Somerville Barn · Photo: Jim Roberts · CC BY-SA 4.0FEMA puts Alaiedon Township’s expected hazard damage per building below that of 91% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Alaiedon Township gets an A for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 91% of U.S. towns, #108 of 701 in Michigan. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (51%), then tornadoes (25%). Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2008.
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 Alaiedon 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
Strong wind
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 Alaiedon Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 51% of the building damage FEMA expects in Alaiedon Township, and Alaiedon Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 93% of U.S. census tracts. Tornadoes add 25%, at a rate in the top 9% of U.S. census tracts.
A #108 of 701 in Michigan; lower expected damage per building than 91% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Alaiedon Township’s residents live in 2 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
The typical Michigan town has lower expected damage than 77% of U.S. towns; within the state, Alaiedon Township has less expected damage per building than 85% of Michigan towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.1M a year in losses across Alaiedon Township: $851K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Alaiedon Township flood? Rarely: 1 flood claim since 2008
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Alaiedon Township, from FEMA’s records: 0.9 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 81% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Alaiedon 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: Ingham County.The storms Alaiedon Township remembers
None of the 8 disasters declared for Ingham County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Alaiedon Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 20081 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, declared for Ingham County
Ingham County has had 8 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often floods, then winter storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
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Alaiedon Township has the lowest expected damage per building of the 6 graded towns here. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaiedon Township | Aless damage than 91% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Mason | Aless damage than 86% | river and rain flooding | 14 |
| Vevay Township | A−less damage than 81% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Delhi Township | Bless damage than 64% | river and rain flooding | 10 |
| Meridian Township | Bless damage than 64% | river and rain flooding | 73 |
| Wheatfield Township | Bless damage than 60% | river and rain flooding | — |
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 Alaiedon 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.
- Trim dead limbs over the house and driveway.
- Tie down trash cans and outdoor furniture.
- Stay clear of downed lines and call the utility.
- 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 Alaiedon Township
Is Alaiedon Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Alaiedon Township has lower expected damage per building than 91% of U.S. towns: A for hazard risk, #108 of 701 in Michigan. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (51%) and tornadoes (25%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Alaiedon Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 1 claim in Alaiedon Township since 2008, $10K in all, or 0.9 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 81% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Is Alaiedon 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 Ingham County, 30% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.7% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Alaiedon Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Alaiedon Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Alaiedon Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (51%), and Alaiedon Township’s rate for it is lower than 93% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Alaiedon Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Alaiedon 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.