Storms, floods and disasters in Soldiers Grove
Soldiers Grove isn’t graded for hazard risk: Soldiers Grove has 579 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 23 claims here since 1978.
What Soldiers Grove 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 Soldiers Grove flood? Sometimes: 23 flood claims since 1978
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Soldiers Grove, from FEMA’s records.
- The Storm7 claims · $268K
Soldiers Grove isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Crawford County.7 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Soldiers Grove
Disasters that paid out in Soldiers Grove itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Village of Soldiers Grove), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2018Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, and Landslides16 households applied for aid$34K aid approved$173K to the Village of Soldiers Grove for repairs7 flood claims paid that year
- 2016Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides$10K to the Village of Soldiers Grove for repairs
- 2013Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides$11K to the Village of Soldiers Grove for repairs
- 2008Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding35 households applied for aid$56K aid approved$249K to the Village of Soldiers Grove for repairs7 flood claims paid that year
- 2007Severe Storms and Flooding150 households applied for aid$513K aid approved$102K to the Village of Soldiers Grove for repairs3 flood claims paid that year
- 2004Severe Storms and Flooding13 households applied for aid$11K aid approved$11K to the Village of Soldiers Grove for repairs
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- 2000Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding$2K to the Village of Soldiers Grove for repairs
Crawford 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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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 Soldiers Grove
Does Soldiers Grove flood?
Flood insurance has paid 23 claims in Soldiers Grove since 1978, $667K in all. 3 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Storm (7).
Is Soldiers Grove 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 Crawford County, 10% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 1.0% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Soldiers Grove?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Soldiers Grove’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 Soldiers Grove?
By FEMA money that reached Soldiers Grove, Severe Storms and Flooding (2007): 150 households applied for aid, $513K approved, and $102K to the Village of Soldiers Grove for repairs. By flood claims, Storm: 7 paid, $268K.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Soldiers Grove.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Soldiers Grove’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.