TownTapestry
Sign inJoin
GalenaGood morning
Natural hazards · Galena

Galena, MN natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Galena comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is low for a U.S. community.

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

How exposed is Galena?

28
Low
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Galena to be higher than in 28% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and cold waves.

Inland flooding31%Cold waves17%Tornadoes13%Hail13%Drought13%Strong wind8%Everything else5%
By hazard

What Galena faces

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

Inland flooding

31% of expected damage
Below average · higher than 30% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 2 years in the area

Cold waves

17% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 66% of U.S. places
Recorded about 11 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

13% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 92% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 7 years in the area

Hail

13% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 74% of U.S. places
Recorded about 4 times a year in the area

Drought

13% of expected damage
Recorded about 13 times a year in the area

Strong wind

8% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 96% of U.S. places
Recorded about 3 times a year in the area

Lower here

Ice stormsWinter weatherHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesLightning

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 Galena flood?

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

Disasters that hit Galena

Federal disasters declared here

None of the disasters declared for Martin County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Galena itself in FEMA’s records.

Brought FEMA money into GalenaDeclared for Martin County only
Martin County has had 13 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often floods and severe storms.
Around Galena

Galena and the towns around it

Trimont: Low, mostly inland floodingOrmsby: Low, mostly inland floodingCedar: Low, mostly inland floodingWaverly: Low, mostly inland floodingFox Lake: Low, mostly inland floodingLong Lake: Low, mostly inland floodingElm Creek: Low, mostly inland floodingKimball: Moderate, mostly inland floodingEnterprise: Moderate, mostly inland floodingFraser: Low, mostly inland floodingWestford: Low, mostly inland floodingManyaska: Moderate, mostly inland floodingWelcome: Low, mostly inland floodingJay: Moderate, mostly inland floodingSt. James: Low, mostly inland floodingOdin: Low, mostly inland floodingOdin: Low, mostly inland floodingSouth Branch: Low, mostly inland floodingGalena: Low, mostly inland flooding GalenaTrimontOrmsbyCedarWaverlyFox LakeLong Lake
Very lowLowModerateHighVery high
Fox Lakemostly inland floodingLow
Ormsbymostly inland floodingLow
Long Lakemostly inland floodingLow
Galenamostly inland floodingLow
Trimontmostly inland floodingLow
Cedarmostly inland floodingLow
Waverlymostly 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. Galena 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 Galena’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Township of Galena. 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.

The coffee’s on

Where to, neighbor?

You’re in Galena, MNMartin CountyView boundary

Nearby

All towns & citiesExplore the map

Local begins with a boundary.

See what belongs to your selected town.

Loading boundary…

Galena is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/15 · 2025-01-01
Open detailed map