More hazard damage per building is expected in Denmark Township than in 67% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Denmark Township gets a C for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 67% of U.S. towns, #674 of 701 in Michigan. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (80%). 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 Denmark 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
Strong wind
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.
What’s behind Denmark Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 80% of the building damage FEMA expects in Denmark Township, and Denmark Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 77% of U.S. census tracts. Strong wind adds 8%, at a rate in the top 2% of U.S. census tracts.
C #674 of 701 in Michigan; higher expected damage per building than 67% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Denmark 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, Denmark Township has more expected damage per building than 96% of Michigan towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.5M a year in losses across Denmark Township: $1.1M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Denmark Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Denmark Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Denmark 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: Tuscola County.The storms Denmark Township remembers
None of the 9 disasters declared for Tuscola County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Denmark Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
Tuscola County has had 9 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.
Denmark Township and its neighbors
Denmark Township has the lowest expected damage per building of the 4 graded towns here. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark Township | Cmore damage than 67% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
| Juniata Township | C−more damage than 76% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Blumfield Township | C−more damage than 77% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Tuscola Township | C−more damage than 79% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
| Gilford Township | — | 813 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 Denmark 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.
- Trim dead limbs over the house and driveway.
- Tie down trash cans and outdoor furniture.
- Stay clear of downed lines and call the utility.
- 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 Denmark Township
Is Denmark Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Denmark Township has higher expected damage per building than 67% of U.S. towns: C for hazard risk, #674 of 701 in Michigan. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (80%) and strong wind (8%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Is Denmark 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 Tuscola County, 11% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.4% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Denmark Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Denmark Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Denmark Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (80%), and Denmark Township’s rate for it is higher than 77% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Denmark Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Denmark 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.