Eden is calmer than 78% of U.S. communities
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Eden comes from cold waves, and overall the risk is low for a U.S. community. 1 federal disaster brought FEMA money into town.
What stands out about Eden’s weather risks
Read from FEMA’s records below. The page puts what stands out first.
How exposed is Eden?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings here to be higher than in 22% of U.S. communities, mostly from cold waves and inland flooding.
Calmer than 1,323 of the 1,384 South Dakota towns we cover.
Eden is smaller than a census tract, so it shares the figures of the tract around its center.
What Eden faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
Cold waves
Inland flooding
Hail
Tornadoes
Strong wind
Wildfire
Does Eden flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Eden. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
1 federal disaster brought FEMA money to Eden
Disasters that paid out in Eden itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Town of Eden) and its biggest flood years.
- 2007Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding4 households applied for aid$710 aid approved
Marshall County has had 18 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often floods and severe storms.
Old photos of Eden after a storm or flood belong in the town’s history. Add one, or share what you remember below.
Add to the Eden archive →Get ready for what Eden actually faces
A short kit for its top hazards, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.
- Let faucets drip so pipes don’t freeze.
- Know where your water shutoff is.
- Never heat the house with the oven or a grill.
- Turn around at flooded roads: a foot of moving water can carry off a car.
- Flood insurance usually takes 30 days to start, so buy it before the forecast.
- Keep papers and medicines up high, in a grab-and-go bag.
- Park in a garage or under cover when storms are forecast.
- Stay away from windows while it falls.
- Photograph roof and car damage for your insurer.
- Look up the address on FEMA’s flood map.
- Ask the seller or landlord whether it has ever flooded, and what flood insurance costs there.
- Get a flood insurance quote early: policies usually start 30 days after you buy.
Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.
Most disasters here begin in March–May
The month each of Marshall County’s 18 declared disasters began, since 1953.
What these numbers can and can’t tell you
- An average, not a forecast. FEMA’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 there, so a big city isn’t rated riskier just for having more buildings.
- Money that reached town. Flood claims are matched to Eden’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Town of Eden.
- It follows property value. FEMA’s model weighs damage to buildings, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Eden.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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. Preparedness tips: Ready.gov. An average of past damage, not a forecast.