth | A−less damage than 80% | river and rain flooding | 51 |
| High Prairie Township | Bless damage than 59% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
| Delaware Township | Bless damage than 56% | river and rain flooding | 4 |
| Easton Township | C+more damage than 61% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Kickapoo Township | C+more damage than 61% | river and rain flooding | 77 |
| Weston | Cmore damage than 74% | river and rain flooding | 7 |
| Walnut Township | — | 198 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 Kickapoo 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.
- Clear dead leaves and brush within 5 feet of the house.
- Sign up for local alerts and know two ways out.
- Keep N95 masks for smoky days.
- 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 Kickapoo Township
Is Kickapoo Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Kickapoo Township has higher expected damage per building than 61% of U.S. towns: C+ for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (72%) 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.
Does Kickapoo Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 77 claims in Kickapoo Township since 1981, $1.6M in all, or 122.8 per 1,000 homes, more than 97% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. The most claims came from Midwest Flooding (3).
Is Kickapoo 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 Leavenworth County, 26% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.5% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Kickapoo Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Kickapoo 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 Kickapoo Township?
By flood claims, Midwest Flooding: 3 paid, $78K.
Is Kickapoo Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (72%), and Kickapoo Township’s rate for it is higher than 67% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Kickapoo Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Kickapoo 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.