Storms, floods and disasters in Walnut Township
Walnut Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: FEMA’s tract figures aren’t matched to Walnut Township yet.
What Walnut Township faces
Each hazard’s share of the building damage FEMA expects here, and how its rate compares with the rest of the country.
Wildfire
River and rain flooding
Tornadoes
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.
Does Walnut Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Walnut Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Walnut 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: Butler County.7 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Walnut Township
Disasters that paid out in Walnut Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Walnut Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2019Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding,landslides,and Mudslides$28K to Walnut Township for repairs
- 2015Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding$83K to Walnut Township for repairs
- 2011Flooding$18K to Walnut Township for repairs
- 2010Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes$67K to Walnut Township for repairs
- 2009Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorm$44K to Walnut Township for repairs
- 2005Severe Storms and Flooding$43K to Walnut Township for repairs
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- 2005Severe Winter Storms, Heavy Rains, and Flooding$1K to Walnut Township for repairs
Butler County has had 25 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.
Old photos of Walnut Township after a storm or flood belong in the town’s history. Add one, or share what you remember below.
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How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglass Township | C−more damage than 80% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Augusta Township | C−more damage than 80% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Pleasant Township | C−more damage than 84% | wildfire | 1 |
| Bloomington Township | — | 497 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 Walnut 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.
Questions about natural hazards in Walnut Township
Is Walnut 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 Butler County, 16% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.5% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Walnut Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Walnut 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 Walnut Township?
By FEMA money that reached Walnut Township, Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding (2015): $83K to Walnut Township for repairs.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Walnut Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Walnut 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.