Storms, floods and disasters in Smiley Township
Smiley Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Smiley Township has 471 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more.
What Smiley 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
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.
Does Smiley Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Smiley Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Smiley 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: Pennington County.1 federal disaster brought FEMA money to Smiley Township
Disasters that paid out in Smiley Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Smiley Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2022Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding$5K to Smiley Township for repairs
Pennington County has had 17 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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How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocksbury Township | Dmore damage than 90% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Kratka Township | — | 216 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Wyandotte Township | — | 63 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Silverton Township | — | 265 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 Smiley 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.
- 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 Smiley Township
Is Smiley 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 Pennington County, 0.1% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.
How much is flood insurance in Smiley Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Smiley 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 Smiley Township?
By FEMA money that reached Smiley Township, Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding (2022): $5K to Smiley Township for repairs.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Smiley Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Smiley 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.