Enter any address in Rusk County, Wisconsin to see its FEMA flood zone
2 NOAA storm reports from this county describe what happened, in the words of the meteorologists who were there.
Rusk County, Wisconsin has recorded 10 flood-related events since 1996 according to NOAA's Storm Events Database, including 9 flash floods and 1 river or area floods. The county has received 12 federal disaster declarations, 4 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, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding | Flood | Jul 18, 2019 |
| Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | Hurricane | Aug 29, 2005 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding | Tornado | Sep 2, 2002 |
| Flooding, Severe Storms And Tornadoes | Flood | Apr 10, 2001 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding | Severe Storm | May 26, 2000 |
| Flood-07/20/99 | Flood | Jul 4, 1999 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding | Severe Storm | Jun 7, 1993 |
| Winds, Hail & Rain | Severe Storm | Aug 5, 1977 |
NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025)
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
| Type | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | May 31, 2016 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Aug 2, 2011 | 50.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 22, 2009 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Oct 4, 2005 | — |
| Flash Flood | Oct 4, 2005 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jun 22, 2002 | — |
| Flash Flood | Sep 5, 2002 | — |
| Flash Flood | Aug 14, 2000 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jul 25, 1999 | — |
Flash Flood — May 31, 2016
A line of thunderstorms developed during the afternoon along a cold front that extended from west central Wisconsin, southeast into north central Iowa. By 3 PM CST, strong storms developed southeast of Elk Mound and moved northeast across Dunn and Chippewa counties of west central Wisconsin. Several bands of torrential rainfall led to localized flash flooding, plus a few storms caused damage in...
Flash Flood — Aug 2, 2011
A complex of thunderstorms that developed across South Dakota early Tuesday morning, August 2nd, moved eastward into west-central, central and east-central Minnesota, then into west-central Wisconsin during the late morning. Brief severe wind gusts along a bow echo moved across the area, with mainly tree damage. In addition to the wind damage, two waves of thunderstorms that moved across portio...
Flash Flood — Jun 22, 2009
Bands of thunderstorms developed across west central Wisconsin the morning of Monday, June 22. These thunderstorms began to train across the same areas in southern Rusk and northeast Chippewa Counties where a large area of two to five inches of rain fell in less than three hours. An automated river gauge near Sheldon, Wisconsin, recorded 4.48 inches of rain that morning, with several observers ...
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 Rusk County, Wisconsin:
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 Rusk County, Wisconsin 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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