FEMA puts Lyndon’s expected hazard damage per building below that of 75% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Lyndon gets an A− for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 75% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (81%), then tornadoes (10%). FEMA’s files show no paid flood insurance claims here.
Graded on FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value (NRI v1.20, December 2025), weighted by where residents live; flood claims are shown, not graded. How hazard risk is graded
What Lyndon 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.
What’s behind Lyndon’s grade
River and rain flooding is 81% of the building damage FEMA expects in Lyndon, and Lyndon’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 54% of U.S. census tracts. Next is tornadoes at 10% (higher than 69% of U.S. census tracts).
A− lower expected damage per building than 75% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Lyndon’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $647K a year in losses across Lyndon: $453K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Lyndon flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Lyndon. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Lyndon isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Sheboygan County.The storms Lyndon remembers
None of the 8 disasters declared for Sheboygan County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Lyndon itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
Sheboygan County has had 8 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.
Lyndon and its neighbors
Lyndon is 4th of the 5 graded towns here, from least expected damage per building to most. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman | Aless damage than 95% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Plymouth | Aless damage than 90% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Mitchell | A−less damage than 84% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Lyndon | A−less damage than 75% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
| Lima | B+less damage than 72% | 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 Lyndon 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.
- 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 Lyndon
Is Lyndon at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Lyndon has lower expected damage per building than 75% of U.S. towns: A− for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (81%) and tornadoes (10%). The figures are for the one census tract the town shares with its neighbors. This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Is Lyndon 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 Sheboygan County, 19% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.3% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Lyndon?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Lyndon’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Lyndon at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (81%), and Lyndon’s rate for it is lower than 54% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Lyndon.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Lyndon’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.