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Natural hazards in Beaver Creek Township · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Beaver Creek Township

Beaver Creek Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Beaver Creek Township has 363 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more.

Flood claims
0
paid since 1978 · $0
Disasters paid out here
4
of 13 declared for Rock County
By hazard

What Beaver Creek 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

71%of expected building damage
Above average · higher than 62% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

18%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 3% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 4 years in the area
Smaller shares here
 Strong wind Ice storms Winter storms top 1% Hail Earthquakes Wildfire Lightning Cold waves Heat waves top 4% 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 hail at 27% of Beaver Creek Township’s expected losses. Hail does little damage to buildings (2.1%), 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 Beaver Creek Township flood? No paid flood claims on record

FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Beaver Creek 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

Beaver Creek 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: Rock County.
Disasters

4 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Beaver Creek Township

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

  1. 2024Severe Storms and Flooding$40K to Beaver Creek Township for repairs
  2. 2019Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding$15K to Beaver Creek Township for repairs
  3. 2018Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding$29K to Beaver Creek Township for repairs
  4. 2014Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides$30K to Beaver Creek Township for repairs
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in Beaver Creek TownshipRock County only

Rock County has had 13 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

Beaver Creek Township and its neighbors

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

Luverne Township: not gradedSpringwater Township: not gradedRed Rock Township: not gradedMartin Township: not gradedValley Springs: not gradedLuverne TownshipSpringwater TownshipRed Rock TownshipMartin TownshipValley SpringsBeaver Creek Township
Lowest fifthSecondMiddleFourthHighest fifth
TownHazard riskMostly (buildings)Flood claims
Luverne Township—606 residents; we grade 1,000+
Springwater Township—239 residents; we grade 1,000+
Red Rock Township—215 residents; we grade 1,000+
Martin Township—262 residents; we grade 1,000+
Valley Springs—996 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 Beaver Creek 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 ↗
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 Beaver Creek Township

Is Beaver Creek 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 Rock County, 0.4% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.

How much is flood insurance in Beaver Creek Township?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Beaver Creek 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 Beaver Creek Township?

By FEMA money that reached Beaver Creek Township, Severe Storms and Flooding (2024): $40K to Beaver Creek Township for repairs.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Beaver Creek Township.

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