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South Red River, MN natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in South Red River comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. 10 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

How exposed is South Red River?

78
High
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in South Red River to be higher than in 78% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and cold waves.

Inland flooding60%Cold waves19%Drought8%Everything else14%
By hazard

What South Red River faces

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

Inland flooding

60% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 91% of U.S. places
Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Cold waves

19% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 81% of U.S. places
Recorded about 22 times a year in the area

Drought

8% of expected damage
Recorded about 5 times a year in the area

Lower here

TornadoesHailIce stormsWinter weatherHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightning

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 South Red River flood?

FEMA's records show no paid flood insurance claims in South Red River.

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

10 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

Disasters the President declared that paid out in South Red River itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the Township of South Red River.

Brought FEMA money into South Red RiverDeclared for Kittson County only
2023

Severe Storms and Flooding

$6K to the Township of South Red River for repairs
2022

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding

$77K to the Township of South Red River for repairs
2019

Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding

$25K to the Township of South Red River for repairs
2011

Severe Storms and Flooding

$26K to the Township of South Red River for repairs
2010

Flooding

$46K to the Township of South Red River for repairs
2009

Severe Storms and Flooding

$36K to the Township of South Red River for repairs
2006

Flooding

$13K to the Township of South Red River for repairs
2002

Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes

$5K to the Township of South Red River for repairs
2001

Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes

$5K to the Township of South Red River for repairs
1999

Severe Ice Storm and Flooding

$7K to the Township of South Red River for repairs
Kittson County has had 26 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often floods and severe storms.
Around South Red River

South Red River and the towns around it

Lincoln: High, mostly inland floodingTeien: High, mostly inland floodingSkane: High, mostly inland floodingJoliette: Low, mostly inland floodingDrayton: High, mostly inland floodingMidland: High, mostly inland floodingSvea: High, mostly inland floodingEagle Point: High, mostly inland floodingKennedy: High, mostly inland floodingTegner: High, mostly inland floodingSouth Red River: High, mostly inland flooding South Red RiverLincolnTeienSkane
Very lowLowModerateHighVery high
Lincolnmostly inland floodingHigh
South Red Rivermostly inland floodingHigh
Teienmostly inland floodingHigh
Skanemostly inland floodingHigh
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. South Red River 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 South Red River’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Township of South Red River. 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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