FEMA expects less hazard damage per building in Mellen Township than in 62% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Mellen Township gets a B for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 62% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (90%). Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2026.
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 Mellen 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
Hail
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 Mellen Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 90% of the building damage FEMA expects in Mellen Township, and Mellen Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 64% of U.S. census tracts. Next is hail at 5% (higher than 84% of U.S. census tracts).
B lower expected damage per building than 62% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Mellen Township’s residents live in 2 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $645K a year in losses across Mellen Township: $366K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Mellen Township flood? Rarely: 1 flood claim since 2026
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Mellen Township, from FEMA’s records: 1.6 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 67% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- The 2026-04-Flooding1 claim · $104K
Mellen 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: Menominee County.The storms Mellen Township remembers
None of the 5 disasters declared for Menominee County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Mellen Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 20261 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, declared for Menominee County
Menominee County has had 5 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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Mellen Township 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menominee Township | A−less damage than 84% | river and rain flooding | 5 |
| Mellen Township | Bless damage than 62% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Wagner | — | 651 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Stephenson Township | — | 987 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Ingallston Township | — | 853 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Lake Township | — | 429 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 Mellen 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.
- Park in a garage or under cover when storms are forecast.
- Stay away from windows while it falls.
- Photograph roof and car damage for your insurer.
- 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 Mellen Township
Is Mellen Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Mellen Township has lower expected damage per building than 62% of U.S. towns: B for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (90%) and hail (5%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Mellen Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 1 claim in Mellen Township since 2026, $104K in all, or 1.6 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 67% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. The most claims came from 2026-04-Flooding (1).
Is Mellen 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 Menominee County, 4% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.5% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Mellen Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Mellen 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 Mellen Township?
By flood claims, 2026-04-Flooding: 1 paid, $104K.
Is Mellen Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (90%), and Mellen Township’s rate for it is higher than 64% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Mellen Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Mellen 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.