FEMA puts Edmore’s expected hazard damage per building below that of 97% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Edmore gets an A+ for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 97% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (62%), then tornadoes (17%). 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 Edmore 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 Edmore’s grade
River and rain flooding is 62% of the building damage FEMA expects in Edmore, and Edmore’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 93% of U.S. census tracts. Strong wind adds 17%, at a rate in the top 3% of U.S. census tracts.
A+ lower expected damage per building than 97% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Edmore’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $339K a year in losses across Edmore: $238K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Edmore flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Edmore. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Edmore isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Montcalm County.2 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Edmore
Disasters that paid out in Edmore itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Village of Edmore), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2026Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding1 households applied for aid$1K aid approved
- 2000Snow$1K to the Village of Edmore for repairs
Montcalm County has had 9 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often floods, then severe storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
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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 Edmore
Is Edmore at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Edmore has lower expected damage per building than 97% of U.S. towns: A+ for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (62%) and tornadoes (17%). 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.
Is Edmore 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 Montcalm County, 0.0% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.
How much is flood insurance in Edmore?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Edmore’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 Edmore?
By FEMA money that reached Edmore, Snow (2000): $1K to the Village of Edmore for repairs.
Is Edmore at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (62%), and Edmore’s rate for it is lower than 93% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Edmore.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Edmore’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.