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Elysian, MN natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Elysian comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. 7 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarations
Expected damage

How exposed is Elysian?

72
High
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Elysian to be higher than in 72% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.

Inland flooding67%Tornadoes10%Strong wind10%Cold waves6%Everything else8%
By hazard

What Elysian faces

Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.

Inland flooding

67% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 84% of U.S. places
Recorded about once a year in the area

Tornadoes

10% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 92% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 19 years in the area

Strong wind

10% of expected damage
Well above average · among the top 1% of U.S. places
Recorded about 4 times a year in the area

Cold waves

6% of expected damage
Below average · higher than 29% of U.S. places
Recorded about 10 times a year in the area

Lower here

HailIce stormsWinter weatherHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesLightningDrought

Not a risk here

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

Does Elysian flood?

FEMA's records show no paid flood insurance claims in Elysian.

of all homes
are insured
No community discount. Elysian isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Le Sueur County.
Disasters that hit Elysian

7 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

Disasters the President declared that paid out in Elysian itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the City of Elysian.

Brought FEMA money into ElysianDeclared for Le Sueur County only
2024

Severe Storms and Flooding

4 households applied for aid $17K aid approved $6K to the City of Elysian for repairs
2019

Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding

$29K to the City of Elysian for repairs
2016

Severe Storms and Flooding

8 households applied for aid $2K aid approved $57K to the City of Elysian for repairs
2014

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides

$48K to the City of Elysian for repairs
2011

Severe Storms and Flooding

$4K to the City of Elysian for repairs
2010

Severe Storms and Flooding

$21K to the City of Elysian for repairs
2001

Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes

$2K to the City of Elysian for repairs
Le Sueur County has had 16 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often floods and severe storms.
Around Elysian

Elysian and the towns around it

Elysian: Low, mostly inland floodingJanesville: Moderate, mostly inland floodingCordova: Low, mostly inland floodingWaterville: High, mostly inland floodingCleveland: Moderate, mostly inland floodingWashington: Moderate, mostly inland floodingJanesville: Moderate, mostly inland floodingLe Ray: Low, mostly cold wavesIosco: Moderate, mostly inland floodingAlton: Moderate, mostly inland floodingElysian: High, mostly inland flooding ElysianElysianJanesville
Very lowLowModerateHighVery high
Elysianmostly inland floodingHigh
Janesvillemostly inland floodingModerate
Elysianmostly inland floodingLow
About these numbers

How to read this page

An average, not a forecastFEMA’s National Risk Index estimates the damage 18 kinds of natural hazards cause in a typical year, from decades of records and models. A quiet decade can follow a bad year.
Compared by rate“Higher than N%” compares yearly damage as a share of what’s here, so a big city isn’t rated riskier just for having more buildings. Elysian is smaller than a census tract, so it shares the figures of the tract around its center.
Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Elysian’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Elysian. FEMA’s model follows property values, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.

Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025); 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. Census tracts: U.S. Census Bureau.

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