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C+Hazard risk
Natural hazards in Mission Township · FEMA

FEMA expects about as much hazard damage per building in Mission Township as in the typical U.S. town, mostly from river and rain flooding

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Mission Township gets a C+ for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 59% of U.S. towns, #88 of 151 in Kansas. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (82%), then tornadoes (10%). Flood insurance has paid 17 claims here since 2001.

River and rain flooding 82%Tornadoes 10%Hail 2%

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

more than 59%of U.S. townsLess damageMoreExpected yearly damage per dollar of building, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade#88 of 151 in Kansas
Hazard risk
C+#88 of 151
in Kansas · higher than 59% of U.S. towns
Main hazard
River and rain flooding
82% of expected building damage
Flood claims
17
paid since 2001 · $217K
Disasters paid out here
2
of 13 declared for Shawnee County
By hazard

What Mission 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

82%of expected building damage
Above average · higher than 73% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

10%of expected building damage
Well above average · higher than 85% of U.S. census tracts
Smaller shares here
 Hail Strong wind Wildfire Ice storms Winter storms top 5% Earthquakes Lightning Heat waves top 1% Cold waves Landslides
FEMA models no building damage here
Coastal floodingHurricanesAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity

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.

Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.
Hazard risk grade

What’s behind Mission Township’s grade

River and rain flooding is 82% of the building damage FEMA expects in Mission Township, and Mission Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 73% of U.S. census tracts. Next is tornadoes at 10% (higher than 85% of U.S. census tracts).

Where Mission Township sits
Mission Township
Least damageMiddleMost damage

C+ #88 of 151 in Kansas; higher expected damage per building than 59% of U.S. towns (21,298).

Mission Township’s residents live in 8 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.

What drives the damage to buildings
River and rain flooding82%Tornadoes10%Everything else7%

The typical Kansas town has higher expected damage than 54% of U.S. towns; within the state, Mission Township has more expected damage per building than 58% of Kansas towns.

In dollars, FEMA expects about $4.4M a year in losses across Mission Township: $3.0M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.

A firm figure. It combines 8 census tracts by where Mission Township’s residents live. FEMA’s model is an average year for today’s buildings, not a record: the claims and disasters below are the record.

How TownRatings grades hazard risk →

Flood insurance claims

Does Mission Township flood? Sometimes: 17 flood claims since 2001

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Mission Township, from FEMA’s records: 4.1 per 1,000 homes, more than 56% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.

Paid flood claims, by year
2001: 1 claim2002: 0 claims2003: 0 claims2004: 0 claims2005: 1 claim2006: 0 claims2007: 7 claims2008: 1 claim2009: 2 claims2010: 0 claims2011: 0 claims2012: 0 claims2013: 0 claims2014: 0 claims2015: 3 claims2016: 0 claims2017: 0 claims2018: 0 claims2019: 1 claim2020: 0 claims2021: 0 claims2022: 0 claims2023: 0 claims2024: 0 claims2025: 0 claims2026: 1 claim200720092015
20012026
17
paid claims since 2001
$217K
paid to owners
0
homes flooded more than once
$13K
average claim
of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

Mission 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: Shawnee County.
Disasters

2 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Mission Township

Disasters that paid out in Mission Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Mission Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.

  1. 2015Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding$10K to Mission Township for repairs3 flood claims paid that year
  2. 2007Severe Winter Storms$25K to Mission Township for repairs7 flood claims paid that year
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in Mission TownshipShawnee County only

Shawnee County has had 13 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.

Were you here?

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Next door

Mission Township and its neighbors

Mission Township has the lowest expected damage per building of the 5 graded towns here. Tap a town to see its hazards.

Topeka: hazard risk C+Dover Township: hazard risk CSilver Lake Township: hazard risk C+Menoken Township: hazard risk C+Topeka Township: not gradedTopekaDover TownshipSilver Lake TownshipMenoken TownshipTopeka TownshipMission Township
Lowest fifthSecondMiddleFourthHighest fifth
TownHazard riskMostly (buildings)Flood claims
Mission TownshipC+more damage than 59%river and rain flooding17
Silver Lake TownshipC+more damage than 59%river and rain flooding—
Menoken TownshipC+more damage than 59%river and rain flooding—
TopekaC+more damage than 63%river and rain flooding99
Dover TownshipCmore damage than 70%river and rain flooding9
Topeka Township—865 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.

Be ready

Get ready for what Mission 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.

When the river rises
  • 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.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Tornado warnings
  • 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.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Before you buy or rent
  • 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.
When a storm is coming
Forecast and alertsWeather →911, the nearest ERSafety →

Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.

Questions about natural hazards in Mission Township

Is Mission Township at risk for natural disasters?

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Mission Township has higher expected damage per building than 59% of U.S. towns: C+ for hazard risk, #88 of 151 in Kansas. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (82%) and tornadoes (10%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.

Does Mission Township flood?

Flood insurance has paid 17 claims in Mission Township since 2001, $217K in all, or 4.1 per 1,000 homes, more than 56% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.

Is Mission 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 Shawnee County, 24% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 1.1% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Mission Township?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Mission 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 Mission Township?

By FEMA money that reached Mission Township, Severe Winter Storms (2007): $25K to Mission Township for repairs.

Is Mission Township at risk from river and rain flooding?

It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (82%), and Mission Township’s rate for it is higher than 73% of U.S. census tracts.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Mission Township.

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Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Mission 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.