Photo: shannonpatrick17 · CC BY 2.0Marysville’s building-damage rate from tornadoes is in the top 3% of U.S. census tracts
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Marysville gets a B for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 57% of U.S. towns, #50 of 151 in Kansas. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (60%), then tornadoes (22%). Flood insurance has paid 14 claims here since 1984.
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 Marysville 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
Tornadoes
Wildfire
Strong wind
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 Marysville’s grade
River and rain flooding is 60% of the building damage FEMA expects in Marysville, and Marysville’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 61% of U.S. census tracts. Tornadoes add 22%, at a rate in the top 3% of U.S. census tracts.
B #50 of 151 in Kansas; lower expected damage per building than 57% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Marysville’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
The typical Kansas town has higher expected damage than 54% of U.S. towns; within the state, Marysville has less expected damage per building than 67% of Kansas towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $2.0M a year in losses across Marysville: $1.3M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Marysville flood? Sometimes: 14 flood claims since 1984
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Marysville, from FEMA’s records: 8.4 per 1,000 homes, more than 71% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- The Midwest Flooding5 claims · $46K
5 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Marysville
Disasters that paid out in Marysville itself (aid to households or repair grants to the City of Marysville), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2015Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding$3K to the City of Marysville for repairs1 flood claim paid that year
- 2010Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes$4K to the City of Marysville for repairs
- 2009Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorm$61K to the City of Marysville for repairs
- 2009Severe Winter Storm$6K to the City of Marysville for repairs
- 2007Severe Winter Storms$77K to the City of Marysville for repairs
Marshall 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.
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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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Trim dead limbs over the house and driveway.
- Tie down trash cans and outdoor furniture.
- Stay clear of downed lines and call the utility.
- 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.
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Questions about natural hazards in Marysville
Is Marysville at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Marysville has lower expected damage per building than 57% of U.S. towns: B for hazard risk, #50 of 151 in Kansas. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (60%) and tornadoes (22%). 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.
Does Marysville flood?
Flood insurance has paid 14 claims in Marysville since 1984, $68K in all, or 8.4 per 1,000 homes, more than 71% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. The most claims came from Midwest Flooding (5).
Is Marysville 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.
How much is flood insurance in Marysville?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Marysville’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 Marysville?
By FEMA money that reached Marysville, Severe Winter Storms (2007): $77K to the City of Marysville for repairs. By flood claims, Midwest Flooding: 5 paid, $46K.
Is Marysville at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (60%), and Marysville’s rate for it is lower than 61% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Marysville.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Marysville’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.