On FEMA’s figures, Reno Township faces more hazard damage per building than 66% of U.S. towns, led by river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Reno Township gets a C for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 66% of U.S. towns, #113 of 151 in Kansas. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (42%), then wildfire (16%). Flood insurance has paid 2 claims here since 2007.
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 Reno 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
Wildfire
Tornadoes
Ice storms
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 Reno Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 42% of the building damage FEMA expects in Reno Township, and Reno Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 64% of U.S. census tracts. Wildfire adds 16%, at a rate in the top 3% of U.S. census tracts.
C #113 of 151 in Kansas; higher expected damage per building than 66% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Reno Township’s residents live in 6 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, Reno Township has more expected damage per building than 75% of Kansas towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $3.2M a year in losses across Reno Township: $1.9M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Reno Township flood? Rarely: 2 flood claims since 2007
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Reno Township, from FEMA’s records: 1.0 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 78% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Reno 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: Reno County.The storms Reno Township remembers
None of the 17 disasters declared for Reno County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Reno Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 20071 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Winter Storms, declared for Reno County
- 20191 flood claims paidThe year of Tornadoes and Flooding, declared for Reno County
Reno County has had 17 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.
Also 3 FEMA wildfire suppression grants (Fire Management Assistance, not a disaster declaration) for fires in Reno County, 2006–2022.
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Reno Township is 2nd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Hutchinson | Bless damage than 61% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Reno Township | Cmore damage than 66% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Hutchinson | C−more damage than 81% | river and rain flooding | 11 |
| Grant Township | Dmore damage than 86% | river and rain flooding | 29 |
| Clay Township | Dmore damage than 86% | wildfire | 3 |
| Medora Township | Dmore damage than 87% | wildfire | — |
| Yoder Township | — | 385 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Lincoln Township | — | 491 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Salt Creek Township | — | 604 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 Reno 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ice brings down trees and lines: plan for days without power.
- Run a generator outside, far from doors and windows.
- Keep sand or salt by the door.
- 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 Reno Township
Is Reno Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Reno Township has higher expected damage per building than 66% of U.S. towns: C for hazard risk, #113 of 151 in Kansas. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (42%) and wildfire (16%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Reno Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 2 claims in Reno Township since 2007, $13K in all, or 1.0 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 78% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Is Reno 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 Reno County, 12% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.7% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Reno Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Reno Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Reno Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (42%), and Reno Township’s rate for it is lower than 64% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Reno Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Reno 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.