FEMA puts Sundre Township’s expected hazard damage per building below that of 73% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Sundre Township gets a B+ for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 73% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (60%). 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 Sundre 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
Hail
Wildfire
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 Sundre Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 60% of the building damage FEMA expects in Sundre Township, and Sundre Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 72% of U.S. census tracts. Wildfire adds 8%, at a rate in the top 7% of U.S. census tracts.
B+ lower expected damage per building than 73% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Sundre Township’s residents live in 2 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $824K a year in losses across Sundre Township: $399K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Sundre Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Sundre Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Sundre 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: Ward County.The storms Sundre Township remembers
None of the 25 disasters declared for Ward County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Sundre Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
Ward County has had 25 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.
Sundre Township and its neighbors
Sundre Township is 3rd of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minot | Aless damage than 94% | river and rain flooding | 616 |
| Nedrose Township | Aless damage than 86% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
| Sundre Township | B+less damage than 73% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
| New Prairie Township | — | 911 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Afton Township | — | 800 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Willis Township | — | 155 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Surrey Township | — | 395 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 Sundre 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.
- Park in a garage or under cover when storms are forecast.
- Stay away from windows while it falls.
- Photograph roof and car damage for your insurer.
- Clear dead leaves and brush within 5 feet of the house.
- Sign up for local alerts and know two ways out.
- Keep N95 masks for smoky days.
- 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 Sundre Township
Is Sundre Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Sundre Township has lower expected damage per building than 73% of U.S. towns: B+ for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (60%) and tornadoes (10%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Is Sundre 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 Ward County, 4.5% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.
How much is flood insurance in Sundre Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Sundre Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Sundre Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (60%), and Sundre Township’s rate for it is lower than 72% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Sundre Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Sundre 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.