Enter any address in Menominee County, Michigan to see its FEMA flood zone
5 NOAA storm reports from this county describe what happened, in the words of the meteorologists who were there.
Menominee County, Michigan has recorded 10 flood-related events since 1996 according to NOAA's Storm Events Database, including 3 flash floods and 3 river or area floods. The county has received 7 federal disaster declarations, 2 of which involved flooding or coastal storms. Enter any address above to check its FEMA flood zone designation.
FEMA Disaster Declarations (1973–2020)
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
| Declaration | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Covid-19 | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Covid-19 Pandemic | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides | Flood | Jun 16, 2018 |
| Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | Hurricane | Aug 29, 2005 |
| Blizzards & Snowstorms | Snowstorm | Jan 27, 1978 |
| Drought | Drought | Mar 2, 1977 |
| Severe Storms & Flooding | Flood | Apr 12, 1973 |
NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025)
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
| Type | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | Jul 14, 2021 | 10.00K |
| Lakeshore Flood | May 18, 2020 | 1.00M |
| Lakeshore Flood | Nov 27, 2019 | 100.00K |
| Lakeshore Flood | Oct 21, 2019 | 100.00K |
| Flood | Apr 20, 2019 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Sep 19, 2019 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 16, 2018 | 175.00K |
| Lakeshore Flood | Dec 2, 2018 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Apr 15, 2002 | 50K |
| Flood | Apr 19, 1996 | .8M |
Flash Flood — Jul 14, 2021
Thunderstorms training over northern Menominee County caused flash flooding from Cunard to Hermansville on the afternoon of the 14th. Portions of the Hermanville Golf Course were under water from the storms.
Lakeshore Flood — May 18, 2020
A tightening pressure gradient between a deepening low pressure system over the Midwest and Hudson Bay high pressure to the north generated a prolonged period of strong northeast winds to 40 mph or more across the Bay of Green Bay. Pounding waves into the shores of southern Menominee County caused extensive lakeshore flooding from the 18th into the morning of the 19th.
Lakeshore Flood — Nov 27, 2019
A deepening storm system tracking from the Central Plains across northern Lower Michigan snarled holiday traffic by dumping moderate to heavy snow across much of west and north central Upper Michigan on the 27th, the day before Thanksgiving. The dense heavy snow combined with strong northeast to east winds gusting from 35 mph to more than 50 mph at times to cause downed trees and power poles a...
Lakeshore Flood — Oct 21, 2019
An intense low pressure system moving from the Northern Plains across western Lake Superior produced strong east to southeast winds across the area which induced lakeshore flooding over the Bay of Green Bay and portions of the Keweenaw Peninsula on the 21st.
Flood — Apr 20, 2019
Abundant and anomalously wet snow pack along with periods of moderate to heavy rain contributed to widespread minor river flooding across much of west and central Upper Michigan from the 18th through the end of the month.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
Source: OpenFEMA NFIP Individual Claims (2.25M records analyzed).
FEMA assigns flood zone designations to areas in Menominee County, Michigan:
AE High Risk — 1% annual chance of flooding. Insurance required.
VE Very High Risk — Coastal flooding with wave action.
X (Shaded) Moderate Risk — 500-year floodplain.
X Low Risk — Outside major floodplains.
Properties in Menominee County, Michigan that are in FEMA-designated Special Flood Hazard Areas (zones A and V) with federally backed mortgages are required to carry flood insurance.
Even outside high-risk zones, flood insurance is recommended. From 2014 to 2024, nearly one-third of NFIP claims came from outside the high-risk Special Flood Hazard Area.
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