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Natural hazards in Readmond Township · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Readmond Township

Readmond Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Readmond Township has 552 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2026.

Flood claims
1
paid since 2026 · $8K
Disasters paid out here
0
of 4 declared for Emmet County
By hazard

What Readmond 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

94%of expected building damage
Below average · lower than 75% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 6 years in the area
Smaller shares here
 Tornadoes Hail Strong wind Wildfire Coastal flooding Ice storms Landslides Lightning Hurricanes Earthquakes Winter storms Cold waves Heat waves
FEMA models no building damage here
AvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity
People, not buildings.Counting harm to people as well as buildings, FEMA’s model puts cold waves at 30% of Readmond Township’s expected losses. Cold waves do little damage to buildings (0.0%), so they aren’t part of the grade.

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.
Flood insurance claims

Does Readmond Township flood? Rarely: 1 flood claim since 2026

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Readmond Township, from FEMA’s records.

Paid flood claims, by year
2026: 1 claim2026
20262026
1
paid claims since 2026
$8K
paid to owners
0
homes flooded more than once
$8K
average claim
of all homes are insured
No community discount

Readmond 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: Emmet County.
Disasters

The storms Readmond Township remembers

None of the 4 disasters declared for Emmet County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Readmond Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.

  1. 20261 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, declared for Emmet County
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in Readmond TownshipEmmet County only

Emmet County has had 4 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 Readmond 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

Readmond Township and its neighbors

How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.

Center Township: not gradedFriendship Township: not gradedCross Village Township: not gradedCenter TownshipFriendship TownshipCross Village TownshipReadmond Township
Lowest fifthSecondMiddleFourthHighest fifth
TownHazard riskMostly (buildings)Flood claims
Center Township—522 residents; we grade 1,000+
Friendship Township—848 residents; we grade 1,000+
Cross Village Township—216 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.

Be ready

Get ready for what Readmond 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.
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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 Readmond Township

Does Readmond Township flood?

Flood insurance has paid 1 claim in Readmond Township since 2026, $8K in all.

Is Readmond 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 Emmet County, 0.3% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.

How much is flood insurance in Readmond Township?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Readmond Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Readmond Township.

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