Storms, floods and disasters in Sargent Township
Sargent Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Sargent Township has 406 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more.
What Sargent 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
Earthquakes
Tornadoes
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 Sargent Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Sargent Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Sargent 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.12 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Sargent Township
Disasters that paid out in Sargent Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Sargent Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2025Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding$788K to Sargent Township for repairs
- 2024Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding$7K to Sargent Township for repairs
- 2024Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding$714K to Sargent Township for repairs
- 2017Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds and Flooding$199K to Sargent Township for repairs
- 2015Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding$44K to Sargent Township for repairs
- 2015Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding$18K to Sargent Township for repairs
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- 2013Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds and Flooding$36K to Sargent Township for repairs
- 2011Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding$52K to Sargent Township for repairs
- 2009Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding$44K to Sargent Township for repairs
- 2008Severe Storms, Flooding, and a Tornado$19K to Sargent Township for repairs
- 2008Severe Storms and Flooding$54K to Sargent Township for repairs
- 2002Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding$7K to Sargent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cass Township | C−more damage than 76% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Burdine Township | C−more damage than 82% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Pierce Township | — | 335 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 Sargent 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.
- Drop, cover and hold on.
- Strap tall furniture and the water heater to the wall.
- Know how to shut off the gas.
- 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.
- 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.
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Questions about natural hazards in Sargent Township
Is Sargent 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 Sargent Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Sargent 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 Sargent Township?
By FEMA money that reached Sargent Township, Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding (2025): $788K to Sargent Township for repairs.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Sargent Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Sargent 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.