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Natural hazards in Weldon Township · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Weldon Township

Weldon Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Weldon Township has 716 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more.

Flood claims
0
paid since 1978 · $0
Disasters paid out here
0
of 3 declared for Benzie County
By hazard

What Weldon 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

93%of expected building damage
About average · higher than 51% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 6 years in the area
Smaller shares here
 Strong wind Tornadoes Hail Earthquakes Wildfire Winter storms Ice storms Lightning Coastal flooding Hurricanes Cold waves Heat waves Landslides
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 39% of Weldon 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 Weldon Township flood? No paid flood claims on record

FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Weldon Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.

of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

Weldon 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: Benzie County.
Disasters

The storms Weldon Township remembers

None of the 3 disasters declared for Benzie County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Weldon Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.

Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in Weldon TownshipBenzie County only

Benzie County has had 3 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.

Next door

Weldon Township and its neighbors

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

Homestead Township: hazard risk A−Joyfield Township: not gradedSpringdale Township: hazard risk A−Colfax Township: not gradedBenzonia Township: hazard risk B+Thompsonville: not gradedHomestead TownshipJoyfield TownshipSpringdale TownshipColfax TownshipBenzonia TownshipThompsonvilleWeldon Township
Lowest fifthSecondMiddleFourthHighest fifth
TownHazard riskMostly (buildings)Flood claims
Springdale TownshipA−less damage than 80%river and rain flooding—
Homestead TownshipA−less damage than 75%river and rain flooding—
Benzonia TownshipB+less damage than 72%river and rain flooding—
Joyfield Township—632 residents; we grade 1,000+
Colfax Township—723 residents; we grade 1,000+
Thompsonville—490 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 Weldon 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 Weldon Township

Is Weldon 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 Benzie County, 11% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.2% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Weldon Township?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Weldon 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 Weldon Township.

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