Evart Township’s building-damage rate from strong wind is in the top 2% of U.S. census tracts
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Evart Township gets a C+ for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 62% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (82%), then strong wind (10%). Flood insurance has paid 16 claims here since 2004.
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 Evart 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
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 Evart Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 82% of the building damage FEMA expects in Evart Township, and Evart Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 75% of U.S. census tracts. Strong wind adds 10%, at a rate in the top 2% of U.S. census tracts.
C+ higher expected damage per building than 62% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Evart Township’s residents live in 3 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $489K a year in losses across Evart Township: $385K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Evart Township flood? Sometimes: 16 flood claims since 2004
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Evart Township, from FEMA’s records: 18.6 per 1,000 homes, more than 83% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- The 2026-04-Flooding3 claims · $17K
Evart 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: Osceola County.The storms Evart Township remembers
None of the 11 disasters declared for Osceola County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Evart Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 201410 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
- 20263 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, declared for Osceola County
- 20041 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
Osceola County has had 11 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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Add to the Evart Township archive →Evart Township and its neighbors
Evart Township is 2nd of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evart | A−less damage than 80% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Evart Township | C+more damage than 62% | river and rain flooding | 16 |
| Hersey Township | Cmore damage than 66% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Chippewa Township | C−more damage than 75% | strong wind | — |
| Orient Township | — | 632 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Osceola Township | — | not graded yet | |
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 Evart 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.
- 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 Evart Township
Is Evart Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Evart Township has higher expected damage per building than 62% of U.S. towns: C+ for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (82%) and strong wind (10%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Evart Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 16 claims in Evart Township since 2004, $419K in all, or 18.6 per 1,000 homes, more than 83% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. 2 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from 2026-04-Flooding (3).
Is Evart 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 Osceola County, 0.4% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.
How much is flood insurance in Evart Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Evart 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 Evart Township?
By flood claims, 2026-04-Flooding: 3 paid, $17K.
Is Evart Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (82%), and Evart Township’s rate for it is higher than 75% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Evart Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Evart 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.