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Natural hazards in Lynd Township · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Lynd Township

Lynd Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Lynd Township has 399 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 4 claims here since 2010.

Flood claims

paid since 2010 · $32K

Disasters paid out here

of 15 declared for Lyon County

By hazard

What Lynd 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

90%of expected building damage

Well above average · in the top 6% of U.S. census tracts

Recorded about once a year in the area

Tornadoes

6%of expected building damage

Well above average · higher than 84% of U.S. census tracts

Recorded about once every 6 years in the area

Smaller shares here

Strong wind Winter storms top 1% Hail Ice storms Earthquakes Wildfire Cold waves Heat waves top 4% Landslides Lightning

FEMA models no building damage here

Coastal floodingHurricanesAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity

People, not buildings.Counting harm to people as well as buildings, FEMA’s model puts drought at 12% of Lynd Township’s expected losses. Drought does little damage to buildings (0.0%), so they aren’t part of the grade.

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.

Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.

Flood insurance claims

Does Lynd Township flood? Rarely: 4 flood claims since 2010

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Lynd Township, from FEMA’s records.

Paid flood claims, by year

20102018

20102026

paid claims since 2010

$32K

paid to owners

homes flooded more than once

$8K

average claim

of homes in flood zones are insured

of all homes are insured

No community discount

Lynd 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: Lyon County.

Disasters

The storms Lynd Township remembers

None of the 15 disasters declared for Lyon County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Lynd Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.

20103 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms and Flooding, declared for Lyon County
20181 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, declared for Lyon County

Disasters declared, by decade

Paid out in Lynd TownshipLyon County only

Lyon County has had 15 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.

Were you here?

Old photos of Lynd Township after a storm or flood belong in the town’s history. Add one, or share what you remember below.

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Next door

Lynd Township and its neighbors

How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.

Lyons TownshipGrandview TownshipMarshallLake Marshall TownshipIsland Lake TownshipFairview TownshipLynd Township

Lowest fifthSecondMiddleFourthHighest fifth

Town	Hazard risk	Mostly (buildings)	Flood claims
Marshall	Dmore damage than 86%	river and rain flooding	18
Lyons Township	—	144 residents; we grade 1,000+
Grandview Township	—	199 residents; we grade 1,000+
Lake Marshall Township	—	642 residents; we grade 1,000+
Island Lake Township	—	162 residents; we grade 1,000+
Fairview Township	—	519 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.

Be ready

Get ready for what Lynd 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.

When the river rises

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.

Questions about natural hazards in Lynd Township

Does Lynd Township flood?

Flood insurance has paid 4 claims in Lynd Township since 2010, $32K in all.

Is Lynd 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 Lyon County, 11% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.3% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Lynd Township?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Lynd Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Lynd Township.

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Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Lynd 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.

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