Storms, floods and disasters in Malung Township
Malung Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Malung Township has 495 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more.
What Malung 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 Malung Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Malung Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Malung 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.8 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Malung Township
Disasters that paid out in Malung Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Malung Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2022Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding$8K to Malung Township for repairs
- 2011Severe Storms and Flooding$21K to Malung Township for repairs
- 2009Severe Storms and Flooding$13K to Malung Township for repairs
- 2006Flooding$3K to Malung Township for repairs
- 2002Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes$60K to Malung Township for repairs
- 2001Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes$10K to Malung Township for repairs
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- 2000Severe Storms and Flooding$3K to Malung Township for repairs
- 1999Severe Ice Storm and Flooding$8K to Malung 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falun Township | — | 214 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Stafford Township | — | 264 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Spruce Township | — | 511 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Mickinock Township | — | 321 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 Malung 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 Malung Township
Is Malung 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 Malung Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Malung 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 Malung Township?
By FEMA money that reached Malung Township, Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes (2002): $60K to Malung Township for repairs.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Malung Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Malung 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.