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Natural hazards in Mullett Township · FEMA

On FEMA’s figures, Mullett Township faces more hazard damage per building than 73% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Mullett Township gets a C for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 73% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (98%). Flood insurance has paid 2 claims 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

more than 73%of U.S. townsLess damageMoreExpected yearly damage per dollar of building, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade
By hazard

What Mullett 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

98%of expected building damage
Well above average · higher than 88% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 9 years in the area
Smaller shares here
 Tornadoes Hail Strong wind Lightning Coastal flooding Hurricanes Earthquakes Wildfire Winter storms Ice storms Cold waves Heat waves Landslides
FEMA models no building damage here
AvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity

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.

Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.
Hazard risk grade

What’s behind Mullett Township’s grade

River and rain flooding is 98% of the building damage FEMA expects in Mullett Township, and Mullett Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 88% of U.S. census tracts.

Where Mullett Township sits
Mullett Township
Least damageMiddleMost damage

C higher expected damage per building than 73% of U.S. towns (21,298).

Mullett Township’s residents live in 2 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.

What drives the damage to buildings
River and rain flooding98%Everything else2%

In dollars, FEMA expects about $977K a year in losses across Mullett Township: $885K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.

A small-area figure. Mullett Township covers 2 census tracts, combined by where residents live. FEMA’s model is an average year for today’s buildings, not a record: the claims and disasters below are the record.

How TownRatings grades hazard risk →

Flood insurance claims

Does Mullett Township flood? Rarely: 2 flood claims since 2026

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Mullett Township, from FEMA’s records: 1.8 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 65% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.

Paid flood claims, by year
2026: 2 claims2026
20262026
Biggest named events
  • The 2026-04-Flooding2 claims · $21K
2
paid claims since 2026
$21K
paid to owners
0
homes flooded more than once
$11K
average claim
of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

Mullett 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: Cheboygan County.
Disasters

The storms Mullett Township remembers

None of the 5 disasters declared for Cheboygan County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Mullett Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.

  1. 20262 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, declared for Cheboygan County
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in Mullett TownshipCheboygan County only

Cheboygan County has had 5 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.

Were you here?

Old photos of Mullett Township after a storm or flood belong in the town’s history. Add one, or share what you remember below.

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Next door

Mullett Township and its neighbors

Mullett Township is 3rd of the 4 graded towns here, from least expected damage per building to most. Tap a town to see its hazards.

Lowest fifthSecondMiddleFourthHighest fifth
TownHazard riskMostly (buildings)Flood claims
Inverness TownshipBless damage than 57%river and rain flooding1
Koehler TownshipCmore damage than 66%river and rain flooding1
Mullett TownshipCmore damage than 73%river and rain flooding2
Tuscarora TownshipCmore damage than 74%river and rain flooding8
Aloha Township—not graded yet
Burt Township—956 residents; we grade 1,000+
Indian River—a Census area inside a town; graded with the town

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.

Be ready

Get ready for what Mullett 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.

When the river rises
  • 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.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Before you buy or rent
  • 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.
When a storm is coming
Forecast and alertsWeather →911, the nearest ERSafety →

Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.

Questions about natural hazards in Mullett Township

Is Mullett Township at risk for natural disasters?

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Mullett Township has higher expected damage per building than 73% of U.S. towns: C for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (98%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.

Does Mullett Township flood?

Flood insurance has paid 2 claims in Mullett Township since 2026, $21K in all, or 1.8 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 65% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. The most claims came from 2026-04-Flooding (2).

Is Mullett 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 Cheboygan County, 6% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.3% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Mullett Township?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Mullett 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 Mullett Township?

By flood claims, 2026-04-Flooding: 2 paid, $21K.

Is Mullett Township at risk from river and rain flooding?

It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (98%), and Mullett Township’s rate for it is higher than 88% of U.S. census tracts.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Mullett Township.

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Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Mullett 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.