Storms, floods and disasters in Dewald Township
Dewald Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Dewald Township has 182 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more.
What Dewald 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
Tornadoes
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.
Does Dewald Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Dewald Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Dewald 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: Nobles County.6 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Dewald Township
Disasters that paid out in Dewald Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Dewald Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2024Severe Storms and Flooding$24K to Dewald Township for repairs
- 2019Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding$86K to Dewald Township for repairs
- 2018Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding$45K to Dewald Township for repairs
- 2010Severe Storms and Flooding$6K to Dewald Township for repairs
- 2005Severe Storms and Flooding$761 to Dewald Township for repairs
- 2001Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes$28K to Dewald Township for repairs
Nobles County has had 17 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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Add to the Dewald Township archive →Dewald Township and its neighbors
How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worthington Township | — | 438 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Olney Township | — | 128 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Ransom Township | — | 198 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Summit Lake Township | — | 293 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 Dewald 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.
- 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.
- 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 Dewald Township
Is Dewald 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 Nobles County, 24% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.2% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Dewald Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Dewald 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 Dewald Township?
By FEMA money that reached Dewald Township, Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding (2019): $86K to Dewald Township for repairs.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Dewald Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Dewald 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.