Photo: Andrew Filer · CC BY-SA 3.0Storms, floods and disasters in Enstrom Township
Enstrom Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Enstrom Township has 430 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more.
What Enstrom 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
Wildfire
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 Enstrom Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Enstrom Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Enstrom 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: Roseau County.7 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Enstrom Township
Disasters that paid out in Enstrom Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Enstrom Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2019Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding$6K to Enstrom Township for repairs
- 2009Severe Storms and Flooding$51K to Enstrom Township for repairs
- 2006Flooding$5K to Enstrom Township for repairs
- 2002Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes$58K to Enstrom Township for repairs
- 2001Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes$4K to Enstrom Township for repairs
- 2000Severe Storms and Flooding$784 to Enstrom Township for repairs
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- 1999Severe Ice Storm and Flooding$3K to Enstrom Township for repairs
Roseau County has had 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Township | C+more damage than 62% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Cedarbend Township | — | 220 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Falun Township | — | 214 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Spruce Township | — | 511 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 Enstrom 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.
- 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.
- 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 Enstrom Township
Is Enstrom 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 Roseau County, 6% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.4% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Enstrom Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Enstrom 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 Enstrom Township?
By FEMA money that reached Enstrom Township, Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes (2002): $58K to Enstrom Township for repairs.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Enstrom Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Enstrom 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.