Storms, floods and disasters in Winslow
Winslow isn’t graded for hazard risk: Winslow has 69 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 32 claims here since 1984.
What Winslow 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
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 Winslow flood? Sometimes: 32 flood claims since 1984
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Winslow, from FEMA’s records.
- The March 2019 Midwest Flooding13 claims · $607K
Winslow isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Dodge County.2 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Winslow
Disasters that paid out in Winslow itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Village of Winslow), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2019Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding47 households applied for aid$445K aid approved$1.2M to the Village of Winslow for repairs13 flood claims paid that year
- 2010Severe Storms and Flooding$29K to the Village of Winslow for repairs3 flood claims paid that year
Dodge County has had 18 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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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.
- 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 Winslow
Does Winslow flood?
Flood insurance has paid 32 claims in Winslow since 1984, $779K in all. 1 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from March 2019 Midwest Flooding (13).
Is Winslow 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 Dodge County, 18% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 4.1% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Winslow?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Winslow’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 Winslow?
By FEMA money that reached Winslow, Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding (2019): 47 households applied for aid, $445K approved, and $1.2M to the Village of Winslow for repairs. By flood claims, March 2019 Midwest Flooding: 13 paid, $607K.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Winslow.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Winslow’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.