For strong wind, Forest Prairie Township’s building-damage rate is in the top 3% of U.S. census tracts
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Forest Prairie Township gets a B− for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 52% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (74%), then tornadoes (11%). 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 Forest Prairie 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.
What’s behind Forest Prairie Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 74% of the building damage FEMA expects in Forest Prairie Township, and Forest Prairie Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 62% of U.S. census tracts. Strong wind adds 8%, at a rate in the top 3% of U.S. census tracts.
B− higher expected damage per building than 52% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Forest Prairie Township’s residents live in 3 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $563K a year in losses across Forest Prairie Township: $389K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Forest Prairie Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Forest Prairie Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Forest Prairie 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: Meeker County.1 federal disaster brought FEMA money to Forest Prairie Township
Disasters that paid out in Forest Prairie Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Forest Prairie Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2001Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes$5K to Forest Prairie Township for repairs
Meeker County has had 8 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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Forest Prairie Township is 2nd of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Prairie Township | Bless damage than 55% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Forest Prairie Township | B−more damage than 52% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
| Kingston Township | C+more damage than 60% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Manannah Township | — | 587 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Luxemburg Township | — | 751 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Forest City Township | — | 707 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 Forest Prairie 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 Forest Prairie Township
Is Forest Prairie Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Forest Prairie Township has higher expected damage per building than 52% of U.S. towns: B− for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (74%) and tornadoes (11%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Is Forest Prairie 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 Meeker County, 8% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.3% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Forest Prairie Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Forest Prairie 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 Forest Prairie Township?
By FEMA money that reached Forest Prairie Township, Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes (2001): $5K to Forest Prairie Township for repairs.
Is Forest Prairie Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (74%), and Forest Prairie Township’s rate for it is higher than 62% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Forest Prairie Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Forest Prairie 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.