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Natural hazards in Hudson Lake · FEMA

FEMA expects less hazard damage per building in Hudson Lake than in 94% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Hudson Lake gets an A for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 94% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (68%), then tornadoes (20%). FEMA’s files show no paid flood insurance claims here.

River and rain flooding 68%Tornadoes 20%Hail 6%

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

less than 94%of U.S. townsLess damageMoreExpected yearly damage per dollar of building, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade
Hazard risk
A
in Indiana · lower than 94% of U.S. towns
Main hazard
River and rain flooding
68% of expected building damage
Flood claims
0
paid since 1978 · $0
Disasters paid out here
0
of 15 declared for LaPorte County
By hazard

What Hudson Lake 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

68%of expected building damage
Well below average · lower than 87% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 3 years in the area

Tornadoes

20%of expected building damage
Well above average · higher than 81% of U.S. census tracts

Hail

6%of expected building damage
Above average · higher than 78% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about 3 times a year in the area
Smaller shares here
 Earthquakes Strong wind Lightning Wildfire Hurricanes Winter storms Ice storms Cold waves Heat waves Landslides
FEMA models no building damage here
Coastal floodingAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity
People, not buildings.Counting harm to people as well as buildings, FEMA’s model puts cold waves at 27% of Hudson Lake’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.
Hazard risk grade

What’s behind Hudson Lake’s grade

River and rain flooding is 68% of the building damage FEMA expects in Hudson Lake, and Hudson Lake’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 87% of U.S. census tracts. Next is tornadoes at 20% (higher than 81% of U.S. census tracts).

Where Hudson Lake sits
Hudson Lake
Least damageMiddleMost damage

A lower expected damage per building than 94% of U.S. towns (21,298).

All of Hudson Lake’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.

What drives the damage to buildings
River and rain flooding68%Tornadoes20%Hail6%Everything else7%

In dollars, FEMA expects about $410K a year in losses across Hudson Lake: $227K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.

Shared tract.All of Hudson Lake’s 1,226 residents (2020 census) live in one census tract, which it shares with Rolling Prairie CDP (562 residents) and Saugany Lake CDP (320 residents). FEMA publishes its model by tract, so the rate and the hazard mix are the tract’s, the same for all of them. The flood claims below are the town’s own.
A shared figure. The grade describes the whole tract, not each street in it, and FEMA’s model is an average year for today’s buildings, not a record: the claims below are the record.

How TownRatings grades hazard risk →

Flood insurance claims

Does Hudson Lake flood? No paid flood claims on record

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

of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

Hudson Lake isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: LaPorte County.
Disasters

The storms Hudson Lake remembers

None of the 15 disasters declared for LaPorte County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Hudson Lake itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.

Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in Hudson LakeLaPorte County only

LaPorte County has had 15 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.

Be ready

Get ready for what Hudson Lake 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 ↗
Hail
  • 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.
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 →

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Questions about natural hazards in Hudson Lake

Is Hudson Lake at risk for natural disasters?

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Hudson Lake has lower expected damage per building than 94% of U.S. towns: A for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (68%) and tornadoes (20%). The figures are for the one census tract the town shares with its neighbors. This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.

Is Hudson Lake 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 LaPorte County, 20% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.3% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Hudson Lake?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Hudson Lake’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.

Is Hudson Lake at risk from river and rain flooding?

It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (68%), and Hudson Lake’s rate for it is lower than 87% of U.S. census tracts.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Hudson Lake.

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