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B−Hazard risk
Natural hazards in Meenon · FEMA

FEMA expects about as much hazard damage per building in Meenon as in the typical U.S. town, mostly from river and rain flooding

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Meenon gets a B− for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 52% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (87%). Flood insurance has paid 12 claims here since 2000.

River and rain flooding 87%Hail 4%Tornadoes 4%

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

more than 52%of U.S. townsLess damageMoreExpected yearly damage per dollar of building, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade
Hazard risk
B−
in Wisconsin · higher than 52% of U.S. towns
Main hazard
River and rain flooding
87% of expected building damage
Flood claims
12
paid since 2000 · $94K
Disasters paid out here
6
of 7 declared for Burnett County
By hazard

What Meenon 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

87%of expected building damage
Above average · higher than 72% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 4 years in the area
Smaller shares here
 Hail Tornadoes Strong wind Wildfire Ice storms Winter storms Lightning Earthquakes Cold waves Heat waves Landslides
FEMA models no building damage here
Coastal floodingHurricanesAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity
People, not buildings.Counting harm to people as well as buildings, FEMA’s model puts cold waves at 22% of Meenon’s expected losses. Cold waves do little damage to buildings (0.0%), so they aren’t part of the grade.

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.

Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.
Hazard risk grade

What’s behind Meenon’s grade

River and rain flooding is 87% of the building damage FEMA expects in Meenon, and Meenon’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 72% of U.S. census tracts.

Where Meenon sits
Meenon
Least damageMiddleMost damage

B− higher expected damage per building than 52% of U.S. towns (21,298).

Meenon’s residents live in 3 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.

What drives the damage to buildings
River and rain flooding87%Hail4%Tornadoes4%Everything else4%

In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.1M a year in losses across Meenon: $750K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.

A small-area figure. Meenon covers 3 census tracts, combined by where residents live. FEMA’s model is an average year for today’s buildings, not a record: the claims and disasters below are the record.

How TownRatings grades hazard risk →

Flood insurance claims

Does Meenon flood? Sometimes: 12 flood claims since 2000

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Meenon, from FEMA’s records: 12.3 per 1,000 homes, more than 77% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.

Paid flood claims, by year
2000: 2 claims2001: 6 claims2002: 1 claim2003: 0 claims2004: 0 claims2005: 0 claims2006: 0 claims2007: 0 claims2008: 0 claims2009: 0 claims2010: 0 claims2011: 0 claims2012: 0 claims2013: 0 claims2014: 0 claims2015: 0 claims2016: 0 claims2017: 0 claims2018: 0 claims2019: 0 claims2020: 0 claims2021: 0 claims2022: 0 claims2023: 3 claims2024: 0 claims2025: 0 claims2026: 0 claims200020012023
20002026
Biggest named events
  • The Severe flooding6 claims · $30K
12
paid claims since 2000
$94K
paid to owners
0
homes flooded more than once
$8K
average claim
of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

Meenon isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: Burnett County.
Disasters

6 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Meenon

Disasters that paid out in Meenon itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Town of Meenon), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.

  1. 2018Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding$19K to the Town of Meenon for repairs
  2. 2016Severe Storms and Flooding$13K to the Town of Meenon for repairs
  3. 2011Severe Storms and Flooding$67K to the Town of Meenon for repairs
  4. 2008Severe Storms, a Tornado, and Flooding$6K to the Town of Meenon for repairs
  5. 2001Flooding, Severe Storms and Tornadoes$13K to the Town of Meenon for repairs
  6. 2001Snow$2K to the Town of Meenon for repairs
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in MeenonBurnett County only

Burnett County has had 7 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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Next door

Meenon and its neighbors

Meenon is 3rd of the 3 graded towns here, from least expected damage per building to most. Tap a town to see its hazards.

Oakland: hazard risk BSand Lake: not gradedSiren: hazard risk BLincoln: not gradedJackson: not gradedOaklandSand LakeSirenLincolnJacksonMeenon
Lowest fifthSecondMiddleFourthHighest fifth
TownHazard riskMostly (buildings)Flood claims
SirenBless damage than 61%river and rain flooding—
OaklandBless damage than 56%river and rain flooding—
MeenonB−more damage than 52%river and rain flooding12
Sand Lake—654 residents; we grade 1,000+
Lincoln—381 residents; we grade 1,000+
Jackson—not graded yet

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.

Be ready

Get ready for what Meenon faces

A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.

When the river rises
  • 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.
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Before you buy or rent
  • 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.
When a storm is coming
Forecast and alertsWeather →911, the nearest ERSafety →

Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.

Questions about natural hazards in Meenon

Is Meenon at risk for natural disasters?

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Meenon has higher expected damage per building than 52% of U.S. towns: B− for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (87%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.

Does Meenon flood?

Flood insurance has paid 12 claims in Meenon since 2000, $94K in all, or 12.3 per 1,000 homes, more than 77% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. The most claims came from Severe flooding (6).

Is Meenon 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 Burnett 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 Meenon?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Meenon’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 Meenon?

By FEMA money that reached Meenon, Severe Storms and Flooding (2011): $67K to the Town of Meenon for repairs. By flood claims, Severe flooding: 6 paid, $30K.

Is Meenon at risk from river and rain flooding?

It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (87%), and Meenon’s rate for it is higher than 72% of U.S. census tracts.

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Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Meenon’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.