Hazard Plain Automated baseline

Montcalm County, MI

Risk-assessment baseline packet

County FIPS:
26117
Release:
2026-10
Data as of:
2026-09-30
Storm Events data through:
2026-06-30

Hazard Plain is an independent product built from public federal data. It is not a FEMA document and is not reviewed or endorsed by FEMA or any state agency.

Hazard Plain release 2026-10, as of 2026-09-30.

Summary

Plan status as of 2026-09-30: Approved, expires 2029-01-02. Plan: Montcalm County (FEMA plan 101014), approved 2024-01-03.

Since the plan was approved on 2024-01-03: 1 new hazard declaration (1 incident): DR-4925-MI (Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding).

NOAA Storm Events records since that date: 9 records (data through 2026-06-30).

Highest expected annual loss (FEMA National Risk Index, modeled total; see B1-a): Inland Flooding ($9,616,658 a year), Tornado ($3,323,564) and Strong Wind ($3,050,553).

Repetitive-loss flood properties now: FMA RL 0, SRL 0 (44 CFR 77.2); any definition: 0.

The tables that follow are organized by the items of FEMA's Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool, Element B (B1-a to B2-c); each heading says which item its tables support.

Plan clock

Status:
Approved, expires 2029-01-02
Plan:
Montcalm County (FEMA plan 101014)
Approved:
2024-01-03
Days to expiry:
825

What changed since your last plan (approved 2024-01-03)

New federal declarations:
1 new hazard declaration (1 incident): DR-4925-MI (Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding)
Storm Events records since approval:
9 records (data through 2026-06-30)
Repetitive loss now:
FMA RL 0, SRL 0 (44 CFR 77.2); any definition: 0
Repeat-flood change:
this release sets the baseline count.

Sources: 1, 2, 4, 6 (numbered list at the end)

Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county: 30 rows, in the section "Plan clock: Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county" on the following pages.

State plan status and tribal plans in this state: see the state page.

Plan clock

Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county

Source: 1

JurisdictionTypeStatusPlanApprovedExpiresDays to expirynegative = days since expiryUpdate underwayNotes
Montcalm CountyCountyApproved, expires 2029-01-02Montcalm County (FEMA plan 101014)2024-01-032029-01-02825this jurisdiction approved 2024-03-14
Carson City cityCityPlan 101014 approved 2024-01-03, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleMontcalm County (FEMA plan 101014), pending adoption here2024-01-03 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2029-01-02 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Edmore villageVillageApproved, expires 2029-01-02Montcalm County (FEMA plan 101014)2024-01-032029-01-02825this jurisdiction approved 2024-03-14
Greenville cityCityApproved, expires 2029-01-02Montcalm County (FEMA plan 101014)2024-01-032029-01-02825this jurisdiction approved 2024-03-14
Howard City villageVillagePlan 101014 approved 2024-01-03, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleMontcalm County (FEMA plan 101014), pending adoption here2024-01-03 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2029-01-02 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Lakeview villageVillageApproved, expires 2029-01-02Montcalm County (FEMA plan 101014)2024-01-032029-01-02825this jurisdiction approved 2024-03-14
McBride villageVillagePlan 101014 approved 2024-01-03, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleMontcalm County (FEMA plan 101014), pending adoption here2024-01-03 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2029-01-02 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Pierson villageVillagePlan 101014 approved 2024-01-03, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleMontcalm County (FEMA plan 101014), pending adoption here2024-01-03 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2029-01-02 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Sheridan villageVillagePlan 101014 approved 2024-01-03, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleMontcalm County (FEMA plan 101014), pending adoption here2024-01-03 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2029-01-02 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Stanton cityCityApproved, expires 2029-01-02Montcalm County (FEMA plan 101014)2024-01-032029-01-02825this jurisdiction approved 2024-03-14
Belvidere townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-01-02Montcalm County (FEMA plan 101014)2024-01-032029-01-02825
Bloomer townshipTownshipPlan 101014 approved 2024-01-03, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleMontcalm County (FEMA plan 101014), pending adoption here2024-01-03 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2029-01-02 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Bushnell townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-01-02Montcalm County (FEMA plan 101014)2024-01-032029-01-02825this jurisdiction approved 2024-03-14
Cato townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-01-02Montcalm County (FEMA plan 101014)2024-01-032029-01-02825this jurisdiction approved 2024-03-14
Crystal townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-01-02Montcalm County (FEMA plan 101014)2024-01-032029-01-02825
Day townshipTownshipPlan 101014 approved 2024-01-03, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleMontcalm County (FEMA plan 101014), pending adoption here2024-01-03 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2029-01-02 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Douglass townshipTownshipPlan 101014 approved 2024-01-03, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleMontcalm County (FEMA plan 101014), pending adoption here2024-01-03 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2029-01-02 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Eureka townshipTownshipPlan 101014 approved 2024-01-03, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleMontcalm County (FEMA plan 101014), pending adoption here2024-01-03 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2029-01-02 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Evergreen townshipTownshipPlan 101014 approved 2024-01-03, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleMontcalm County (FEMA plan 101014), pending adoption here2024-01-03 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2029-01-02 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Fairplain townshipTownshipPlan 101014 approved 2024-01-03, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleMontcalm County (FEMA plan 101014), pending adoption here2024-01-03 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2029-01-02 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Ferris townshipTownshipPlan 101014 approved 2024-01-03, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleMontcalm County (FEMA plan 101014), pending adoption here2024-01-03 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2029-01-02 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Home townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-01-02Montcalm County (FEMA plan 101014)2024-01-032029-01-02825this jurisdiction approved 2024-03-14
Maple Valley townshipTownshipPlan 101014 approved 2024-01-03, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleMontcalm County (FEMA plan 101014), pending adoption here2024-01-03 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2029-01-02 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Montcalm townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-01-02Montcalm County (FEMA plan 101014)2024-01-032029-01-02825this jurisdiction approved 2024-03-14
Pierson townshipTownshipPlan 101014 approved 2024-01-03, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleMontcalm County (FEMA plan 101014), pending adoption here2024-01-03 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2029-01-02 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Pine townshipTownshipPlan 101014 approved 2024-01-03, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleMontcalm County (FEMA plan 101014), pending adoption here2024-01-03 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2029-01-02 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Reynolds townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-01-02Montcalm County (FEMA plan 101014)2024-01-032029-01-02825this jurisdiction approved 2024-03-14
Richland townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-01-02Montcalm County (FEMA plan 101014)2024-01-032029-01-02825this jurisdiction approved 2024-03-14
Sidney townshipTownshipPlan 101014 approved 2024-01-03, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleMontcalm County (FEMA plan 101014), pending adoption here2024-01-03 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2029-01-02 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Winfield townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-01-02Montcalm County (FEMA plan 101014)2024-01-032029-01-02825this jurisdiction approved 2024-03-14

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-a: hazard identification

Hazards NRI does not cover (local data needed)

  • dam failure (incl. upstream dams)
  • levee failure
  • flash flood as its own subtype
  • ice jams
  • debris flows
  • erosion (riverine and coastal)
  • land subsidence and sinkholes
  • expansive soils

The 18 National Risk Index hazards, ranked by expected annual loss (EAL)

Sources: 5, 6

Rank by EALHazardNRI risk ratingEAL ratingEAL buildingsmodeled dollars per yearEAL agriculturemodeled dollars per yearCost of expected deaths and injuriesFEMA's dollar value per year, not property damageEAL total (see note)modeled dollars per yearStorm Events records, 1996 to 2026-06-30countStorm Events coverage note
1Inland FloodingRelatively LowRelatively Low$9,616,235$283$140$9,616,65811
2TornadoRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$1,832,216$4,842$1,486,506$3,323,5642
3Strong WindRelatively HighRelatively High$1,845,969$54,762$1,149,821$3,050,55397Includes 10 High Wind records (a NOAA non-thunderstorm wind type, outside NRI's Strong Wind definition).
4Cold WaveRelatively LowRelatively Moderate$634$162,339$1,463,169$1,626,1421
5Winter WeatherRelatively HighRelatively High$16,017$1,374$647,020$664,41170Includes 1 Sleet record (outside NRI's Winter Weather definition).
6HailRelatively LowRelatively Low$161,461$67,217$48,929$277,60738
7LightningRelatively LowRelatively Low$8,720n/a$195,714$204,4341
8EarthquakeVery LowVery Low$122,933n/a$43,036$165,969Storm Events does not record earthquakes.
9Heat WaveVery LowVery Low$2,766$1$151,538$154,3060No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
10Ice StormRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$133,306n/a$16,056$149,3614
11WildfireVery LowVery Low$15,102$16$1,594$16,7120No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
12HurricaneVery LowVery Low$2,773$7,275$4$10,0520No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
13LandslideVery LowVery Low$350n/a$2,273$2,6230No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
14DroughtNo RatingNo Expected Annual Lossesn/a$0n/a$00No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).

Total = buildings + agriculture + population equivalence; FEMA values each expected death (or 10 injuries) at $13.7 million (2024 dollars).

NRI risk rating combines expected annual loss with social vulnerability and community resilience; EAL rating rates expected annual loss alone. Both compare this county with all U.S. counties.

Local data needed: state and local wildfire and landslide records (Storm Events records these hazards only in part).

Not applicable to this county per NRI, with no federal declaration and no Storm Events record since 1996: avalanche, coastal flooding, tsunami and volcanic activity. That is the evidence for leaving them out of the plan.

The state hazard mitigation plan also lists hazards for this county; FEMA asks the plan to explain any hazard it leaves out.

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-b: hazard location

Affects the whole county (national data give no location within it): Cold Wave, Drought, Hail, Heat Wave, Ice Storm, Lightning, Strong Wind and Winter Weather.

Inland Flooding: The FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) is the required location source for flooding. See the FEMA Flood Map Service Center (https://msc.fema.gov) for this county.

Hazards that vary within the county: highest-rated census tracts

Source: 5

HazardHighest-rated census tractsNRI risk rating, score 0 to 100
Earthquaketract 9710 (Relatively Low, 51.9); tract 9713 (Very Low, 39.0); tract 9712 (Very Low, 37.8)
Hurricanetract 9710 (Very Low, 40.4); tract 9701 (Very Low, 36.5); tract 9702 (Very Low, 34.5)
Landslidetract 9707 (Relatively Low, 90.7); tract 9711 (Relatively Low, 89.1); tract 9706 (Relatively Low, 86.8)
Tornadotract 9710 (Very High, 98.1); tract 9712 (Relatively High, 89.0); tract 9711 (Relatively High, 85.9)
Wildfiretract 9707 (Relatively Low, 75.0); tract 9705.02 (Relatively Low, 72.7); tract 9705.01 (Relatively Low, 71.3)

Up to 3 census tracts per hazard, highest National Risk Index rating first, then highest score; a tract number is the Census tract number (for example 9710 is Census Tract 9710). FEMA's Resilience Analysis and Planning Tool maps the National Risk Index for every tract: https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/practitioners/resilience-analysis-and-planning-tool

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-c: hazard extent

Extent: scale, observed range and worst recorded event per hazard

Sources: 6, 7

HazardScaleRecordscount and yearsObserved rangeWorst recorded eventMost damaging (when different)How it applies to jurisdictionsNote
Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chillwind chill1 record, 1998 (1 zone-level)2 days; 1 with a recorded value2 consecutive days, 1998-04-27 to 1998-04-28, zone-levelCountywide (zone-level records).Wind chill: in event narratives only (local data needed).
Frost/Freeze (outside NRI's Cold Wave definition)crop damage0Temperature: in event narratives only (local data needed).
DroughtU.S. Drought Monitor scale (D0 to D4)0Storm Events enters a drought at D2 or worse east of the Rockies and D3 or worse from the Rockies west (NWS Instruction 10-1605); NRI drought counts D3 and D4 only.
EarthquakeModified Mercalli (local data)0Storm Events does not record earthquakes; the USGS earthquake catalog is the source.
Hailhail size (inches)54 records, 1968 to 20240.75 in to 1.75 in (median 0.75 in); 54 with a recorded value1.75 in hail, 2014-04-29; same size also recorded on 1984-09-02, 1991-06-15, 2004-06-13, 2008-07-02Hail, 2011-04-26, $1,000,000 property; crops not reported (2011 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Greenville city (12 records), Edmore village (7 records), Howard City village (2 records), Lakeview village (2 records), Pierson township (2 records), Pierson village (2 records), Carson City city (1 record), Crystal township (1 record), Sidney township (1 record), Stanton city (1 record).
Excessive Heat, Heatheat index (in event narratives)0Heat index: in event narratives only (local data needed).
Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Tropical DepressionSaffir-Simpson0Storm Events files every zone of a storm's episode under the storm's type; flooding from the storm is filed as Flood or Flash Flood records.
Ice StormSperry-Piltz ice scale (local data)4 records, 1997 to 2006 (4 zone-level)Ice Storm, 2003-04-03, $200,000 property; crops not reported (2003 dollars); NWS zone MIZ051Countywide (zone-level records).Ice thickness: in event narratives only (local data needed).
Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flooddamage and flood days (flood depth: FIRM)11 records, 1996 to 2020 (3 zone-level)Flood, 2013-04-17, $3,000,000 property; $0 crops (2013 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Greenville city (1 record), Howard City village (1 record). Zone-level records (3) apply countywide.Flood depth: see the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map. Storm Events damage is often $0 or blank for floods, major ones included; FEMA Public Assistance by declaration (B1-d) shows which floods cost the most.
Debris Flownone (count and damage only)0Physical measure: in event narratives only (local data needed).
Lightningannualized frequency (the measure FEMA's Local Mitigation Planning Handbook names)1 record, 2010Lightning, 2010-07-15, damage not reported, 4 direct injuriesNo event record names a jurisdiction in the plan.Storm Events lists lightning with damage or casualties; physical measure in event narratives only (local data needed).
High Wind and Strong Wind (outside NRI's Strong Wind definition)wind speed (kt and mph)10 records, 1997 to 2019 (10 zone-level)42 kt (48 mph) to 65 kt (75 mph) (median 52 kt (60 mph)); 9 with a recorded value65 kt (75 mph), measurement type not recorded, High Wind, 1998-11-10; NWS zone MIZ051High Wind, 2017-03-08, $10,000,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2017 dollars)Countywide (zone-level records).
Thunderstorm Windwind speed (kt and mph)140 records, 1956 to 202643 kt (49 mph) to 70 kt (81 mph) (median 52 kt (60 mph)); 78 with a recorded value70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust, Thunderstorm Wind, 2012-05-03Thunderstorm Wind, 1998-05-31, $14,000,000 property; crops not reported (1998 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Greenville city (12 records), Stanton city (12 records), Sheridan village (9 records), Howard City village (8 records), Lakeview village (5 records), Carson City city (4 records), Sidney township (4 records), Crystal township (3 records), Pierson township (3 records), Pierson village (3 records); and 1 more jurisdiction (see the Excel file).
TornadoEnhanced Fujita (Fujita before Feb 2007)11 records, 1956 to 2007F/EF0 to F/EF5 (median F/EF1); 11 with a recorded valueF5 tornado, 1956-04-03, 1.9 mi path length (whole path, pre-1996), 400 yd wide, $25,000 property; crops not recorded (1956 dollars)Tornado, 1994-07-04, $500,000 property; crops not recorded (1994 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Stanton city (2 records).Before 1996 a tornado is listed once, under the county where it began, with its whole path's rating and length; from 1996 on, each county lists its own segment. Length is not used to rank tornadoes (see Methods).
Wildfireacres burned (local data)0Acres burned: in event narratives only (local data needed).
Winter Storm, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Lake-Effect Snow, Winter Weather, Sleetnone in data (snowfall: local data)70 records, 1997 to 2025 (70 zone-level)Winter Storm, 2018-04-14, $100,000 property; $0 crops (2018 dollars); NWS zone MIZ051Countywide (zone-level records).Snow depth: in event narratives only (local data needed).

Where a hazard names more than 10 jurisdictions, the table lists the 10 with the most records; every one is in the Excel file, sheet "B1-c Extent".

Storm Events records are more complete after 1996; before 1996 only Tornado (from 1950), Hail and Thunderstorm Wind (from 1955) exist. Zone-level records whose zone no NWS zone-county file places in this county (mostly before 2020) are not counted here (the Methods page explains the zone matching).

Dollars are nominal (as reported), labeled with the year; not adjusted for inflation.

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-d: previous occurrences

Federal declarations for this county: 12 declarations covering 8 separate hazard incidents counted in this packet (declarations for the same incident count once; non-natural and evacuation-only declarations are not counted).

Federal disaster declarations for this county

Sources: 1, 2, 3

DeclaredIncident beganFEMA numberTypeTitleMapped hazardCounty Public Assistancefederal share obligated, nominal dollarsFlagsNotes
2026-06-302026-04-10DR-4925-MIMajor disasterSevere Storms, Tornadoes, and FloodingInland Flooding (primary); also designated: TornadoPA not declared for this countynew since last plan; within last 5 years
2020-03-272020-01-20DR-4494-MIMajor disasterCOVID-19 PandemicNon-natural, not countedno Public Assistance recorded
2020-03-132020-01-20EM-3455-MIEmergencyCOVID-19Non-natural, not countedno Public Assistance recordedsame incident as DR-4494
2005-09-072005-08-29EM-3225-MIEmergencyHurricane Katrina EvacuationHurricane: evacuation support, not a local hazard event; not countedno Public Assistance recorded
2001-01-102000-12-11EM-3160-MIEmergencySnowWinter Weather$38,899.07
1998-06-241998-05-29DR-1226-MIMajor disasterSevere StormsHazard not mapped (severe storm title names no single hazard); not countedno Public Assistance recorded
1986-09-181986-09-10DR-774-MIMajor disasterSevere Storms & FloodingInland Floodingno Public Assistance recorded
1985-09-181985-09-05DR-744-MIMajor disasterSevere Storms and FloodingInland Floodingno Public Assistance recorded
1978-01-271978-01-27EM-3057-MIEmergencyBlizzards & SnowstormsWinter Weatherno Public Assistance recorded
1976-03-191976-03-19DR-495-MIMajor disasterSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Icing & FloodingInland Flooding; Tornadono Public Assistance recorded
1975-09-301975-09-30DR-486-MIMajor disasterSevere Storms, High Winds & FloodingInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Strong Windno Public Assistance recorded
1965-04-141965-04-14DR-190-MIMajor disasterTornadoes & Severe StormsTornadono Public Assistance recorded

County Public Assistance: applicants the FEMA record places in this county, including any state agencies FEMA files there; statewide rows are listed on the state page; federal share obligated, nominal dollars.

Statewide declarations

Source: 2

DeclaredIncident beganFEMA numberTypeTitleMapped hazard
1956-04-051956-04-05DR-53-MIMajor disasterTornadoTornado
1953-06-091953-06-09DR-6-MIMajor disasterTornadoTornado
1953-06-021953-06-02DR-4-MIMajor disasterTornadoTornado

FEMA recorded these with designated area Statewide and no county, so they are listed on every county page in the state and not counted with county rows. Local data needed: whether each one affected this county.

Previous occurrences by hazard, with explicit no-event rows

Sources: 2, 6, 7

HazardStorm Events records, all years on file(years in the Period column)Since plan approvalrecordsIn the 12 months before plan approvalrecordsLast 5 yearsrecordsDeclared incidents, all yearsseparate disastersDeclared since approvalseparate disastersPeriodStatement
Cold Wave1000001996 to 2026-06-30
Drought0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Earthquake000000Storm Events does not record earthquakes; the USGS earthquake catalog is the source.
Hail54113001955 to 2026-06-30
Heat Wave0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Hurricane0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Ice Storm4000001996 to 2026-06-30
Inland Flooding11000511996 to 2026-06-30
Landslide0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Lightning1000001996 to 2026-06-30
Strong Wind1506310101955 to 2026-06-30Includes 10 High Wind records.
Tornado11000311950 to 2026-06-30
Wildfire0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Winter Weather70215201996 to 2026-06-30Includes 1 Sleet record.

Notable Storm Events records

Sources: 1, 6, 7

DateEvent typeMagnitude or extentDamagenominal dollarsDeaths, injuriesdirect onlyLocationWhy listed
2018-04-14Winter Storm$100,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2018 dollars)0, 0NWS zone MIZ051 (MONTCALM), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Winter Storm, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Lake-Effect Snow, Winter Weather, Sleet
2014-04-29Hail1.75 in$0 property; $0 crops (2014 dollars)0, 0LANGSTONB1-c worst recorded: Hail
2013-04-17Flood$3,000,000 property; $0 crops (2013 dollars)0, 0HOWARD CITY to GREENVILLE ARPTB1-c worst recorded: Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flood
2012-05-03Thunderstorm Wind70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust$30,000 property; $0 crops (2012 dollars)0, 0AMSDENB1-c worst recorded: Thunderstorm Wind
2010-07-15Lightningdamage not reported0, 4VESTABURGdeaths or injuries recorded
2003-04-03Ice Storm$200,000 property; crops not reported, reported for the zone (2003 dollars)0, 0NWS zone MIZ051 (MONTCALM), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Ice Storm
1998-11-10High Wind65 kt (75 mph), measurement type not recordeddamage not reported0, 0NWS zone MIZ051 (MONTCALM), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: High Wind and Strong Wind
1998-05-31Thunderstorm Windspeed not recorded$14,000,000 property; crops not reported (1998 dollars)0, 23HOWARD CITY to CARSON CITYdeaths or injuries recorded
1998-04-27Cold/Wind Chillproperty not reported; $100,000 crops, reported for the zone (1998 dollars)0, 0NWS zone MIZ051 (MONTCALM), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
1994-07-04TornadoF2, 0.3 mi path length (whole path, pre-1996), 150 yd wide$500,000 property; crops not recorded (1994 dollars)0, 0StantonB1-c most damaging: Tornado
1973-08-08TornadoF1, 1.9 mi path length (whole path, pre-1996), 30 yd wide$25,000 property; crops not recorded (1973 dollars)0, 6location not recordeddeaths or injuries recorded
1956-04-03TornadoF5, 1.9 mi path length (whole path, pre-1996), 400 yd wide$25,000 property; crops not recorded (1956 dollars)0, 0location not recordedB1-c worst recorded: Tornado

The full list is in the Excel file, sheet "B1-d Storm Events history" (302 rows).

Location is the place NOAA recorded, as written in its data; it need not be a jurisdiction in this plan.

Local data needed: state-declared emergencies, from your state emergency management agency (federal data do not include them).

Tribal and special-area declarations in this state are listed on the state page.

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-e: probability of future events

Probability: FEMA annualized frequency and descriptor per hazard

Sources: 5, 6

HazardFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)unit per rowUnitIn plain termsDescriptorDescriptor basisNRI events or days in its record period (hail, wind and tornado are area-weighted, so can be fractional)NRI periodLocationNote
Cold Wave2.16event-days per yearabout 2.16 days per yearPossible (from Storm Events: 1 of 30 years)event-days in 1 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (3.33%)412005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide
Drought0event-days per yearnone modeledevent-days in 0 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (0%)02000 to 2025 (25.25 years; D3 and D4 only)countywideNo Storm Events drought record, 1996 to 2025
Earthquake0.000616annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county has at least minor-damage shaking in a year: 0.0616%not shownmodeledsee B1-fNo descriptor (Storm Events does not record earthquakes).
Hail1.83events per yearabout 1.83 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)69.5 (modeled)1986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Heat Wave1.95event-days per yearabout 1.95 days per yearevent-days in 0 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (0%)322005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywideNo Storm Events heat wave record, 1996 to 2025
Hurricane0.0136events per yearabout 1 in 74 yearsPossibleFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)41851 to 2024 (Atlantic)see B1-fNRI counts hurricane and tropical storm tracks passing within storm-force wind range; federal declarations are in B1-d.
Ice Storm1.14event-days per yearabout 1.14 days per yearLikely (from Storm Events: 3 of 30 years)event-days in 3 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (10%)771946-12-31 to 2014-02-12 (67 years)countywide
Inland Flooding0.357event-days per yearabout 0.357 days per yearLikely (from Storm Events: 7 of 30 years)event-days in 7 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (23.3%)101996 to 2023 (28 years)see B1-f
Landslide0.145events per year (modeled)about 1 in 7 yearsLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shownmodeledsee B1-f
Lightning30.9days per year with a strikeabout 30.9 days per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1995 to 2023 (29 years; CONUS)countywide
Strong Wind2.99events per yearabout 2.99 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)1141986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Tornado0.263events per yearabout 1 in 4 yearsLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1950 to 2023 (EF2+); 1986 to 2023 (EF0-1)see B1-f
Wildfire0.0000326annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county burns in a year: 0.00326%Storm Events records in 0 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (0%)not shownmodeledsee B1-fNo descriptor: no Storm Events record 1996 to 2025
Winter Weather17.9event-days per yearabout 17.9 days per yearLikely (from Storm Events: 25 of 30 years)event-days in 25 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (83.3%)3412005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide

FEMA annualized frequency (modeled) is the National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025) estimate of how often a hazard affects this county in a year; it is not recorded events divided by years, and its unit differs by hazard (events, event-days, or days with a lightning strike per year). For earthquake, wildfire, coastal flooding and tsunami the value is the chance (or number of events) at a location in the county, not across the county, so no "1 in N years" is given and the descriptor comes from Storm Events where it has a record (none for earthquake). The Methods page gives each hazard's method, from FEMA's National Risk Index Technical Documentation v1.20.

Where NRI gives event-days, the descriptor comes from the share of years with a Storm Events record; NRI's source records more events, so the two differ.

Descriptor scale used in this packet (defined per unit)

Sources: 5, 6

UnitDescriptorDefinition
events per yearHighly likely1 or more per year
events per yearLikelyabout once in 1 to 10 years
events per yearPossibleabout once in 10 to 100 years
events per yearUnlikelyless than once in 100 years
annual probabilityLikely10% to under 100% chance in a given year
annual probabilityPossible1% to under 10% chance in a given year
annual probabilityUnlikelyunder 1% chance in a given year
event-days (share of years)Highly likelyevent-days recorded in 90% or more of years
event-days (share of years)Likelyevent-days recorded in 10% to under 90% of years
event-days (share of years)Possibleevent-days recorded in some years but under 10% of years
lightning strike-daysHighly likelycloud-to-ground strikes on 1 or more days per year

Intensity bands: historical frequency (Storm Events)

Source: 6

HazardBandYearsEventscounty-coded recordsYears in periodEvents per yearevents / years
Hail1.00-1.99 in1996 to 202516300.533
Hail2.00 in+1996 to 20250300
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)50-64 kt1996 to 202565302.17
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)65 kt+1996 to 20251300.0333
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)unmeasured or below 50 kt1996 to 202517300.567
TornadoEF0-11996 to 20252300.0667
TornadoEF2-31996 to 20250300
TornadoEF4-51996 to 20250300
Tornadounrated (EFU)1996 to 20250300

The bands show how often events of each severity were recorded in this county, to profile how severe events have been (FEMA's probability item asks for the range of intensities).

Hail smaller than 1 inch is not counted: on 2010-01-05 the National Weather Service raised its severe-hail threshold from 3/4 inch to 1 inch, so smaller reports became less common after 2009 (NWS Service Change Notice 09-52). NRI hail frequency uses a 0.75 inch threshold.

Optional: future conditions. Not a required item in the 2025 FEMA Local Mitigation Planning Policy Guide; some states ask for it. The federal Climate Mapping for Resilience and Adaptation (CMRA) site gives county exposure to future climate conditions (https://resilience.climate.gov/).

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-f: hazards that vary across jurisdictions

Range of census tract risk within the county

Source: 5

HazardTractsrated of allNRI risk score, 0 to 100Tracts by rating
MinMedianMax
Cold Wave14 of 1460.268.390.1Relatively High 2, Relatively Moderate 12
Drought0 of 14No Rating 14
Earthquake14 of 1423.128.551.9Relatively Low 1, Very Low 13
Hail14 of 1458.168.783.3Relatively Moderate 6, Relatively Low 8
Heat Wave14 of 148.612.940.5Relatively Low 5, Very Low 9
Hurricane14 of 1425.331.140.4Very Low 14
Ice Storm14 of 1457.769.487.5Relatively Moderate 8, Relatively Low 6
Inland Flooding14 of 1436.060.985.1Relatively High 1, Relatively Moderate 9, Relatively Low 4
Landslide14 of 1467.283.190.7Relatively Low 11, Very Low 3
Lightning14 of 1442.853.686.5Relatively High 1, Relatively Moderate 9, Relatively Low 4
Strong Wind14 of 1492.997.899.8Very High 9, Relatively High 5
Tornado14 of 1462.679.398.1Very High 1, Relatively High 8, Relatively Moderate 5
Wildfire14 of 1462.268.075.0Relatively Low 6, Very Low 8
Winter Weather14 of 1496.097.799.8Very High 14

Rated tracts only: No Rating (score 0.0), Not Applicable and Insufficient Data tracts are counted but not used for the minimum, median and maximum.

The score ranks a tract against all U.S. tracts (100 = highest). The rating is FEMA's category for the tract's risk value, computed differently, so the two can disagree.

Frequency data for cold wave, hail, heat wave, ice storm, lightning, strong wind and winter weather are county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone), the same for every jurisdiction; the tract range mostly reflects where buildings and people are.

Each jurisdiction (starting figures from federal data)

Sources: 1, 3, 4, 6

JurisdictionTypePlan statusRepetitive lossFMA RL and SRL (44 CFR 77.2); repeat-flood, any definitionPublic Assistance to this jurisdictionFEMA records matched by applicant name; federal share obligated, nominal dollarsEvent records naming this placeall years; since its planNotes
Montcalm CountyCountyApproved, expires 2029-01-02no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Carson City cityCityPlan 101014 approved 2024-01-03, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleno Public Assistance recorded5 total; no approved planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Edmore villageVillageApproved, expires 2029-01-02$1,325.259 total; 0 since its planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Greenville cityCityApproved, expires 2029-01-02FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$4,126.5025 total; 2 since its plan
Howard City villageVillagePlan 101014 approved 2024-01-03, pending adoption here; not yet eligible$1,20611 total; no approved planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Lakeview villageVillageApproved, expires 2029-01-02FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$2,0047 total; 0 since its plan
McBride villageVillagePlan 101014 approved 2024-01-03, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleno Public Assistance recorded0 total; no approved planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Pierson villageVillagePlan 101014 approved 2024-01-03, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleno Public Assistance recorded5 total; no approved planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Sheridan villageVillagePlan 101014 approved 2024-01-03, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleno Public Assistance recorded9 total; no approved planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Stanton cityCityApproved, expires 2029-01-02no Public Assistance recorded15 total; 1 since its planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Belvidere townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-01-02no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Bloomer townshipTownshipPlan 101014 approved 2024-01-03, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleno Public Assistance recorded0 total; no approved planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Bushnell townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-01-02no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Cato townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-01-02no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Crystal townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-01-02no Public Assistance recorded4 total; 0 since its planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Day townshipTownshipPlan 101014 approved 2024-01-03, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleno Public Assistance recorded0 total; no approved planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Douglass townshipTownshipPlan 101014 approved 2024-01-03, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleno Public Assistance recorded0 total; no approved planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Eureka townshipTownshipPlan 101014 approved 2024-01-03, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleFMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded0 total; no approved plan
Evergreen townshipTownshipPlan 101014 approved 2024-01-03, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleno Public Assistance recorded0 total; no approved planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Fairplain townshipTownshipPlan 101014 approved 2024-01-03, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleno Public Assistance recorded0 total; no approved planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Ferris townshipTownshipPlan 101014 approved 2024-01-03, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleno Public Assistance recorded0 total; no approved planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Home townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-01-02no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Maple Valley townshipTownshipPlan 101014 approved 2024-01-03, pending adoption here; not yet eligible$754.350 total; no approved planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Montcalm townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-01-02no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Pierson townshipTownshipPlan 101014 approved 2024-01-03, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleno Public Assistance recorded5 total; no approved planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Pine townshipTownshipPlan 101014 approved 2024-01-03, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleno Public Assistance recorded0 total; no approved planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Reynolds townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-01-02FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its plan
Richland townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-01-02no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Sidney townshipTownshipPlan 101014 approved 2024-01-03, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleno Public Assistance recorded5 total; no approved planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Winfield townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-01-02no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.

Repetitive-loss counts are for whole NFIP communities, which can extend beyond this county (see the note in B2-c).

County Public Assistance in B1-d also includes applicants filed under the county that are not jurisdictions in this plan (for example state agencies, special districts and nonprofits), so the jurisdiction rows add up to less.

Supports FEMA checklist items B2-a and B2-b: vulnerability and potential impacts

Local data needed

The table below gives county-level starting figures; the plan describes impacts for each jurisdiction and its own assets.

  • Critical facilities and lifelines per hazard
  • A problem statement per jurisdiction per hazard
  • Changes in development in hazard-prone areas since the last approval, or a statement of none (E1-a)
  • Future assets

County-level starter: exposure, expected annual loss and damage since the plan

Sources: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7

HazardBuilding exposuremodeled dollarsAgriculture exposuremodeled dollarsPopulation exposedpeopleEAL buildingsmodeled dollars per yearEAL agriculturemodeled dollars per yearCost of expected deaths and injuriesFEMA's dollar value per year, not property damageEAL as % of exposurebuildings; agriculture where notedStorm Events damage since 2024-01-03county-coded records, property plus crops, nominal dollarsZone-level damage since planproperty plus crops, reported for the zonePublic Assistance since plannominal dollars; see noteNote
Cold Wave$18,366,583,394$232,344,01966,606$634$162,339$1,463,169under 0.0001%
Droughtn/a$0n/an/a$0n/aagriculture exposure is 0 in NRI
Earthquake$32,489,061,081n/a66,614$122,933n/a$43,0360.000378%
Hail$18,366,583,394$232,344,01966,606$161,461$67,217$48,9290.000879%$0
Heat Wave$18,366,583,394$232,344,01966,606$2,766$1$151,538under 0.0001%
Hurricane$18,318,704,600$229,100,76166,369$2,773$7,275$4under 0.0001%
Ice Storm$18,366,583,394n/a66,606$133,306n/a$16,0560.000726%
Inland Flooding$18,335,315,677$47,94299$9,616,235$283$140n/a (see note)no Public Assistance recorded (1 declaration)NRI counts the full building value of any census block with some flood loss; this is not the value of buildings in the floodplain. Use local FIRM overlays for B2-a/B2-b.
Landslide$152,821,437n/a543$350n/a$2,2730.000229%
Lightning$18,366,583,394n/a66,606$8,720n/a$195,714under 0.0001%
Strong Wind$18,366,583,394$232,344,01966,606$1,845,969$54,762$1,149,8210.0101%
Tornado$18,366,583,394$232,344,01966,606$1,832,216$4,842$1,486,5060.00998%no Public Assistance recorded (1 declaration)
Wildfire$5,354,294,874$54,915,47820,545$15,102$16$1,5940.000282%
Winter Weather$18,366,583,394$232,344,01966,606$16,017$1,374$647,020under 0.0001%$0

Totals since 2024-01-03 (Storm Events through 2026-06-30): 7 county-coded records, 1 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $0; 2 zone-level records, 2 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $0 reported for the zone; Public Assistance: none recorded on the 1 counted declaration.

FEMA does not split Public Assistance by hazard. A declaration mapped to several hazards is listed under each of them with its full amount, so the per-hazard column does not add up to the total; the unit total counts each declaration once.

NRI computes earthquake exposure on its own basis, so it exceeds the county building value in B2-a.

Supports FEMA checklist item B2-a: vulnerability (county context)

County context

Source: 5

MeasureValue
Population66,606
Building value (total, not at risk)$18,366,583,394
Agriculture value (total, not at risk)$232,344,019
NRI risk rating (all hazards)Relatively Low
Expected annual loss, buildings and agriculture, all hazards$14,056,592
Expected annual loss, population equivalence, all hazards (NRI values each statistical life at $13.7M; a modeled value of expected deaths and injuries, not property damage)$5,205,799
Social vulnerability ratingRelatively Low
Community resilience ratingRelatively High
NRI versionDecember 2025

FEMA's all-hazard expected annual loss adds buildings, agriculture and population equivalence; this table gives the property part and the population-equivalence part as separate rows.

Social vulnerability: higher means people are more likely to be harmed and slower to recover. Community resilience: lower means the community is less able to recover. High social vulnerability and low resilience both raise the NRI risk rating.

Supports FEMA checklist item B2-c: repetitive loss properties

Repetitive loss in this county, both definitions

Sources: 1, 4

DefinitionPropertiesSevere repetitive lossProperties
Repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2)0Severe repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2)0
Repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition0Severe repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition0

The state NFIP coordinator's list, the source FEMA's Handbook names, often uses the NFIP insurance definition (second row).

Repeat-flood properties: county and state-level rows

Sources: 1, 4

ScopeRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
County total0000000
Statewide, no county in FEMA's file0040400

The statewide row counts properties FEMA's file gives with no county in this state; they are listed for reference and are not in this county's counts.

Repeat-flood properties by jurisdiction in the plan (NFIP community)

Sources: 1, 4

JurisdictionNFIP community IDRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
Greenville city2601580000000
Lakeview village2604630000000
Eureka township2607350000000
Reynolds township2607430000000

Counts by occupancy group for each jurisdiction are in the Excel file, sheet "B2-c Jurisdictions".

Jurisdiction rows are whole NFIP communities and need not add up to the county total: a community that extends into another county is counted in full on each jurisdiction row, while the county table counts only its part in this county.

County repeat-flood properties by occupancy group: 0 in every occupancy group.

Sources: 1, 4

FMA RL and FMA SRL are the Flood Mitigation Assistance definitions (44 CFR 77.2), the ones the FEMA Local Mitigation Planning Policy Guide cites. NFIP repetitive loss (the FEMA insurance definition) is 2 or more claims over $1,000 in 10 years, and a property can leave that group once it is mitigated. Also shown: NFIP severe repetitive loss, any category, mitigated and currently insured. The Methods page gives the OpenFEMA field details.

Counts are aggregates of FEMA's public NFIP Multiple Loss Properties file (FEMA's data date 2026-08-02; file version 2026-08-04). No property is identified. County assignment is FEMA's geocode.

In this county 0 properties are FMA repetitive loss but not NFIP repetitive loss, and 0 properties are NFIP repetitive loss but not FMA repetitive loss.

Exact counts; no count suppression.

Sources

Tables cite these sources by number. The full list, for the plan's bibliography (FEMA review item A4-a):

  1. FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-29T134039Z, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)
  2. FEMA, OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, version 2026-09-29T162832Z, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries (API)
  3. FEMA, OpenFEMA PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries v1, version 2026-09-29T150754Z, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries (API)
  4. FEMA, OpenFEMA NfipMultipleLossProperties v1, version 2026-08-04T164045Z, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/NfipMultipleLossProperties (API)
  5. FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_Counties.zip (download, 25 MB), https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_CensusTracts.zip (download, 635 MB)
  6. NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/
  7. NOAA National Weather Service, NWS county-public forecast zones correlation file, version bp03mr20 to bp16ap26 (11 files; newest bp16ap26), pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.weather.gov/gis/ZoneCounty
  8. U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2024 Gazetteer, 2020 place by county, CT county-to-cousub crosswalk, version 2024-gazetteer, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_counties_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_cousubs_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_place_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_unsd_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_elsd_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_scsd_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/reference/codes2020/national_place_by_county2020.txt, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/reference/ct_change/ct_cou_to_cousub_crosswalk.xlsx (used to match place names and codes; no table prints its values)

What this packet is and what the plan adds

This packet is the federal data for the plan's risk assessment, organized by the items of FEMA's Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool, Element B. Each section heading names the item its tables support; the plan and FEMA's review decide whether the item is met.

The plan adds what only the community has: local data on assets, critical facilities, development and each jurisdiction's impacts; local hazard history, including state-declared emergencies; the mitigation strategy; and adoption.

How the federal data are built: National Risk Index values are FEMA's model, not counts of events. Storm Events is more complete from 1996; zone-level records are placed by forecast zone, not by location in the county. Public Assistance for a jurisdiction is matched by applicant name. The Methods page gives every rule and the known edge cases.

OpenFEMA disclaimer

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Cite this: Hazard Plain (2026). Montcalm County, MI: risk-assessment baseline packet, release 2026-10 (data as of 2026-09-30; County FIPS 26117). Automated baseline. https://hazardplain.org/mi/26117/ Built from FEMA OpenFEMA, the FEMA National Risk Index and NOAA NCEI Storm Events; source versions in the packet's Sources list.

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Hazard Plain release 2026-10. As of 2026-09-30; Storm Events data through 2026-06-30. Automated baseline.