Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0Storms, floods and disasters in Crookston Township
Crookston Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Crookston Township has 511 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more.
What Crookston 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
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.
Does Crookston Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Crookston Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Crookston 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: Polk County.7 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Crookston Township
Disasters that paid out in Crookston Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Crookston Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2022Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding$14K to Crookston Township for repairs
- 2019Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding$3K to Crookston Township for repairs
- 2009Severe Storms and Flooding$9K to Crookston Township for repairs
- 2006Flooding$8K to Crookston Township for repairs
- 2002Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes$48K to Crookston Township for repairs
- 2001Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes$6K to Crookston Township for repairs
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- 1999Severe Ice Storm and Flooding$31K to Crookston Township for repairs
Polk County has had 26 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.
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How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crookston | C−more damage than 85% | river and rain flooding | 48 |
| Gentilly Township | — | 205 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Fairfax Township | — | 172 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Lowell Township | — | 284 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Parnell Township | — | 71 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 Crookston 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.
- 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.
Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.
Questions about natural hazards in Crookston Township
Is Crookston 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 Polk County, 0.5% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.
How much is flood insurance in Crookston Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Crookston 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 Crookston Township?
By FEMA money that reached Crookston Township, Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes (2002): $48K to Crookston Township for repairs.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Crookston Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Crookston 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.