Less hazard damage per building is expected in Cormorant Township than in 65% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Cormorant Township gets a B+ for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 65% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (78%), then tornadoes (14%). 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 Cormorant 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
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 Cormorant Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 78% of the building damage FEMA expects in Cormorant Township, and Cormorant Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 51% of U.S. census tracts. Winter storms add 3%, at a rate in the top 1% of U.S. census tracts.
B+ lower expected damage per building than 65% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Cormorant Township’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $644K a year in losses across Cormorant Township: $531K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Cormorant Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Cormorant Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Cormorant 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: Becker County.2 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Cormorant Township
Disasters that paid out in Cormorant Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Cormorant Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2009Severe Storms and Flooding$9K to Cormorant Township for repairs
- 2002Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes$18K to Cormorant Township for repairs
Becker County has had 16 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often floods, then severe storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
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Cormorant Township is 2nd of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Eunice Township | A−less damage than 77% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Cormorant Township | B+less damage than 65% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
| Lake Park Township | — | 540 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Scambler Township | — | 628 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Parke Township | — | 519 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Eglon Township | — | 698 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 Cormorant 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.
- 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 Cormorant Township
Is Cormorant Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Cormorant Township has lower expected damage per building than 65% of U.S. towns: B+ for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (78%) and tornadoes (14%). The figures are for the one census tract the town shares with its neighbors. This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Is Cormorant 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 Becker County, 0.0% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.
How much is flood insurance in Cormorant Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Cormorant 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 Cormorant Township?
By FEMA money that reached Cormorant Township, Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes (2002): $18K to Cormorant Township for repairs.
Is Cormorant Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (78%), and Cormorant Township’s rate for it is higher than 51% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Cormorant Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Cormorant 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.