Meeker County, Minnesota: hazard risk
FEMA rates Meeker County's overall risk Very Low (score 27.0 of 100, higher than 26% of rated U.S. counties). Its storm record holds 532 events since 1950.
FEMA's rating for each hazard
These are FEMA's county-wide model ratings and this county's storm record. They are not an assessment of any property, address or building, and not insurance advice: a property's risk depends on its own elevation, construction and location.
FEMA gives each hazard its own rating, and a rating does not follow the score from one hazard to the next: a hazard with a higher score can carry a lower rating than another. The table sorts by FEMA's rating, then by score (0 to 100, the county against every other county for that hazard).
| Hazard | Risk rating | Score | Expected annual loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Wind | Relatively Moderate | 71.3 | $1.3M |
| Winter Weather | Relatively Moderate | 62.3 | $131K |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 71.6 | $800K |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Low | 57.5 | $1.7M |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 48.4 | $1.6M |
| Drought | Relatively Low | 43.8 | $124K |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Low | 43.7 | $364K |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively Low | 36.3 | $5.7M |
| Ice Storm | Relatively Low | 32.8 | $51K |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 29.5 | $142K |
| Landslide | Very Low | 44.0 | $1K |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 26.0 | $15K |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 6.0 | $8K |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 release. A model of future loss, not a count of past events. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
What the record holds
| Hazard | Records | Deaths | Damage | Rank in state | Rank in U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 188 | 0 | $2.9M | 22nd of 87 | 752nd of 3,080 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 140 | 0 | $24M | 28th of 87 | 1860th of 3,080 |
| Winter storms | 101 | 0 | – | 56th of 87 | 877th of 3,077 |
| Extreme cold | 28 | 0 | $26K | 56th of 87 | 546th of 3,076 |
| Tornadoes | 26 | 0 | $2.4M | 34th of 87 | 1327th of 3,080 |
| Heat | 12 | 0 | – | 33rd of 87 | 1007th of 3,076 |
| Floods | 11 | 0 | $992K | 67th of 87 | 2469th of 3,080 |
| High wind and dust storms | 9 | 0 | $14K | 62nd of 87 | 2067th of 3,080 |
| Heavy rain | 5 | 0 | – | 34th of 87 | 995th of 3,080 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | $20K | 50th of 87 | 2033rd of 3,080 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026-06-30; damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
The full Meeker County record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.