On FEMA’s figures, Dundee faces about as much hazard damage per building as the typical U.S. town, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Dundee gets a C+ for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 58% of U.S. towns, #650 of 701 in Michigan. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (80%), then tornadoes (10%). Flood insurance has paid 18 claims here since 1982.
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 Dundee 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
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 Dundee’s grade
River and rain flooding is 80% of the building damage FEMA expects in Dundee, and Dundee’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 71% of U.S. census tracts. Strong wind adds 4%, at a rate in the top 8% of U.S. census tracts.
C+ #650 of 701 in Michigan; higher expected damage per building than 58% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Dundee’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
The typical Michigan town has lower expected damage than 77% of U.S. towns; within the state, Dundee has more expected damage per building than 93% of Michigan towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $2.6M a year in losses across Dundee: $2.1M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Dundee flood? Sometimes: 18 flood claims since 1982
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Dundee, from FEMA’s records: 6.5 per 1,000 homes, more than 66% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Dundee isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Monroe County.2 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Dundee
Disasters that paid out in Dundee itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Village of Dundee), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2023Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding15 households applied for aid$24K aid approved
- 1999Mi - Severe Weather 1/2 /99$4K to the Village of Dundee for repairs
Monroe County has had 7 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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Dundee is 2nd of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milan Township | A−less damage than 78% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Dundee | C+more damage than 58% | river and rain flooding | 18 |
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 Dundee 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.
- 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 Dundee
Is Dundee at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Dundee has higher expected damage per building than 58% of U.S. towns: C+ for hazard risk, #650 of 701 in Michigan. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (80%) and tornadoes (10%). The figures are for the one census tract the town shares with its neighbors. This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Dundee flood?
Flood insurance has paid 18 claims in Dundee since 1982, $161K in all, or 6.5 per 1,000 homes, more than 66% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. 4 properties have flooded more than once.
Is Dundee 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 Monroe County, 19% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 1.4% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Dundee?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Dundee’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 Dundee?
By FEMA money that reached Dundee, Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding (2023): 15 households applied for aid, $24K approved.
Is Dundee at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (80%), and Dundee’s rate for it is higher than 71% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Dundee.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Dundee’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.