Storms, floods and disasters in Stony Run Township
Stony Run Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Stony Run Township has 366 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 119 claims here since 1987.
What Stony Run 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
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 Stony Run Township flood? Yes: 119 flood claims since 1987
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Stony Run Township, from FEMA’s records.
- The Severe flooding31 claims · $349K
Stony Run 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: Yellow Medicine County.The storms Stony Run Township remembers
None of the 19 disasters declared for Yellow Medicine County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Stony Run Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 199753 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Flooding, High Winds,severe Storms, declared for Yellow Medicine County
- 200131 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, declared for Yellow Medicine County
- 201023 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms and Flooding, declared for Yellow Medicine County
Yellow Medicine County has had 19 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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Falls | Cmore damage than 66% | river and rain flooding | 113 |
| Montevideo | Cmore damage than 73% | river and rain flooding | 114 |
| Sparta Township | — | 678 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Granite Falls Township | — | 275 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Camp Release Township | — | 243 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Lisbon Township | — | 159 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Hazel Run Township | — | 161 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Minnesota Falls Township | — | 396 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 Stony Run 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.
- 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 Stony Run Township
Does Stony Run Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 119 claims in Stony Run Township since 1987, $1.8M in all. The most claims came from Severe flooding (31).
Is Stony Run 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 Yellow Medicine County, 0.2% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.
How much is flood insurance in Stony Run Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Stony Run 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 Stony Run Township?
By flood claims, Severe flooding: 31 paid, $349K.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Stony Run Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Stony Run 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.