Mason, MI natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Mason comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is very low for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 14 claims here since 1979. 4 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsHow exposed is Mason?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Mason to be higher than in 17% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and tornadoes.
What Mason faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Inland flooding
Tornadoes
Strong wind
Cold waves
Lower here
Not a risk here
Does Mason flood?
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Mason, from FEMA’s records.
Biggest named events
- Hurricane Ike: 1 claim, $22K
Homes that flooded again and again
■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (0) ■ flooded 2+ times
are insured
are insured
4 federal disasters brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Mason itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the City of Mason.
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding
Snow
Mason and the towns around it
How to read this page
FEMA’s expected losses across Mason total about $2.0M a year, counting buildings, people and crops.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025); 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. Census tracts: U.S. Census Bureau.