Natural hazards · Jordan

Jordan, MN natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Jordan comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is very high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 10 claims here since 1997. 4 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Jordan?

Very high

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Jordan to be higher than in 86% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.

Inland flooding67%Strong wind11%Tornadoes10%Cold waves7%Everything else6%

By hazard

What Jordan 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 95% of U.S. places

Recorded about once a year in the area

Strong wind

11% of expected damage

Well above average · among the top 1% of U.S. places

Recorded about 5 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

10% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 90% of U.S. places

Cold waves

7% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 57% 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 Jordan flood?

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Jordan, from FEMA’s records.

10paid claims since 1997

$41Kpaid to owners

0homes flooded more than once

19972026

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

No community discount. Jordan isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: Scott County.

Disasters that hit Jordan

4 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into JordanDeclared for Scott County only

2019

Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding

$32K to the City of Jordan for repairs

2014

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

$58K to the City of Jordan for repairs

2011

Severe Storms and Flooding

$1K to the City of Jordan for repairs

2010

Flooding

$900 to the City of Jordan for repairs

Scott County has had 13 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often floods and severe storms.

Around Jordan

Jordan and the towns around it

Very lowLowModerateHighVery high

Jordanmostly inland floodingVery high

Sand Creekmostly inland floodingHigh

St. Lawrencemostly inland floodingModerate

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. Jordan covers 1 census tract, combined by population.

Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Jordan’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Jordan. FEMA’s model follows property values, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.

FEMA’s expected losses across Jordan total about $4.8M a year, counting buildings, people and crops.

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.