Storms, floods and disasters in Maple Lake Township
Maple Lake Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: FEMA’s tract figures aren’t matched to Maple Lake Township yet.
What Maple Lake 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
Hail
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 Maple Lake Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Maple Lake Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Maple Lake 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: Wright County.1 federal disaster brought FEMA money to Maple Lake Township
Disasters that paid out in Maple Lake Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Maple Lake Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2002Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes$110K to Maple Lake Township for repairs
Wright County has had 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Lake | B+less damage than 70% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Buffalo | B+less damage than 70% | river and rain flooding | 40 |
| Buffalo Township | Bless damage than 64% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Monticello Township | Bless damage than 60% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
| Chatham Township | Bless damage than 58% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Albion Township | C+more damage than 63% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Silver Creek Township | Cmore damage than 69% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
| Corinna Township | Cmore damage than 70% | river and rain flooding | — |
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 Maple Lake 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.
- Park in a garage or under cover when storms are forecast.
- Stay away from windows while it falls.
- Photograph roof and car damage for your insurer.
- 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 Maple Lake Township
Is Maple Lake 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 Wright County, 0.2% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.
How much is flood insurance in Maple Lake Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Maple Lake 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 Maple Lake Township?
By FEMA money that reached Maple Lake Township, Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes (2002): $110K to Maple Lake Township for repairs.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Maple Lake Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Maple Lake 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.