Natural hazards · Forsyth

Forsyth, MT natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Forsyth comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 3 claims here since 1997. 1 federal disaster brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Forsyth?

High

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Forsyth to be higher than in 64% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and cold waves.

Inland flooding55%Cold waves28%Wildfire7%Everything else10%

By hazard

What Forsyth faces

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

Inland flooding

55% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 81% of U.S. places

Recorded about once a year in the area

Cold waves

28% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 97% of U.S. places

Recorded about 5 times a year in the area

Wildfire

7% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 96% of U.S. places

Lower here

TornadoesHailIce stormsWinter weatherHeat wavesEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightningDrought

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 Forsyth flood?

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

3paid claims since 1997

$7Kpaid to owners

0homes flooded more than once

19972026

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Rosebud County.

Disasters that hit Forsyth

1 federal disaster brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into ForsythDeclared for Rosebud County only

2011

Severe Storms and Flooding

147 households applied for aid $216K aid approved $27K to the City of Forsyth for repairs

Rosebud County has had 11 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often fires and floods.

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. Forsyth 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 Forsyth’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Forsyth. 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.