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Natural hazards · Neenah

Neenah, WI natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Neenah comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 7 claims here since 1979. 4 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

How exposed is Neenah?

76
High
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Neenah to be higher than in 76% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.

Inland flooding70%Cold waves14%Tornadoes9%Everything else8%
By hazard

What Neenah faces

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

Inland flooding

70% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 91% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 2 years in the area

Cold waves

14% of expected damage
Below average · higher than 26% of U.S. places
Recorded about 6 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

9% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 69% of U.S. places

Lower here

HurricanesHailIce stormsWinter weatherHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightning

Not a risk here

Coastal floodingDroughtAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic 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 Neenah flood?

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

7paid claims since 1979
$22Kpaid to owners
1homes flooded more than once
19792026

Biggest named events

  • 2026-04-Flooding: 1 claim, $4K

Homes that flooded again and again

■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (0) ■ flooded 2+ times

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

4 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into NeenahDeclared for Winnebago County only
2026

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

23 households applied for aid $32K aid approved
2008

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

39 households applied for aid $33K aid approved $9K to the City of Neenah for repairs
2004

Severe Storms and Flooding

5 households applied for aid $3K aid approved
2001

Flooding, Severe Storms and Tornadoes

$153K to the City of Neenah for repairs
Winnebago County has had 9 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and floods.
Around Neenah

Neenah and the towns around it

Neenah: Moderate, mostly inland floodingVinland: Low, mostly inland floodingFox Crossing: Moderate, mostly inland floodingMenasha: Moderate, mostly inland floodingHarrison: Very low, mostly inland floodingOshkosh: Very low, mostly inland floodingClayton: Low, mostly inland floodingWinneconne: Moderate, mostly inland floodingWinchester: High, mostly inland floodingAppleton: Very low, mostly cold wavesGrand Chute: Very low, mostly inland floodingHarrison: Very low, mostly inland floodingNeenah: High, mostly inland flooding NeenahNeenahVinlandFox CrossingMenasha
Very lowLowModerateHighVery high
Neenahmostly inland floodingHigh
Menashamostly inland floodingModerate
Neenahmostly inland floodingModerate
Fox Crossingmostly inland floodingModerate
Vinlandmostly 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. Neenah covers 5 census tracts, combined by population.
Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Neenah’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Neenah. 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 Neenah total about $9.4M 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.

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