Photo: Nyttend · Public domainOn FEMA’s figures, Antrim Township faces about as much hazard damage per building as the typical U.S. town, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Antrim Township gets a B for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 58% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (64%), then tornadoes (12%). 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 Antrim 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
Strong wind
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 Antrim Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 64% of the building damage FEMA expects in Antrim Township, and Antrim Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 56% of U.S. census tracts. Strong wind adds 6%, at a rate in the top 6% of U.S. census tracts.
B lower expected damage per building than 58% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Antrim Township’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $382K a year in losses across Antrim Township: $286K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Antrim Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Antrim Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Antrim 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: Wyandot County.1 federal disaster brought FEMA money to Antrim Township
Disasters that paid out in Antrim Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Antrim Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2008Record Snow and Near Record Snow$2K to Antrim Township for repairs
Wyandot County has had 8 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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Antrim Township is 2nd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prairie Township | Aless damage than 92% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Antrim Township | Bless damage than 58% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
| Eden Township | B−more damage than 54% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Tod Township | — | 851 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Pitt Township | — | 946 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Dallas Township | — | 290 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 Antrim 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.
- Trim dead limbs over the house and driveway.
- Tie down trash cans and outdoor furniture.
- Stay clear of downed lines and call the utility.
- 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 Antrim Township
Is Antrim Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Antrim Township has lower expected damage per building than 58% of U.S. towns: B for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (64%) and tornadoes (12%). 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 Antrim 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 Wyandot County, 1.1% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.
How much is flood insurance in Antrim Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Antrim 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 Antrim Township?
By FEMA money that reached Antrim Township, Record Snow and Near Record Snow (2008): $2K to Antrim Township for repairs.
Is Antrim Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (64%), and Antrim Township’s rate for it is lower than 56% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Antrim Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Antrim 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.