Photo: Wdzinc · CC BY-SA 3.0On FEMA’s figures, Cass 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, Cass Township gets a B for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 57% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (88%). Flood insurance has paid 9 claims here since 1979.
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 Cass 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
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 Cass Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 88% of the building damage FEMA expects in Cass Township, and Cass Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 66% of U.S. census tracts. Next is tornadoes at 5% (higher than 56% of U.S. census tracts).
B lower expected damage per building than 57% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Cass Township’s residents live in 3 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $584K a year in losses across Cass Township: $476K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Cass Township flood? Rarely: 9 flood claims since 1979
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Cass Township, from FEMA’s records: 10.9 per 1,000 homes, more than 75% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- The March storm1 claim · $6K
Cass 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: Muskingum County.The storms Cass Township remembers
None of the 14 disasters declared for Muskingum County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Cass Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 20052 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
- 19791 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
- 19801 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms and Flooding, declared for Muskingum County
Muskingum County has had 14 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then floods. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
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Cass Township is 3rd of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Township | Bless damage than 60% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Dresden | Bless damage than 60% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
| Cass Township | Bless damage than 57% | river and rain flooding | 9 |
| Muskingum Township | C+more damage than 58% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Jackson Township | C−more damage than 78% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Madison Township | — | 591 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Washington Township | — | 875 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Virginia Township | — | 411 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Adams Township | — | 665 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 Cass 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.
- 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 Cass Township
Is Cass Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Cass Township has lower expected damage per building than 57% of U.S. towns: B for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (88%) and tornadoes (5%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Cass Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 9 claims in Cass Township since 1979, $54K in all, or 10.9 per 1,000 homes, more than 75% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. The most claims came from March storm (1).
Is Cass 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 Muskingum County, 9% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.3% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Cass Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Cass 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 Cass Township?
By flood claims, March storm: 1 paid, $6K.
Is Cass Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (88%), and Cass Township’s rate for it is higher than 66% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Cass Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Cass 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.