Storms, floods and disasters in Boone Township
Boone Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Boone Township has 927 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2024.
What Boone 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
Earthquakes
Ice storms
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 Boone Township flood? Rarely: 1 flood claim since 2024
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Boone Township, from FEMA’s records.
Boone 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: Texas County.14 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Boone Township
Disasters that paid out in Boone Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Boone Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2024Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding$98K to Boone Township for repairs
- 2024Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding$54K to Boone Township for repairs
- 2019Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding$38K to Boone Township for repairs
- 2017Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds and Flooding$47K to Boone Township for repairs
- 2015Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding$14K to Boone Township for repairs
- 2015Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding$32K to Boone Township for repairs
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- 2013Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds and Flooding$22K to Boone Township for repairs
- 2013Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding$13K to Boone Township for repairs
- 2011Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding$8K to Boone Township for repairs
- 2009Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding$20K to Boone Township for repairs
- 2008Severe Storms, Flooding, and a Tornado$35K to Boone Township for repairs
- 2008Severe Storms and Flooding$38K to Boone Township for repairs
- 2007Severe Winter Storms and Flooding$3K to Boone Township for repairs
- 2002Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding$56K to Boone Township for repairs
Texas County has had 23 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then winter 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherrill Township | C+more damage than 61% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Lynch Township | C+more damage than 63% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Roubidoux Township | Cmore damage than 66% | 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 Boone 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.
- Drop, cover and hold on.
- Strap tall furniture and the water heater to the wall.
- Know how to shut off the gas.
- Ice brings down trees and lines: plan for days without power.
- Run a generator outside, far from doors and windows.
- Keep sand or salt by the door.
- 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.
Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.
Questions about natural hazards in Boone Township
Does Boone Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 1 claim in Boone Township since 2024, $116K in all.
Is Boone 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 Texas County, 0.3% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.
How much is flood insurance in Boone Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Boone 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 Boone Township?
By FEMA money that reached Boone Township, Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding (2024): $98K to Boone Township for repairs.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Boone Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Boone 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.