Photo: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0Storms, floods and disasters in Hazel Green
Hazel Green isn’t graded for hazard risk: Hazel Green has 950 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 5 claims here since 1978.
What Hazel Green 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
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 Hazel Green flood? Rarely: 5 flood claims since 1978
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Hazel Green, from FEMA’s records.
Hazel Green isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Grant County.5 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Hazel Green
Disasters that paid out in Hazel Green itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Town of Hazel Green), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2017Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mud$19K to the Town of Hazel Green for repairs
- 2011Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm$5K to the Town of Hazel Green for repairs
- 2010Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding$5K to the Town of Hazel Green for repairs
- 2008Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding$15K to the Town of Hazel Green for repairs
- 2004Severe Storms and Flooding$7K to the Town of Hazel Green for repairs
Grant County has had 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuba City | Aless damage than 85% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Jamestown | A−less damage than 84% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Hazel Green | A−less damage than 83% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Menominee Township | B+less damage than 68% | river and rain flooding | 257 |
| Vinegar Hill Township | — | 239 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Benton | — | 445 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Smelser | — | 743 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 Hazel Green 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.
- 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.
- 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 Hazel Green
Does Hazel Green flood?
Flood insurance has paid 5 claims in Hazel Green since 1978, $18K in all.
Is Hazel Green 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 Grant County, 15% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.4% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Hazel Green?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Hazel Green’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 Hazel Green?
By FEMA money that reached Hazel Green, Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mud (2017): $19K to the Town of Hazel Green for repairs.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Hazel Green.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Hazel Green’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.