Wilford H. Fawcett House · Photo: SH5544 · CC BY-SA 4.0FEMA expects more hazard damage per building in Breezy Point than in 62% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Breezy Point gets a C+ for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 62% of U.S. towns, #202 of 274 in Minnesota. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (91%). FEMA’s files show no paid flood insurance claims here.
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 Breezy Point 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
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 Breezy Point’s grade
River and rain flooding is 91% of the building damage FEMA expects in Breezy Point, and Breezy Point’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 80% of U.S. census tracts.
C+ #202 of 274 in Minnesota; higher expected damage per building than 62% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Breezy Point’s residents live in 4 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
The typical Minnesota town has lower expected damage than 57% of U.S. towns; within the state, Breezy Point has more expected damage per building than 74% of Minnesota towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.9M a year in losses across Breezy Point: $1.5M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Breezy Point flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Breezy Point. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Breezy Point isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Crow Wing County.2 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Breezy Point
Disasters that paid out in Breezy Point itself (aid to households or repair grants to the City of Breezy Point), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2022Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding$19K to the City of Breezy Point for repairs
- 2012Severe Storms and Flooding$6K to the City of Breezy Point for repairs
Crow Wing County has had 9 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often floods, then severe storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
Also 1 FEMA wildfire suppression grant (Fire Management Assistance, not a disaster declaration) for fires in Crow Wing County, 2002–2002.
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Breezy Point is 2nd of the 4 graded towns here, from least expected damage per building to most. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pequot Lakes | B−more damage than 53% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Breezy Point | C+more damage than 62% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
| Ideal Township | Cmore damage than 66% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Crosslake | C−more damage than 78% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Pelican Township | — | 581 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Mission Township | — | 783 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.
Get ready for what Breezy Point faces
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.
- 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 Breezy Point
Is Breezy Point at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Breezy Point has higher expected damage per building than 62% of U.S. towns: C+ for hazard risk, #202 of 274 in Minnesota. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (91%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Is Breezy Point 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 Crow Wing County, 10% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.2% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Breezy Point?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Breezy Point’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 Breezy Point?
By FEMA money that reached Breezy Point, Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding (2022): $19K to the City of Breezy Point for repairs.
Is Breezy Point at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (91%), and Breezy Point’s rate for it is higher than 80% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Breezy Point.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Breezy Point’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.