Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota: hazard risk
FEMA rates Yellow Medicine County's overall risk Very Low (score 30.0 of 100, higher than 29% of rated U.S. counties). Its storm record holds 446 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heat Wave | Relatively Moderate | 88.6 | $2.9M |
| Winter Weather | Relatively Moderate | 74.1 | $170K |
| Drought | Relatively Low | 63.2 | $367K |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 60.2 | $411K |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Low | 59.9 | $1.5M |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Low | 51.0 | $611K |
| Ice Storm | Relatively Low | 49.8 | $91K |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 33.5 | $673K |
| Landslide | Very Low | 36.8 | $560 |
| Riverine Flooding | Very Low | 29.3 | $3.7M |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 25.5 | $12K |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 9.0 | $9K |
| Lightning | Very Low | 3.1 | $11K |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter storms | 129 | 0 | – | 52nd of 87 | 862nd of 3,077 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 101 | 1 | $9.2M | 63rd of 87 | 2345th of 3,080 |
| Hail | 98 | 0 | – | 73rd of 87 | 1890th of 3,080 |
| Extreme cold | 37 | 0 | – | 49th of 87 | 504th of 3,076 |
| Tornadoes | 24 | 1 | $90M | 49th of 87 | 1682nd of 3,080 |
| High wind and dust storms | 18 | 0 | – | 38th of 87 | 1629th of 3,080 |
| Floods | 15 | 0 | $575K | 60th of 87 | 2400th of 3,080 |
| Heat | 14 | 5 | – | 36th of 87 | 1045th of 3,076 |
| Heavy rain | 3 | 0 | – | 49th of 87 | 1483rd of 3,080 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | – | 61st of 87 | 2132nd 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 Yellow Medicine County record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.