Lac qui Parle State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic District · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0Storms, floods and disasters in Lac qui Parle Township
Lac qui Parle Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Lac qui Parle Township has 198 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more.
What Lac qui Parle 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 Lac qui Parle Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Lac qui Parle Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Lac qui Parle 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: Lac qui Parle County.5 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Lac qui Parle Township
Disasters that paid out in Lac qui Parle Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Lac qui Parle Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2023Severe Storms and Flooding$30K to Lac qui Parle Township for repairs
- 2022Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding$24K to Lac qui Parle Township for repairs
- 2019Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding$30K to Lac qui Parle Township for repairs
- 2011Severe Storms and Flooding$1K to Lac qui Parle Township for repairs
- 2010Flooding$5K to Lac qui Parle Township for repairs
Lac qui Parle County has had 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kragero Township | — | 126 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Hantho Township | — | 98 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Baxter Township | — | 149 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Cerro Gordo Township | — | 197 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Camp Release Township | — | 243 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 Lac qui Parle 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 Lac qui Parle Township
Is Lac qui Parle 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 Lac qui Parle County, 9% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.1% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Lac qui Parle Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Lac qui Parle 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 Lac qui Parle Township?
By FEMA money that reached Lac qui Parle Township, Severe Storms and Flooding (2023): $30K to Lac qui Parle Township for repairs.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Lac qui Parle Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Lac qui Parle 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.