Photo: Skvader · CC BY-SA 4.0On FEMA’s figures, Avon Township faces about as much hazard damage per building as the typical U.S. town, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Avon Township gets a B− for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 55% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (77%), then tornadoes (12%). FEMA’s files show no paid flood insurance claims here.
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 Avon 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
Tornadoes
Strong wind
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 Avon Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 77% of the building damage FEMA expects in Avon Township, and Avon Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 59% of U.S. census tracts. Strong wind adds 5%, at a rate in the top 7% of U.S. census tracts.
B− lower expected damage per building than 55% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Avon Township’s residents live in 3 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $937K a year in losses across Avon Township: $686K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Avon Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Avon Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Avon 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: Stearns County.1 federal disaster brought FEMA money to Avon Township
Disasters that paid out in Avon Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Avon Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2022Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding$18K to Avon Township for repairs
Stearns County has had 10 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then floods. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
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Avon Township is 2nd of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collegeville Township | B+less damage than 70% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Avon Township | B−less damage than 55% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
| Albany Township | B−less damage than 52% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Holding Township | C+more damage than 63% | river and rain flooding | — |
| St. Wendel Township | Cmore damage than 70% | river and rain flooding | — |
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 Avon 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.
- Pick your spot now: the lowest floor, an inside room, no windows.
- A watch means be ready; a warning means take cover now.
- Keep shoes and a flashlight by the bed.
- Trim dead limbs over the house and driveway.
- Tie down trash cans and outdoor furniture.
- Stay clear of downed lines and call the utility.
- 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 Avon Township
Is Avon Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Avon Township has lower expected damage per building than 55% of U.S. towns: B− for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (77%) and tornadoes (12%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Is Avon 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 Stearns County, 15% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.2% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Avon Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Avon 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 Avon Township?
By FEMA money that reached Avon Township, Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding (2022): $18K to Avon Township for repairs.
Is Avon Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (77%), and Avon Township’s rate for it is higher than 59% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Avon Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Avon 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.