Hazard Plain Automated baseline

Hutchinson County, SD

Risk-assessment baseline packet

County FIPS:
46067
Release:
2026-10
Data as of:
2026-09-30
Storm Events data through:
2026-06-30

Hazard Plain is an independent product built from public federal data. It is not a FEMA document and is not reviewed or endorsed by FEMA or any state agency.

Hazard Plain release 2026-10, as of 2026-09-30.

Summary

Plan status as of 2026-09-30: Approved, expires 2031-08-24. Plan: Hutchinson County, SD Hazard Mitigation Plan 2026 (FEMA plan 112000), approved 2026-08-25.

Since the plan was approved on 2026-08-25: no new hazard declaration; details under "What changed since your last plan".

Highest expected annual loss (FEMA National Risk Index, modeled total; see B1-a): Drought ($6,425,476 a year), Inland Flooding ($5,084,950) and Tornado ($2,602,258).

The tables that follow are organized by the items of FEMA's Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool, Element B (B1-a to B2-c); each heading says which item its tables support.

Plan clock

Status:
Approved, expires 2031-08-24
Plan:
Hutchinson County, SD Hazard Mitigation Plan 2026 (FEMA plan 112000)
Approved:
2026-08-25
Days to expiry:
1,789

What changed since your last plan (approved 2026-08-25)

New federal declarations:
none
Storm Events records since approval:
not yet covered: Storm Events data run through 2026-06-30, before the approval date, so there is no period to count yet
Repetitive loss now:
FMA RL 0, SRL 0 (44 CFR 77.2); any definition: 0
Repeat-flood change:
this release sets the baseline count.

Sources: 1, 2, 4, 6 (numbered list at the end)

Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county

Source: 1

JurisdictionTypeStatusPlanApprovedExpiresDays to expirynegative = days since expiry
Hutchinson CountyCountyApproved, expires 2031-08-24Hutchinson County, SD Hazard Mitigation Plan 2026 (FEMA plan 112000)2026-08-252031-08-241,789
Freeman cityCityApproved, expires 2031-08-24Hutchinson County, SD Hazard Mitigation Plan 2026 (FEMA plan 112000)2026-08-252031-08-241,789
Menno cityCityApproved, expires 2031-08-24Hutchinson County, SD Hazard Mitigation Plan 2026 (FEMA plan 112000)2026-08-252031-08-241,789
Parkston cityCityApproved, expires 2031-08-24Hutchinson County, SD Hazard Mitigation Plan 2026 (FEMA plan 112000)2026-08-252031-08-241,789
Tripp cityCityApproved, expires 2031-08-24Hutchinson County, SD Hazard Mitigation Plan 2026 (FEMA plan 112000)2026-08-252031-08-241,789

State plan status and tribal plans in this state: see the state page.

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-a: hazard identification

Hazards NRI does not cover (local data needed)

  • dam failure (incl. upstream dams)
  • levee failure
  • flash flood as its own subtype
  • ice jams
  • debris flows
  • erosion (riverine and coastal)
  • land subsidence and sinkholes
  • expansive soils

The 18 National Risk Index hazards, ranked by expected annual loss (EAL)

Sources: 5, 6, 10

Rank by EALHazardNRI risk ratingEAL ratingEAL buildingsmodeled dollars per yearEAL agriculturemodeled dollars per yearCost of expected deaths and injuriesFEMA's dollar value per year, not property damageEAL total (see note)modeled dollars per yearStorm Events records, 1996 to 2026-06-30countWhy this hazard can be left outNRI Not Applicable, no declaration and no Storm Events record since 1996Storm Events coverage note
1DroughtRelatively HighRelatively Highn/a$6,425,476n/a$6,425,47653
2Inland FloodingRelatively LowRelatively Low$4,409,599$619,799$55,552$5,084,950100
3TornadoRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$1,686,138$11,110$905,009$2,602,25815
4Cold WaveRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$1,102$506,110$1,783,837$2,291,04929
5HailRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$305,195$501,056$15,008$821,259176
6Strong WindRelatively LowRelatively Moderate$356,992$21,007$199,509$577,509177Includes 49 High Wind and 9 Strong Wind records (NOAA non-thunderstorm wind types, outside NRI's Strong Wind definition).
7Ice StormRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$161,711n/a$140,479$302,1903
8Winter WeatherRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$130,562$349$90,091$221,002167
9WildfireRelatively LowRelatively Low$197,986$205$2,881$201,0720No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
10Heat WaveVery LowVery Low$6,093$7$107,709$113,80828
11EarthquakeVery LowVery Low$49,033n/a$10,135$59,168Storm Events does not record earthquakes.
12LightningVery LowVery Low$10,118n/a$48,929$59,0472
13LandslideVery LowVery Low$52n/a$607$6590No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
HurricaneNot ApplicableNot Applicable0NRI rates hurricane Not Applicable for this county, and no counted federal declaration for this county names it (EM-3234-SD names it but is not counted as a local occurrence; see B1-d).No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).

Total = buildings + agriculture + population equivalence; FEMA values each expected death (or 10 injuries) at $13.7 million (2024 dollars).

NRI risk rating combines expected annual loss with social vulnerability and community resilience; EAL rating rates expected annual loss alone. Both compare this county with all U.S. counties.

Local data needed: state and local wildfire and landslide records (Storm Events records these hazards only in part).

Not applicable to this county per NRI, with no federal declaration and no Storm Events record since 1996: avalanche, coastal flooding, tsunami and volcanic activity. That is the evidence for leaving them out of the plan.

The state hazard mitigation plan also lists hazards for this county; FEMA asks the plan to explain any hazard it leaves out.

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-b: hazard location

Affects the whole county (national data give no location within it): Cold Wave, Drought, Hail, Heat Wave, Ice Storm, Lightning, Strong Wind and Winter Weather.

Inland Flooding: The FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) is the required location source for flooding. See the FEMA Flood Map Service Center (https://msc.fema.gov) for this county.

Hazards that vary within the county: highest-rated census tracts

Source: 5

HazardHighest-rated census tractsNRI risk rating, score 0 to 100
Earthquaketract 9688 (Relatively Low, 47.3); tract 9686 (Relatively Low, 43.7); tract 9687 (Very Low, 30.0)
Hurricaneno tract has a National Risk Index rating for this hazard
Landslidetract 9686 (Relatively Low, 87.8); tract 9688 (Relatively Low, 87.7); tract 9687 (Very Low, 72.5)
Tornadotract 9686 (Very High, 99.6); tract 9688 (Very High, 99.4); tract 9687 (Very High, 94.2)
Wildfiretract 9688 (Relatively Moderate, 95.0); tract 9686 (Relatively Moderate, 93.9); tract 9687 (Relatively Low, 87.8)

Up to 3 census tracts per hazard, highest National Risk Index rating first, then highest score; a tract number is the Census tract number (for example 9688 is Census Tract 9688). FEMA's Resilience Analysis and Planning Tool maps the National Risk Index for every tract: https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/practitioners/resilience-analysis-and-planning-tool

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-c: hazard extent

Extent: scale, observed range and worst recorded event per hazard

Sources: 6, 7, 11

HazardScaleRecordscount and yearsObserved rangeWorst recorded eventMost damaging (when different)How it applies to jurisdictionsNote
Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chillwind chill29 records, 1996 to 2025 (29 zone-level)1 day to 4 days (median 2 days); 26 with a recorded value4 consecutive days, 2025-02-17 to 2025-02-20, zone-levelCountywide (zone-level records).
Frost/Freeze (outside NRI's Cold Wave definition)crop damage0
DroughtU.S. Drought Monitor scale (D0 to D4)53 records, 1999 to 2026 (53 zone-level)37 days to 334 days (median 113 days); 11 with a recorded value334 days (11 months), 2012-06-01 to 2013-04-30, a run of 11 consecutive Storm Events drought records, zone-levelDrought, 2022-06-01, property not reported; $55,290,000 crops (zone total, 2022 dollars)Countywide (zone-level records).Storm Events enters a drought at D2 or worse east of the Rockies and D3 or worse from the Rockies west (NWS Instruction 10-1605); NRI drought counts D3 and D4 only.
EarthquakeModified Mercalli (local data)0Storm Events does not record earthquakes; the USGS earthquake catalog is the source.
Hailhail size (inches)198 records, 1957 to 20260.75 in to 4 in (median 1 in); 198 with a recorded value4 in hail, 1968-06-29; same size also recorded on 1967-08-17Hail, 2009-07-09, $3,000,000 property; $3,000,000 crops (2009 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Freeman city (31 records), Tripp city (29 records), Menno city (24 records), Parkston city (20 records).
Excessive Heat, Heatheat index (in event narratives)28 records, 2011 to 2026 (28 zone-level)1 day to 7 days (median 2 days); 26 with a recorded value7 consecutive days, 2012-07-18 to 2012-07-24, zone-levelCountywide (zone-level records).
Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Tropical DepressionSaffir-Simpson0Storm Events files every zone of a storm's episode under the storm's type; flooding from the storm is filed as Flood or Flash Flood records.
Ice StormSperry-Piltz ice scale (local data)3 records, 1996 to 2005 (3 zone-level)Ice Storm, 2005-11-27, $1,000,000 property; crops not reported (2005 dollars); NWS zone SDZ065Countywide (zone-level records).
Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flooddamage and flood days (flood depth: FIRM)100 records, 1997 to 2024 (7 zone-level)Flood, 2019-06-01, $0 property; $61,470,000 crops (2019 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Tripp city (7 records), Menno city (6 records), Parkston city (3 records), Freeman city (1 record). Zone-level records (7) apply countywide.Flood depth: see the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map. Storm Events damage is often $0 or blank for floods, major ones included; FEMA Public Assistance by declaration (B1-d) shows which floods cost the most.
Debris Flownone (count and damage only)0
Lightningannualized frequency (the measure FEMA's Local Mitigation Planning Handbook names)2 records, 1998 to 2019Lightning, 2019-07-17, $90,000 property; crops not reported (2019 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Freeman city (1 record), Parkston city (1 record).Storm Events lists lightning with damage or casualties.
High Wind and Strong Wind (outside NRI's Strong Wind definition)wind speed (kt and mph)58 records, 1996 to 2026 (58 zone-level)35 kt (40 mph) to 65 kt (75 mph) (median 51 kt (59 mph)); 57 with a recorded value65 kt (75 mph) measured gust, High Wind, 2016-02-19; NWS zone SDZ065High Wind, 2004-03-27, $1,000,000 property; crops not reported (zone total, 2004 dollars)Countywide (zone-level records).
Thunderstorm Windwind speed (kt and mph)146 records, 1957 to 202650 kt (58 mph) to 93 kt (107 mph) (median 55 kt (63 mph)); 134 with a recorded value93 kt (107 mph) measured gust, Thunderstorm Wind, 2022-05-12Thunderstorm Wind, 2005-04-10, $500,000 property; crops not reported (2005 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Freeman city (27 records), Tripp city (22 records), Parkston city (21 records), Menno city (15 records).
TornadoEnhanced Fujita (Fujita before Feb 2007)45 records, 1950 to 2024F/EF0 to F/EF2 (median F/EF0); 42 with a recorded valueF2 tornado, 1993-05-07, 2 mi path length (whole path, pre-1996), 75 yd wide, $500,000 property (pre-1996 NOAA value, recorded in damage ranges); crops not recorded (1993 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Parkston city (3 records), Menno city (2 records), Tripp city (2 records), Freeman city (1 record).Before 1996 a tornado is listed once, under the county where it began, with its whole path's rating and length; from 1996 on, each county lists its own segment. Length is not used to rank tornadoes (see Methods).
Wildfireacres burned (local data)0
Winter Storm, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Lake-Effect Snow, Winter Weather, Sleetnone in data (snowfall: local data)167 records, 1996 to 2026 (167 zone-level)Winter Storm, 2013-04-09, $10,000,000 property; $0 crops (2013 dollars); NWS zone SDZ065Countywide (zone-level records).

In event narratives only (local data needed): wind chill, temperature, heat index, ice thickness, acres burned and snow depth; any physical measure of debris flow and lightning.

Storm Events records are more complete after 1996; before 1996 only Tornado (from 1950), Hail and Thunderstorm Wind (from 1955) exist. Zone-level records from zones that no NWS zone-county file places in this county (mostly before 2020) are not counted here (the Methods page explains the zone matching).

Dollars are nominal (as reported), labeled with the year; not adjusted for inflation.

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-d: previous occurrences

Federal declarations for this county: 24 declarations covering 21 separate hazard incidents counted in this packet (declarations for the same incident count once; non-natural and evacuation-only declarations are not counted).

Storm Events records since the plan: not yet covered: Storm Events data run through 2026-06-30, before the approval date, so there is no period to count yet.

Federal disaster declarations for this county

Sources: 1, 2, 3

DeclaredIncident beganFEMA numberTypeTitleMapped hazardCounty Public Assistancefederal share obligated, nominal dollarsFlagsNotes
2024-08-152024-06-16DR-4807-SDMajor disasterSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and FloodingInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Strong Wind$1,213,378.83within last 5 years
2022-06-292022-05-12DR-4656-SDMajor disasterSevere Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and FloodingInland Flooding; Strong Wind; Tornado$51,558.25within last 5 years
2020-04-052020-01-20DR-4527-SDMajor disasterCOVID-19 PandemicNon-natural, not counted$5,624.99
2020-03-132020-01-20EM-3475-SDEmergencyCOVID-19Non-natural, not countedno Public Assistance recordedsame incident as DR-4527
2019-11-182019-09-09DR-4469-SDMajor disasterSevere Storms, Tornadoes, and FloodingInland Flooding; Tornado$1,291,534.09
2019-06-072019-03-13DR-4440-SDMajor disasterSevere Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and FloodingInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Winter Weather$2,007,885.30
2013-05-102013-04-08DR-4115-SDMajor disasterSevere Winter Storm and SnowstormWinter Weather$15,591.39
2011-05-132011-03-11DR-1984-SDMajor disasterFloodingInland Flooding$115,585.96
2010-05-132010-03-10DR-1915-SDMajor disasterFloodingInland Flooding$336,480.31
2010-03-102010-01-20DR-1887-SDMajor disasterSevere Winter StormWinter Weatherno Public Assistance recorded
2008-07-092008-06-02DR-1774-SDMajor disasterSevere Storms and FloodingInland Flooding$253,357.33
2007-05-222007-05-04DR-1702-SDMajor disasterSevere Storms, Tornadoes, and FloodingInland Flooding; Tornado$273,616.45
2005-12-202005-11-27DR-1620-SDMajor disasterSevere Winter StormWinter Weather$34,553.01
2005-09-102005-09-06EM-3234-SDEmergencyHurricane Katrina EvacuationHurricane: evacuation support, not a local hazard event; not countedno Public Assistance recorded
1997-04-071997-02-03DR-1173-SDMajor disasterSevere Flooding, Sever Winter Storms,Heavy Rains High WindsInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Strong Wind, Winter Weathernot available: FEMA's Public Assistance data start in 1998 (declarations from 1998-08-26 on)
1997-02-281996-11-13DR-1161-SDMajor disasterSevere Winter StormWinter Weathernot available: FEMA's Public Assistance data start in 1998 (declarations from 1998-08-26 on)
1997-01-101997-01-03DR-1156-SDMajor disasterSevere Winter Storms and Blizzard ConditionsWinter Weathernot available: FEMA's Public Assistance data start in 1998 (declarations from 1998-08-26 on)
1996-01-051995-10-22DR-1075-SDMajor disasterSevere Winter StormWinter Weathernot available: FEMA's Public Assistance data start in 1998 (declarations from 1998-08-26 on)
1995-05-261995-03-01DR-1052-SDMajor disasterFloodingInland Floodingnot available: FEMA's Public Assistance data start in 1998 (declarations from 1998-08-26 on)
1993-07-191993-05-06DR-999-SDMajor disasterSevere Storms, Tornadoes & FloodingInland Flooding; Tornadonot available: FEMA's Public Assistance data start in 1998 (declarations from 1998-08-26 on)
1986-05-031986-03-22DR-764-SDMajor disasterSevere Storms & FloodingInland Floodingnot available: FEMA's Public Assistance data start in 1998 (declarations from 1998-08-26 on)
1984-07-191984-06-11DR-717-SDMajor disasterSevere Storms & FloodingInland Floodingnot available: FEMA's Public Assistance data start in 1998 (declarations from 1998-08-26 on)
1976-06-171976-06-17EM-3015-SDEmergencyDroughtDroughtnot available: FEMA's Public Assistance data start in 1998 (declarations from 1998-08-26 on)
1969-04-181969-04-18DR-257-SDMajor disasterFloodingInland Floodingnot available: FEMA's Public Assistance data start in 1998 (declarations from 1998-08-26 on)

Mapped hazard: "X (primary); also designated: Y" means FEMA's incident type maps to X and its designated incident codes or title add Y; a list separated by semicolons, such as "Inland Flooding; Tornado", has no primary hazard, because the incident type (Severe Storm or Coastal Storm) maps to no single hazard.

County Public Assistance: applicants the FEMA record places in this county, including any state agencies FEMA files there; statewide rows are listed on the state page; federal share obligated, nominal dollars.

Statewide declarations

Source: 2

DeclaredIncident beganFEMA numberTypeTitleMapped hazard
1962-07-271962-07-27DR-132-SDMajor disasterFloods & TornadoesInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Tornado
1960-04-081960-04-08DR-99-SDMajor disasterFloodsInland Flooding
1954-07-311954-07-31DR-20-SDMajor disasterFloodInland Flooding

FEMA recorded these with designated area Statewide and no county, so they are listed on every county page in the state (where FEMA also gives the declaration a row for the county, it is shown once, in the county table) and not counted with county rows. Local data needed: whether each one affected this county.

8 Fire Management declarations (1974-07-08 to 1994-08-16) FEMA filed as Statewide with no county; each names one local fire. Listed on the state page.

Public Assistance not placed in any South Dakota county: 15 rows, $522,360.71; listed on the South Dakota state page.

Source: 3

Previous occurrences by hazard, with explicit no-event rows

Sources: 2, 6, 7

HazardStorm Events records, all years on file(years in the Period column)Since plan approvalrecordsIn the 12 months before plan approvalrecordsLast 5 yearsrecordsDeclared incidents, all yearsseparate disastersDeclared since approvalseparate disastersPeriodStatement
Cold Wave29113001996 to 2026-06-30
Drought53426101996 to 2026-06-30
Earthquake00000Storm Events does not record earthquakes; the USGS earthquake catalog is the source.
Hail1981336001955 to 2026-06-30
Heat Wave28115001996 to 2026-06-30
Hurricane000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Ice Storm300001996 to 2026-06-30
Inland Flooding1000141401996 to 2026-06-30
Landslide000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Lightning200001996 to 2026-06-30
Strong Wind2041474301955 to 2026-06-30Includes 49 High Wind and 9 Strong Wind records.
Tornado4501401950 to 2026-06-30
Wildfire000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Winter Weather167528801996 to 2026-06-30

Notable Storm Events records

Sources: 1, 6, 7

DateEvent typeMagnitude or extentDamagenominal dollarsDeaths, injuriesdirect onlyLocationFlagsWhy listed
2025-02-17Extreme Cold/Wind Chill$0 property; $0 crops (zone total, 2025 dollars)0, 0NWS zone SDZ065 (HUTCHINSON), zone-levelwithin last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
2022-06-01Droughtproperty not reported; $55,290,000 crops (zone total, 2022 dollars)0, 0NWS zone SDZ065 (HUTCHINSON), zone-levelwithin last 5 yearsB1-c most damaging: Drought
2022-05-12Thunderstorm Wind93 kt (107 mph) measured gustdamage not reported0, 01.71 miles NW of TRIPPwithin last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: Thunderstorm Wind
2019-06-01Flood$0 property; $61,470,000 crops (2019 dollars)0, 05.21 miles SW of TRIPP to 6.94 miles ESE of MENNOB1-c worst recorded: Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flood
2016-02-19High Wind65 kt (75 mph) measured gustproperty not reported; $0 crops (zone total, 2016 dollars)0, 0NWS zone SDZ065 (HUTCHINSON), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: High Wind and Strong Wind
2013-04-09Winter Storm$10,000,000 property; $0 crops (zone total, 2013 dollars)0, 0NWS zone SDZ065 (HUTCHINSON), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Winter Storm, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Lake-Effect Snow, Winter Weather, Sleet
2012-07-18Excessive Heat$0 property; $0 crops (zone total, 2012 dollars)0, 0NWS zone SDZ065 (HUTCHINSON), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Excessive Heat, Heat
2012-06-01Drought$0 property; crops not reported (zone total, 2012 dollars)0, 0NWS zone SDZ065 (HUTCHINSON), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Drought
2009-07-09Hail1.75 in$3,000,000 property; $3,000,000 crops (2009 dollars)0, 02.12 miles WSW of DIMOCK to 0.85 miles SW of PARKSTONB1-c most damaging: Hail
2005-11-27Ice Storm$1,000,000 property; crops not reported (zone total, 2005 dollars)0, 0NWS zone SDZ065 (HUTCHINSON), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Ice Storm
2005-04-10Thunderstorm Wind78 kt (90 mph) estimated gust$500,000 property; crops not reported (2005 dollars)0, 0MENNOB1-c most damaging: Thunderstorm Wind
2004-03-27High Wind57 kt (66 mph) estimated gust$1,000,000 property; crops not reported (zone total, 2004 dollars)0, 0NWS zone SDZ065 (HUTCHINSON), zone-levelB1-c most damaging: High Wind and Strong Wind
1998-08-05Lightningdamage not reported0, 1PARKSTONdeaths or injuries recorded
1996-03-24Blizzard$20,000 property; crops not reported (zone total, 1996 dollars)1, 1NWS zone SDZ065 (HUTCHINSON), zone-leveldeaths or injuries recorded
1993-05-07TornadoF2, 2 mi path length (whole path, pre-1996), 75 yd wide$500,000 property (pre-1996 NOAA value, recorded in damage ranges); crops not recorded (1993 dollars)0, 0northwest of to FreemanB1-c worst recorded: Tornado
1968-06-29Hail4 indamage not recorded (pre-1996 record)0, 0location not recordedB1-c worst recorded: Hail

The full list is in the Excel file, sheet "B1-d Storm Events history" (829 rows).

Location is the place NOAA recorded, as written in its data; it need not be a jurisdiction in this plan.

Local data needed: state-declared emergencies, from your state emergency management agency (federal data do not include them).

Tribal and special-area declarations in this state are listed on the state page.

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-e: probability of future events

Probability: FEMA annualized frequency and descriptor per hazard

Sources: 5, 6

HazardFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)unit per rowUnitIn plain termsDescriptorDescriptor basisNRI events or days in its record period (hail, wind and tornado are area-weighted, so can be fractional)NRI periodLocationNote
Cold Wave6.74event-days per yearabout 6.74 days per yearLikelyStorm Events event-days in 14 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (46.7%)1282005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide
Drought24.2event-days per yearabout 24.2 days per yearLikelyStorm Events event-days in 11 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (36.7%)6792000 to 2025 (25.25 years; D3 and D4 only)countywide
Earthquake0.000515annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county has at least minor-damage shaking in a year: 0.0515%UnlikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled), at a location in the countynot shownmodeledsee B1-fStorm Events does not record earthquakes.
Hail5.85events per yearabout 5.85 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)222.2 (modeled)1986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Heat Wave6.32event-days per yearabout 6.32 days per yearLikelyStorm Events event-days in 9 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (30%)1062005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide
Hurricaneevents per year1851 to 2024 (Atlantic)see B1-fNot Applicable in NRI for this county; no descriptor.
Ice Storm0.735event-days per yearabout 0.735 days per yearLikelyStorm Events event-days in 3 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (10%)501946-12-31 to 2014-02-12 (67 years)countywide
Inland Flooding2.79event-days per yearabout 2.79 days per yearLikelyStorm Events event-days in 17 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (56.7%)781996 to 2023 (28 years)see B1-f
Landslide0.102events per year (modeled)about 1 in 10 yearsLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shownmodeledsee B1-f
Lightning37.3days per year with a strikeabout 37.3 days per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1995 to 2023 (29 years; CONUS)countywide
Strong Wind3.51events per yearabout 3.51 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)1341986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Tornado0.55events per yearabout 0.55 per yearLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1950 to 2023 (EF2+); 1986 to 2023 (EF0-1)see B1-f
Wildfire0.000771annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county burns in a year: 0.0771%UnlikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled), at a location in the countynot shownmodeledsee B1-fNo Storm Events record, 1996 to 2025.
Winter Weather16event-days per yearabout 16 days per yearHighly likelyStorm Events event-days in 30 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (100%)3042005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide

FEMA annualized frequency (modeled) is the National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025) estimate of how often a hazard affects this county in a year; it is not recorded events divided by years, and its unit differs by hazard (events, event-days, or days with a lightning strike per year). For earthquake, wildfire, coastal flooding and tsunami the value is the chance (or number of events) at a location in the county, not across the county, so no "1 in N years" is given and the descriptor comes from Storm Events where it has a record; otherwise (always for earthquake) the scale is applied to the chance at a location, and the county as a whole is at least as likely. The Methods page gives each hazard's method, from FEMA's National Risk Index Technical Documentation v1.20.

Where NRI gives event-days, the descriptor comes from the share of years with a Storm Events record; NRI's source records more events, so the two differ.

Descriptor scale used in this packet (defined per unit)

Sources: 5, 6

UnitDescriptorDefinition
events per yearHighly likely1 or more per year
events per yearLikelyabout once in 1 to 10 years
events per yearPossibleabout once in 10 to 100 years
events per yearUnlikelyless than once in 100 years
annual probabilityLikely10% to under 100% chance in a given year
annual probabilityPossible1% to under 10% chance in a given year
annual probabilityUnlikelyunder 1% chance in a given year
event-days (share of years)Highly likelyevent-days recorded in 90% or more of years
event-days (share of years)Likelyevent-days recorded in 10% to under 90% of years
event-days (share of years)Possibleevent-days recorded in some years but under 10% of years
lightning strike-daysHighly likelycloud-to-ground strikes on 1 or more days per year

Intensity bands: historical frequency (Storm Events)

Source: 6

HazardBandYearsEventscounty-coded recordsYears in periodEvents per yearevents / years
Hail1.00-1.99 in1996 to 202590303
Hail2.00 in+1996 to 202513300.433
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)50-64 kt1996 to 202599303.3
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)65 kt+1996 to 202515300.5
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)unmeasured or below 50 kt1996 to 20250300
TornadoEF0-11996 to 202514300.467
TornadoEF2-31996 to 20250300
TornadoEF4-51996 to 20250300
Tornadounrated (EFU)1996 to 20251300.0333

The bands show how often events of each severity were recorded in this county, to profile how severe events have been (FEMA's probability item asks for the range of intensities).

Hail smaller than 1 inch is not counted: on 2010-01-05 the National Weather Service raised its severe-hail threshold from 3/4 inch to 1 inch, so smaller reports became less common after 2009 (NWS Service Change Notice 09-52). NRI hail frequency uses a 0.75 inch threshold.

Optional: future conditions. Not a required item in the 2025 FEMA Local Mitigation Planning Policy Guide; some states ask for it. The federal Climate Mapping for Resilience and Adaptation (CMRA) site gives county exposure to future climate conditions (https://resilience.climate.gov/).

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-f: hazards that vary across jurisdictions

Natural hazards by jurisdiction: federal-data draft

Sources: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9

Draft from federal data for the planning team to confirm and trim: FEMA National Risk Index census tract ratings (NRI v1.20, December 2025) and Census 2020 blocks. A row covers every 2020 census tract that holds part of the jurisdiction's area in this county. X: at least one of those tracts has an NRI rating (Very Low to Very High) for the hazard. o: NRI "No Rating" (no expected loss modeled; not "cannot occur"). Blank: NRI Not Applicable or Insufficient Data in those tracts (not rated; also not "cannot occur"). Census tracts are coarse, so rows that share the same tracts are identical.

JurisdictionNRI hazard (X rated, o No Rating, blank Not Applicable or Insufficient Data)Evidence from federal records
Cold WaveDroughtEarthquakeHailHeat WaveIce StormInland FloodingLandslideLightningStrong WindTornadoWildfireWinter WeatherEvent records naming the placeall yearsPublic Assistancematched by name; nominal dollarsRepetitive-loss propertiesany definition
Hutchinson County (unincorporated area)XXXXXXXXXXXXX0$1,631,216.750
Freeman cityXXXXXXXXXXXXX61$123,921.770
Menno cityXXXXXXXXXXXXX47$152,991.490
Parkston cityXXXXXXXXXXXXX48$99,194.110
Tripp cityXXXXXXXXXXXXX60$8,481.910

Not shown: hazards NRI rates Not Applicable or Insufficient Data in every census tract of the county (Avalanche, Coastal Flooding, Hurricane, Tsunami, Volcanic Activity).

Inland Flooding is X on every row because NRI rates inland flooding in every tract these rows touch; plans often mark only the jurisdictions with recurring flood problems or mapped flood zones.

Evidence columns repeat figures from the jurisdiction table of this section (event records naming the place, all years; Public Assistance matched by applicant name; repetitive-loss properties, any definition).

Range of census tract risk within the county

Source: 5

HazardTractsrated of allNRI risk score, 0 to 100Tracts by rating
MinMedianMax
Cold Wave3 of 395.998.498.6Very High 3
Drought3 of 399.199.899.9Very High 2, Relatively High 1
Earthquake3 of 330.043.747.3Relatively Low 2, Very Low 1
Hail3 of 391.898.398.7Very High 2, Relatively High 1
Heat Wave3 of 340.949.055.6Relatively Low 3
Hurricane0 of 3Not Applicable 3
Ice Storm3 of 395.497.697.9Very High 1, Relatively High 2
Inland Flooding3 of 376.792.696.0Very High 1, Relatively High 1, Relatively Moderate 1
Landslide3 of 372.587.787.8Relatively Low 2, Very Low 1
Lightning3 of 357.068.673.2Relatively Moderate 3
Strong Wind3 of 391.997.798.3Very High 2, Relatively High 1
Tornado3 of 394.299.499.6Very High 3
Wildfire3 of 387.893.995.0Relatively Moderate 2, Relatively Low 1
Winter Weather3 of 398.199.599.5Very High 3

Drought: Agriculture is all of NRI's expected annual loss for this hazard in the county, so the tract range mostly reflects where crop and livestock value is.

Hail: Agriculture is 61% of NRI's expected annual loss for this hazard in the county, so the tract range mostly reflects where crop and livestock value is.

Rated tracts only: No Rating (score 0.0), Not Applicable and Insufficient Data tracts are counted but not used for the minimum, median and maximum.

The score ranks a tract against all U.S. tracts (100 = highest). The rating is FEMA's category for the tract's risk value, computed differently, so the two can disagree.

Frequency data for cold wave, drought, hail, heat wave, ice storm, lightning, strong wind and winter weather are county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone), the same for every jurisdiction; the tract range mostly reflects where buildings and people are (crop and livestock value where a line above names agriculture).

This county has 3 census tracts; the minimum, median and maximum come from the rated tracts among those 3.

Each jurisdiction (starting figures from federal data)

Sources: 1, 3, 4, 6

JurisdictionTypePlan statusRepetitive lossFMA RL and SRL (44 CFR 77.2); repeat-flood, any definitionPublic Assistance to this jurisdictionFEMA records matched by applicant name; federal share obligated, nominal dollarsEvent records naming this placeall years; since its planNotes
Hutchinson CountyCountyApproved, expires 2031-08-24FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$1,631,216.750 total; Storm Events data end 2026-06-30, before this plan's approval
Freeman cityCityApproved, expires 2031-08-24FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$123,921.7761 total; Storm Events data end 2026-06-30, before this plan's approval44 of the 61 event records naming this place use it as NOAA's reference point for a location 0.21 to 10 miles away (NOAA's distance).
Menno cityCityApproved, expires 2031-08-24FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$152,991.4947 total; Storm Events data end 2026-06-30, before this plan's approval33 of the 47 event records naming this place use it as NOAA's reference point for a location 0.45 to 8.77 miles away (NOAA's distance).
Parkston cityCityApproved, expires 2031-08-24FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$99,194.1148 total; Storm Events data end 2026-06-30, before this plan's approval30 of the 48 event records naming this place use it as NOAA's reference point for a location 0.5 to 7 miles away (NOAA's distance).
Tripp cityCityApproved, expires 2031-08-24FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$8,481.9160 total; Storm Events data end 2026-06-30, before this plan's approval51 of the 60 event records naming this place use it as NOAA's reference point for a location 0.69 to 10.47 miles away (NOAA's distance).

Repetitive-loss counts are for whole NFIP communities, which can extend beyond this county (see the note in B2-c).

County Public Assistance in B1-d also includes applicants filed under the county that are not matched to a jurisdiction row here (for example county offices and boards filed under their own names, such as a sheriff's office or a conservation board, and state agencies, special districts and nonprofits), so the jurisdiction rows add up to less.

FEMA files applicants under varying names, so these rows may not include every payment to a jurisdiction. The county totals in B1-d count every applicant FEMA files under this county, whatever the name.

Supports FEMA checklist items B2-a and B2-b: vulnerability and potential impacts

Local data needed

The table below gives county-level starting figures; the plan describes impacts for each jurisdiction and its own assets.

  • Critical facilities and lifelines per hazard
  • A problem statement per jurisdiction per hazard
  • Changes in development in hazard-prone areas since the last approval, or a statement of none (E1-a)
  • Future assets

County-level starter: exposure, expected annual loss and damage since the plan

Sources: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7

HazardBuilding exposuremodeled dollarsAgriculture exposuremodeled dollarsPopulation exposedpeopleEAL buildingsmodeled dollars per yearEAL agriculturemodeled dollars per yearCost of expected deaths and injuriesFEMA's dollar value per year, not property damageEAL as % of exposurebuildings; agriculture where notedStorm Events damage since 2026-08-25county-coded records, property plus crops, nominal dollarsZone-level damage since planproperty plus crops, reported for the zonePublic Assistance since plannominal dollars; see noteNote
Cold Wave$6,175,127,627$347,582,0197,420$1,102$506,110$1,783,837under 0.0001%
Droughtn/a$94,518,735n/an/a$6,425,476n/a6.8% (agriculture)NRI has no building exposure for this hazard; agriculture shown
Earthquake$11,323,080,928n/a7,427$49,033n/a$10,1350.000433%
Hail$6,175,127,627$347,582,0197,420$305,195$501,056$15,0080.00494%
Heat Wave$6,175,127,627$347,582,0197,420$6,093$7$107,709under 0.0001%
HurricaneNot Applicable in NRI for this county
Ice Storm$6,175,127,627n/a7,420$161,711n/a$140,4790.00262%
Inland Flooding$6,172,711,347$11,801,982377$4,409,599$619,799$55,552n/a (see note)NRI counts the full building value of any census block with some flood loss; this is not the value of buildings in the floodplain. Use local FIRM overlays for B2-a/B2-b.
Landslide$32,369,273n/a39$52n/a$6070.00016%
Lightning$6,175,127,627n/a7,420$10,118n/a$48,9290.000164%
Strong Wind$6,175,127,627$347,582,0197,420$356,992$21,007$199,5090.00578%
Tornado$6,175,127,627$347,582,0197,420$1,686,138$11,110$905,0090.0273%
Wildfire$1,007,863,336$89,760,4991,621$197,986$205$2,8810.0196%
Winter Weather$6,175,127,627$347,582,0197,420$130,562$349$90,0910.00211%

Totals since 2026-08-25: Storm Events not yet covered: Storm Events data run through 2026-06-30, before the approval date, so there is no period to count yet; Public Assistance: no counted declaration since the plan.

FEMA does not split Public Assistance by hazard. A declaration mapped to several hazards is listed under each of them with its full amount, so the per-hazard column does not add up to the total; the unit total counts each declaration once.

NRI computes earthquake exposure on its own basis, so it exceeds the county building value in B2-a.

Supports FEMA checklist item B2-a: vulnerability (county context)

County context

Source: 5

MeasureValue
Population7,420
Building value (total, not at risk)$6,175,127,627
Agriculture value (total, not at risk)$347,582,019
NRI risk rating (all hazards)Relatively Low
Expected annual loss, buildings and agriculture, all hazards$15,399,699
Expected annual loss, population equivalence, all hazards (NRI values each statistical life at $13.7M; a modeled value of expected deaths and injuries, not property damage)$3,359,747
Social vulnerability ratingVery Low
Community resilience ratingVery High
NRI versionDecember 2025

FEMA's all-hazard expected annual loss adds buildings, agriculture and population equivalence; this table gives the property part and the population-equivalence part as separate rows.

Social vulnerability: higher means people are more likely to be harmed and slower to recover. Community resilience: lower means the community is less able to recover. High social vulnerability and low resilience both raise the NRI risk rating.

Supports FEMA checklist item B2-c: repetitive loss properties

Repetitive loss in this county, both definitions

Sources: 1, 4

DefinitionPropertiesSevere repetitive lossProperties
Repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2)0Severe repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2)0
Repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition0Severe repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition0

The state NFIP coordinator's list, the source FEMA's Handbook names, often uses the NFIP insurance definition (second row).

Repeat-flood properties: county and state-level rows

Sources: 1, 4

ScopeRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
County total0000000
Statewide, no county in FEMA's file0010100

The statewide row counts properties FEMA's file gives with no county in this state; they are listed for reference and are not in this county's counts.

Repeat-flood properties by jurisdiction in the plan (NFIP community)

Sources: 1, 4

JurisdictionNFIP community IDRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
Hutchinson County4600410000000
Freeman city4601760000000
Menno city4601990000000
Parkston city4600420000000
Tripp city4602190000000

Counts by occupancy group for each jurisdiction are in the Excel file, sheet "B2-c Jurisdictions".

Jurisdiction rows are whole NFIP communities and need not add up to the county total: a community that extends into another county is counted in full on each jurisdiction row, while the county table counts only its part in this county.

County repeat-flood properties by occupancy group: 0 in every occupancy group.

Sources: 1, 4

FMA RL and FMA SRL are the Flood Mitigation Assistance definitions (44 CFR 77.2), the ones the FEMA Local Mitigation Planning Policy Guide cites. NFIP repetitive loss (the FEMA insurance definition) is 2 or more claims over $1,000 in 10 years, and a property can leave that group once it is mitigated. Also shown: NFIP severe repetitive loss, any category, mitigated and currently insured. The Methods page gives the OpenFEMA field details.

Counts are aggregates of FEMA's public NFIP Multiple Loss Properties file (FEMA's data date 2026-08-02; file version 2026-08-04). No property is identified. County assignment is FEMA's geocode.

In this county 0 properties are FMA repetitive loss but not NFIP repetitive loss, and 0 properties are NFIP repetitive loss but not FMA repetitive loss.

Exact counts; no count suppression.

Sources

Tables cite these sources by number. The full list, for the plan's bibliography (FEMA review item A4-a):

  1. FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-29T134039Z, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)
  2. FEMA, OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, version 2026-09-29T162832Z, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries (API)
  3. FEMA, OpenFEMA PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries v1, version 2026-09-29T150754Z, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries (API)
  4. FEMA, OpenFEMA NfipMultipleLossProperties v1, version 2026-08-04T164045Z, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/NfipMultipleLossProperties (API)
  5. FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_Counties.zip (download, 25 MB), https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_CensusTracts.zip (download, 635 MB)
  6. NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/
  7. NOAA National Weather Service, NWS county-public forecast zones correlation file, version bp03mr20 to bp16ap26 (11 files; newest bp16ap26), pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.weather.gov/gis/ZoneCounty
  8. U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2024 Gazetteer, 2020 place by county, CT county-to-cousub crosswalk, version 2024-gazetteer, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_counties_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_cousubs_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_place_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_unsd_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_elsd_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_scsd_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/reference/codes2020/national_place_by_county2020.txt, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/reference/ct_change/ct_cou_to_cousub_crosswalk.xlsx (used to match place names and codes; no table prints its values)
  9. U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2020 Block Assignment Files (county subdivision and place), version baf2020, pulled 2026-10-02, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/baf2020/, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/01-Redistricting_File--PL_94-171/
  10. U.S. Census Bureau, Census county adjacency file, 2024 vintage, version 2024, pulled 2026-10-03, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/reference/county_adjacency/county_adjacency2024.txt
  11. NOAA National Hurricane Center, NHC HURDAT2 best-track data (Atlantic 1851 to 2025; Northeast and North Central Pacific 1949 to 2025), version 2025-092326, pulled 2026-10-03, https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/hurdat/hurdat2-1851-2025-092326.txt, https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/hurdat/hurdat2-nepac-1949-2025-092926.txt

What this packet is and what the plan adds

This packet is the federal data for the plan's risk assessment (the summary on page 1 says how it is organized); the plan and FEMA's review decide whether each item is met.

The plan adds what only the community has: local data on assets, critical facilities, development and each jurisdiction's impacts; local hazard history, including state-declared emergencies; the mitigation strategy; and adoption.

How the federal data are built: National Risk Index values are FEMA's model, not counts of events. Storm Events is more complete from 1996; zone-level records are placed by forecast zone, not by location in the county. Public Assistance for a jurisdiction is matched by applicant name. The Methods page gives every rule and the known edge cases.

OpenFEMA disclaimer

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Cite this: Hazard Plain (2026). Hutchinson County, SD: risk-assessment baseline packet, release 2026-10 (data as of 2026-09-30; County FIPS 46067). Automated baseline. https://hazardplain.org/sd/46067/ Built from FEMA OpenFEMA, the FEMA National Risk Index and NOAA NCEI Storm Events; source versions in the packet's Sources list.

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