Photo: Jacob Norlund from Duluth, MN, USA · CC BY 2.0Storms, floods and disasters in Hallock Township
Hallock Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Hallock Township has 95 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 85 claims here since 1979.
What Hallock 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
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 Hallock Township flood? Sometimes: 85 flood claims since 1979
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Hallock Township, from FEMA’s records.
Hallock 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: Kittson County.6 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Hallock Township
Disasters that paid out in Hallock Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Hallock Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2022Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding$12K to Hallock Township for repairs
- 2011Severe Storms and Flooding$43K to Hallock Township for repairs8 flood claims paid that year
- 2009Severe Storms and Flooding$17K to Hallock Township for repairs11 flood claims paid that year
- 2006Flooding$6K to Hallock Township for repairs
- 2002Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes$6K to Hallock Township for repairs1 flood claim paid that year
- 1999Severe Ice Storm and Flooding$3K to Hallock Township for repairs
Kittson County has had 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hallock | — | 829 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Thompson Township | — | 100 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Hampden Township | — | 29 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 Hallock 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.
- 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 Hallock Township
Does Hallock Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 85 claims in Hallock Township since 1979, $722K in all.
Is Hallock 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 Kittson County, 6% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.7% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Hallock Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Hallock 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 Hallock Township?
By FEMA money that reached Hallock Township, Severe Storms and Flooding (2011): $43K to Hallock Township for repairs.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Hallock Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Hallock 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.