114 flood insurance claims·$4.2M paid·4 federal flood & hurricane disasters
Share of the whole county outline, rivers and lakes included; parts FEMA hasn’t mapped count as zero.
Shaded areas are FEMA’s mapped flood hazard zones in and around Juneau County, Wisconsin. Zoomed out they are simplified; at street level the map switches to FEMA’s exact layer. Tap anywhere to check that spot, or search an address above.
River flooding dominates the flood history of Juneau County, accounting for 38 of the 44 recorded flood events over the last 30 years, alongside 6 flash flood events. Recent events illustrate this pattern, such as heavy rainfall and snowmelt causing minor flooding along the Yellow River at Necedah in April 2025, and rounds of thunderstorms in late June 2025 that pushed the Lemonweir River at New Lisbon into minor flood stage.
National Flood Insurance Program claims data shows impacts across different zones. Zone A accounts for 82 claims with an average payout of $56,604 and an average recorded water depth of 9 inches. Zone X accounts for 31 claims with an average payout of $25,264 and an average recorded water depth of 9 inches, while Zone X_UNSHADED has 1 claim with an average payout of $3,199 and an average recorded water depth of 0 inches.
Residents, homeowners, and real estate professionals with properties located near rivers, along with those in designated Zone A and Zone X areas, should pay the most attention to these flood risks.
Summary written from NOAA storm reports and NFIP claims for this county. Not a prediction.
1% of Juneau County’s flood insurance claims were on properties rated outside FEMA’s high-risk zones.
83 NFIP claims with a recorded rated flood zone, 1978 to date. The zone is the one FEMA used to rate that policy, which may not match today’s map. Source: OpenFEMA NFIP claims.
In flood insurance claims here that reported a flood depth, the average was 9 inches.
Drawn to scale against an 80-inch door. Even a few inches soaks flooring, the bottom of the drywall and anything plugged in near the floor.
Average of the depths reported on claims (zero and implausible values left out); FEMA’s record doesn’t say exactly where each depth was measured. Source: OpenFEMA NFIP claims.
The worst year was 2018, with 59 claims and $3.5M paid, the year of Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, and Landslides.
Bar height is scaled by square root so ordinary years stay visible next to the worst one. NFIP claims by year of loss. Source: OpenFEMA.
25 NOAA storm reports from Juneau County describe what happened, in the words of the forecasters who covered it. Read the Wisconsin flood stories →
15 federal disaster declarations since 1976, 4 of them floods, coastal storms or hurricanes.
| Disaster | Began |
|---|---|
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, And Landslides | Aug 17, 2018 |
| Severe Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides | Sep 21, 2016 |
| Severe Storms And Flooding | Sep 22, 2010 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding | Jun 5, 2008 |
| Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | Aug 29, 2005 |
| Severe Storms And Flooding | May 7, 2004 |
| Flooding, Severe Storms And Tornadoes | Apr 10, 2001 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding | May 26, 2000 |
Weather and water disasters only; most recent first. Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations.
44 since 1996: 6 flash floods and 38 river or area floods.
| Event | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flood | Jun 28, 2025 | — |
| Flood | Apr 2, 2025 | — |
| Flood | Jul 1, 2025 | — |
| Flood | Jun 25, 2024 | — |
| Flood | Jul 4, 2024 | — |
| Flood | Oct 28, 2023 | — |
| Flood | Apr 21, 2023 | — |
| Flood | Apr 3, 2023 | — |
— = no damage estimate in the record. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Flood · Jun 28, 2025. Rounds of thunderstorms on June 25th and 26th contributed to rises on area rivers in Wisconsin which included portions of the La Crosse and Lemonweir Rivers entering minor flood stage.
Flood · Apr 2, 2025. The combination of rainfall and snow melt led to minor flooding along the Yellow River at Necedah beginning on April 2nd and continuing through the early morning hours on April 5th.
Flood · Jul 1, 2025. Heavy rainfall towards the end of June allowed for the Lemonwier River at New Lisbon to reach into flood stage which continued into early July. The river crested on July 1st in minor flood stage before falling below flood stage on July 3rd.
Flood · Jun 25, 2024. Above normal rainfall over the course of June in combination with a robust rainfall event between June 20th and 22nd led to widespread river flooding across portions of western Wisconsin. Rainfall amounts upwards of 5 inches between the 20th and 22nd allowed the Mississippi River and many other river basins in western Wisconsin to enter flood stage towards the end of June. Flooding along the Mississippi River main…
National Weather Service narratives, lightly trimmed. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Every colour on the map above is a place on this drawing: where the ground sits relative to the flood FEMA plans for.
If a building in Juneau County is in a high-risk zone (A or V) and its mortgage comes from a federally regulated or insured lender, or is federally backed, flood insurance is required.
Outside those zones it is optional, and often worth having: from 2014 to 2024 nearly one-third of NFIP claims came from outside the high-risk Special Flood Hazard Area. Since Risk Rating 2.0, NFIP premiums are set for each building, so the only reliable price is a quote: FloodSmart.gov or a local agent.