Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLess hazard damage per building is expected in Turtle Creek Township than in 86% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Turtle Creek Township gets an A for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 86% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (53%), then earthquakes (22%). 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 Turtle Creek 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
Hail
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 Turtle Creek Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 53% of the building damage FEMA expects in Turtle Creek Township, and Turtle Creek Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 89% of U.S. census tracts. Next is earthquakes at 22% (higher than 79% of U.S. census tracts).
A lower expected damage per building than 86% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Turtle Creek Township’s residents live in 3 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $721K a year in losses across Turtle Creek Township: $603K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Turtle Creek Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Turtle Creek Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Turtle Creek 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: Shelby County.The storms Turtle Creek Township remembers
None of the 11 disasters declared for Shelby County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Turtle Creek Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
Shelby County has had 11 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.
Turtle Creek Township and its neighbors
Turtle Creek Township is 2nd of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | Aless damage than 86% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Turtle Creek Township | Aless damage than 86% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
| Van Buren Township | A−less damage than 76% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Franklin Township | A−less damage than 76% | river and rain flooding | 7 |
| Cynthian Township | B+less damage than 73% | river and rain flooding | — |
| McLean Township | B+less damage than 66% | river and rain flooding | 11 |
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 Turtle Creek 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.
- 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.
- 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 Turtle Creek Township
Is Turtle Creek Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Turtle Creek Township has lower expected damage per building than 86% of U.S. towns: A for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (53%) and earthquakes (22%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Is Turtle Creek 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 Shelby County, 20% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.6% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Turtle Creek Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Turtle Creek Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Turtle Creek Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (53%), and Turtle Creek Township’s rate for it is lower than 89% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Turtle Creek Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Turtle Creek 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.