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Natural hazards in Pleasant Valley Township · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Pleasant Valley Township

Pleasant Valley Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Pleasant Valley Township has 250 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more.

Flood claims
0
paid since 1978 · $0
Disasters paid out here
2
of 19 declared for Gregory County
By hazard

What Pleasant Valley 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

67%of expected building damage
About average · lower than 50% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 2 years in the area

Tornadoes

12%of expected building damage
Well above average · higher than 84% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 3 years in the area

Wildfire

8%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 6% of U.S. census tracts
Smaller shares here
 Hail Strong wind Winter storms top 1% Ice storms Earthquakes Lightning Heat waves top 1% Cold waves Landslides
FEMA models no building damage here
Coastal floodingHurricanesAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity
People, not buildings.Counting harm to people as well as buildings, FEMA’s model puts cold waves at 43% of Pleasant Valley Township’s expected losses. Cold waves do little damage to buildings (0.0%), so they aren’t part of the grade.

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.

Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.
Flood insurance claims

Does Pleasant Valley Township flood? No paid flood claims on record

FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Pleasant Valley Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.

of all homes are insured
No community discount

Pleasant Valley 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: Gregory County.
Disasters

2 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Pleasant Valley Township

Disasters that paid out in Pleasant Valley Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Pleasant Valley Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.

  1. 2019Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding$48K to Pleasant Valley Township for repairs
  2. 2010Flooding$26K to Pleasant Valley Township for repairs
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in Pleasant Valley TownshipGregory County only

Gregory County has had 19 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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Next door

Pleasant Valley Township and its neighbors

How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.

Bonesteel: not gradedSchriever Township: not gradedFairfax Township: not gradedMcCulley Township: not gradedBasin Township: not gradedBonesteelSchriever TownshipFairfax TownshipMcCulley TownshipBasin TownshipPleasant Valley Township
Lowest fifthSecondMiddleFourthHighest fifth
TownHazard riskMostly (buildings)Flood claims
Bonesteel—286 residents; we grade 1,000+
Schriever Township—8 residents; we grade 1,000+
Fairfax Township—98 residents; we grade 1,000+
McCulley Township—10 residents; we grade 1,000+
Basin Township—397 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.

Be ready

Get ready for what Pleasant Valley 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.

When the river rises
  • 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.
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Tornado warnings
  • 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.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Wildfire
  • 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.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Before you buy or rent
  • 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.
When a storm is coming
Forecast and alertsWeather →911, the nearest ERSafety →

Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.

Questions about natural hazards in Pleasant Valley Township

Is Pleasant Valley 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 Gregory County, 0.0% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.

How much is flood insurance in Pleasant Valley Township?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Pleasant Valley 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 Pleasant Valley Township?

By FEMA money that reached Pleasant Valley Township, Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding (2019): $48K to Pleasant Valley Township for repairs.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Pleasant Valley Township.

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Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Pleasant Valley 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.