For strong wind, Delhi Township’s building-damage rate is in the top 4% of U.S. census tracts
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Delhi Township gets a B for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 64% of U.S. towns, #526 of 701 in Michigan. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (68%), then tornadoes (17%). Flood insurance has paid 10 claims here since 1993.
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 Delhi 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
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 Delhi Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 68% of the building damage FEMA expects in Delhi Township, and Delhi Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 57% of U.S. census tracts. Tornadoes add 17%, at a rate in the top 9% of U.S. census tracts.
B #526 of 701 in Michigan; lower expected damage per building than 64% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Delhi Township’s residents live in 9 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, Delhi Township has more expected damage per building than 75% of Michigan towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $6.2M a year in losses across Delhi Township: $4.4M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Delhi Township flood? Sometimes: 10 flood claims since 1993
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Delhi Township, from FEMA’s records: 0.8 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 82% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- Hurricane Ike1 claim · $7K
Delhi 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 Delhi Township remembers
None of the 8 disasters declared for Ingham County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Delhi Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 20113 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
- 19931 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
- 19981 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
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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Delhi Township is 3rd of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaiedon Township | Aless damage than 91% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Aurelius Township | B+less damage than 69% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Delhi Township | Bless damage than 64% | river and rain flooding | 10 |
| Lansing | Bless damage than 59% | river and rain flooding | 103 |
| Windsor Township | C+more damage than 63% | river and rain flooding | 45 |
| Holt | — | a Census area inside a town; graded with the town | |
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 Delhi 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.
- 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 Delhi Township
Is Delhi Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Delhi Township has lower expected damage per building than 64% of U.S. towns: B for hazard risk, #526 of 701 in Michigan. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (68%) and tornadoes (17%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Delhi Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 10 claims in Delhi Township since 1993, $33K in all, or 0.8 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 82% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. The most claims came from Hurricane Ike (1).
Is Delhi 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 Delhi Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Delhi 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 Delhi Township?
By flood claims, Hurricane Ike: 1 paid, $7K.
Is Delhi Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (68%), and Delhi Township’s rate for it is lower than 57% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Delhi Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Delhi 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.