Upper Twin Falls Bridge · Public domainLess hazard damage per building is expected in Breitung Township than in 82% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Breitung Township gets an A− for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 82% of U.S. towns, #275 of 701 in Michigan. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (80%), then hail (14%). FEMA’s files show no paid flood insurance claims here.
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 Breitung 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
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 Breitung Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 80% of the building damage FEMA expects in Breitung Township, and Breitung Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 62% of U.S. census tracts. Hail adds 14%, at a rate in the top 8% of U.S. census tracts.
A− #275 of 701 in Michigan; lower expected damage per building than 82% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Breitung Township’s residents live in 6 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, Breitung Township has less expected damage per building than 61% of Michigan towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $4.7M a year in losses across Breitung Township: $1.3M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Breitung Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Breitung Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Breitung 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: Dickinson County.The storms Breitung Township remembers
None of the 2 disasters declared for Dickinson County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Breitung Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
Dickinson County has had 2 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often winter storms, then severe storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
Breitung Township and its neighbors
Breitung Township is 5th of the 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florence | Aless damage than 92% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Iron Mountain | Aless damage than 88% | river and rain flooding | 4 |
| Kingsford | A−less damage than 84% | river and rain flooding | 4 |
| Norway Township | A−less damage than 84% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Breitung Township | A−less damage than 82% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
| Aurora | A−less damage than 78% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Sagola Township | A−less damage than 78% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Niagara | Bless damage than 60% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Niagara | — | not graded yet | |
| Quinnesec | — | 892 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Mastodon Township | — | 721 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 Breitung 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.
- 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.
Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.
Questions about natural hazards in Breitung Township
Is Breitung Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Breitung Township has lower expected damage per building than 82% of U.S. towns: A− for hazard risk, #275 of 701 in Michigan. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (80%) and hail (14%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Is Breitung 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 Dickinson County, 9% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.2% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Breitung Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Breitung Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Breitung Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (80%), and Breitung Township’s rate for it is lower than 62% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Breitung Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Breitung 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.