Storms, floods and disasters in Mikado Township
Mikado Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Mikado Township has 766 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more.
What Mikado 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
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.
Does Mikado Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Mikado Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Mikado 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: Alcona County.1 federal disaster brought FEMA money to Mikado Township
Disasters that paid out in Mikado Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Mikado Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2026Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding2 households applied for aid$3K aid approved
Alcona County has had 6 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.
Old photos of Mikado Township after a storm or flood belong in the town’s history. Add one, or share what you remember below.
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How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbush Township | Aless damage than 87% | river and rain flooding | 5 |
| Oscoda Township | A−less damage than 82% | river and rain flooding | 8 |
| Curtis Township | A−less damage than 81% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Gustin Township | — | 839 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Millen Township | — | 367 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 Mikado 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.
- 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.
Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.
Questions about natural hazards in Mikado Township
Is Mikado 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 Alcona County, 2% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.2% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Mikado Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Mikado 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 Mikado Township?
By FEMA money that reached Mikado Township, Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding (2026): 2 households applied for aid, $3K approved.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Mikado Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Mikado 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.