Kalamo Township’s building-damage rate from strong wind is in the top 4% of U.S. census tracts
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Kalamo Township gets a B for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 61% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (69%), then tornadoes (16%). Flood insurance has paid 2 claims here since 2018.
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 Kalamo 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 Kalamo Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 69% of the building damage FEMA expects in Kalamo Township, and Kalamo Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 54% of U.S. census tracts. Tornadoes add 16%, at a rate in the top 10% of U.S. census tracts.
B lower expected damage per building than 61% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Kalamo Township’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $450K a year in losses across Kalamo Township: $350K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Kalamo Township flood? Rarely: 2 flood claims since 2018
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Kalamo Township, from FEMA’s records: 2.7 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 55% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Kalamo 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: Eaton County.The storms Kalamo Township remembers
None of the 10 disasters declared for Eaton County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Kalamo Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 20182 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
Eaton County has had 10 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often winter storms, then floods. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
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Add to the Kalamo Township archive →Kalamo Township and its neighbors
Kalamo Township is 5th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermontville Township | A−less damage than 79% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Carmel Township | B+less damage than 70% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Maple Grove Township | Bless damage than 62% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Bellevue Township | Bless damage than 61% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Kalamo Township | Bless damage than 61% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
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 Kalamo 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 Kalamo Township
Is Kalamo Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Kalamo Township has lower expected damage per building than 61% of U.S. towns: B for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (69%) and tornadoes (16%). 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 Kalamo Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 2 claims in Kalamo Township since 2018, $11K in all, or 2.7 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 55% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Is Kalamo 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 Eaton County, 21% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.5% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Kalamo Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Kalamo Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Kalamo Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (69%), and Kalamo Township’s rate for it is lower than 54% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Kalamo Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Kalamo 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.