Storms, floods and disasters in Pohlitz Township
Pohlitz Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Pohlitz Township has 34 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more.
What Pohlitz 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 Pohlitz Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Pohlitz Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Pohlitz 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.5 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Pohlitz Township
Disasters that paid out in Pohlitz Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Pohlitz Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2022Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding$61K to Pohlitz Township for repairs
- 2009Severe Storms and Flooding$5K to Pohlitz Township for repairs
- 2002Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes$39K to Pohlitz Township for repairs
- 2001Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes$4K to Pohlitz Township for repairs
- 2000Severe Storms and Flooding$2K to Pohlitz 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moose Township | — | 88 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Dieter Township | — | 165 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 Pohlitz 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 Pohlitz Township
Is Pohlitz 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 Pohlitz Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Pohlitz 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 Pohlitz Township?
By FEMA money that reached Pohlitz Township, Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding (2022): $61K to Pohlitz Township for repairs.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Pohlitz Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Pohlitz 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.