Hazard Plain Automated baseline

Fond du Lac County, WI

Risk-assessment baseline packet

County FIPS:
55039
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: Expired on 2025-12-08. Plan: Fond du Lac County (FEMA plan 106105), approved 2020-12-09.

Since the plan was approved on 2020-12-09: no new federal declaration.

NOAA Storm Events records since that date: 124 records (data through 2026-06-30).

Highest expected annual loss (FEMA National Risk Index, modeled total; see B1-a): Inland Flooding ($19,496,520 a year), Cold Wave ($9,670,410) and Tornado ($7,956,334).

Repetitive-loss flood properties now: FMA RL 3, SRL 2 (44 CFR 77.2); any definition: 15.

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:
Expired on 2025-12-08
Plan:
Fond du Lac County (FEMA plan 106105)
Approved:
2020-12-09
Days since expiry:
296
Update underway:
none recorded in FEMA's plan tracker

Until a new plan is approved, FEMA mitigation project grants (HMGP, FMA) need a FEMA exception (44 CFR 201.6(a)(3)).

What changed since your last plan (approved 2020-12-09)

New federal declarations:
none
Storm Events records since approval:
124 records (data through 2026-06-30)
Repetitive loss now:
FMA RL 3, SRL 2 (44 CFR 77.2); any definition: 15
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: 14 rows, in the section "Plan clock: Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county" on the following pages.

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

Plan clock

Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county

Source: 1

JurisdictionTypeStatusPlanApprovedExpiresDays to expirynegative = days since expiry
Fond du Lac CountyCountyExpired on 2025-12-08Fond du Lac County (FEMA plan 106105)2020-12-092025-12-08-296
Brandon villageVillageExpired on 2025-12-08Fond du Lac County (FEMA plan 106105)2020-12-092025-12-08-296
Campbellsport villageVillageExpired on 2025-12-08Fond du Lac County (FEMA plan 106105)2020-12-092025-12-08-296
Eden villageVillageExpired on 2025-12-08Fond du Lac County (FEMA plan 106105)2020-12-092025-12-08-296
Fairwater villageVillageExpired on 2025-12-08Fond du Lac County (FEMA plan 106105)2020-12-092025-12-08-296
Fond du Lac cityCityExpired on 2025-12-08Fond du Lac County (FEMA plan 106105)2020-12-092025-12-08-296
Kewaskum villageVillageApproved, expires 2029-12-29Washington County 2024 Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 110352)2024-12-302029-12-291,186
Mount Calvary villageVillageExpired on 2025-12-08Fond du Lac County (FEMA plan 106105)2020-12-092025-12-08-296
North Fond du Lac villageVillageExpired on 2025-12-08Fond du Lac County (FEMA plan 106105)2020-12-092025-12-08-296
Oakfield villageVillageExpired on 2025-12-08Fond du Lac County (FEMA plan 106105)2020-12-092025-12-08-296
Ripon cityCityExpired on 2025-12-08Fond du Lac County (FEMA plan 106105)2020-12-092025-12-08-296
Rosendale villageVillageExpired on 2025-12-08Fond du Lac County (FEMA plan 106105)2020-12-092025-12-08-296
St. Cloud villageVillageExpired on 2025-12-08Fond du Lac County (FEMA plan 106105)2020-12-092025-12-08-296
Waupun cityCityExpired on 2026-02-07Dodge County (FEMA plan 106815)2021-02-082026-02-07-235

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

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 2026-06-30countStorm Events coverage note
1Inland FloodingRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$18,924,043$541,729$30,748$19,496,52027
2Cold WaveRelatively HighRelatively High$216$475$9,669,719$9,670,41036
3TornadoRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$4,263,186$17,177$3,675,970$7,956,33433
4HailRelatively ModerateRelatively High$2,537,753$142,368$270,654$2,950,77581
5Strong WindRelatively HighRelatively High$551,585$32,577$1,416,992$2,001,154208Includes 11 High Wind and 45 Strong Wind records (NOAA non-thunderstorm wind types, outside NRI's Strong Wind definition).
6Heat WaveRelatively LowRelatively Low$170$4$1,198,421$1,198,59540
7LightningRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$75,312n/a$373,270$448,58223
8Winter WeatherRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$3,105$3,224$143,658$149,987217
9EarthquakeVery LowVery Low$106,100n/a$32,100$138,201Storm Events does not record earthquakes.
10WildfireVery LowVery Low$56,543$185$4,562$61,2910No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
11Ice StormRelatively LowRelatively Low$2,220n/a$36,250$38,4702
12DroughtVery LowVery Lown/a$10,941n/a$10,94117
13HurricaneVery LowVery Low$3,863$4,015under $1$7,8770No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
14LandslideVery LowVery Low$399n/a$2,010$2,4090Declared 1 time; no Storm Events record of this type.

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 411.02 (Very Low, 30.8); tract 422 (Very Low, 27.9); tract 417 (Very Low, 27.5)
Hurricanetract 422 (Very Low, 32.7); tract 421 (Very Low, 32.4); tract 414 (Very Low, 31.5)
Landslidetract 422 (Relatively Low, 91.1); tract 421 (Relatively Low, 88.8); tract 419.02 (Relatively Low, 88.4)
Tornadotract 420.02 (Very High, 94.1); tract 422 (Very High, 93.9); tract 414 (Relatively High, 91.9)
Wildfiretract 422 (Relatively Low, 82.2); tract 420.02 (Relatively Low, 81.5); tract 414 (Relatively Low, 80.9)

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 411.02 is Census Tract 411.02). 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

HazardScaleRecordscount and yearsObserved rangeWorst recorded eventMost damaging (when different)How it applies to jurisdictionsNote
Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chillwind chill36 records, 1996 to 2026 (36 zone-level)1 day to 13 days (median 2 days); 30 with a recorded value13 consecutive days, 2017-12-25 to 2018-01-06, 2 direct deaths, zone-levelCold/Wind Chill, 1997-01-17, $5,000 property; crops not reported, reported for the zone (1997 dollars)Countywide (zone-level records).Wind chill: in event narratives only (local data needed).
Frost/Freeze (outside NRI's Cold Wave definition)crop damage0Temperature: in event narratives only (local data needed).
DroughtU.S. Drought Monitor scale (D0 to D4)17 records, 2002 to 2012 (17 zone-level)11 days to 153 days (median 100 days); 5 with a recorded value153 days (5 months), 2005-07-01 to 2005-11-30, a run of 5 consecutive Storm Events drought records, zone-levelDrought, 2007-07-01, $0 property; $100,000 crops, reported for the zone (2007 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)99 records, 1956 to 20260.75 in to 3 in (median 1 in); 99 with a recorded value3 in hail, 2021-09-07Hail, 2006-07-01, $30,000 property; crops not reported (2006 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Fond du Lac city (19 records), Ripon city (10 records), Eden village (5 records), Campbellsport village (4 records), Oakfield village (4 records), Rosendale village (4 records), Brandon village (3 records), Mount Calvary village (3 records), Waupun city (2 records), North Fond du Lac village (1 record); and 1 more jurisdiction (see the Excel file).
Excessive Heat, Heatheat index (in event narratives)40 records, 1997 to 2026 (40 zone-level)1 day to 5 days (median 2 days); 30 with a recorded value5 consecutive days, 2011-07-17 to 2011-07-21, zone-levelCountywide (zone-level records).Heat index: in event narratives only (local data needed). Heat records from November to March (unseasonable warmth, not a heat wave) are counted but not used for the longest run.
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)2 records, 1996 to 2003 (2 zone-level)No damage reported in 2 records.Countywide (zone-level records).Ice thickness: in event narratives only (local data needed).
Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flooddamage and flood days (flood depth: FIRM)27 records, 1996 to 2025 (2 zone-level)Flood, 2004-06-01, $4,440,000 property; $63,000,000 crops (2004 dollars); NWS zone WIZ051Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Fond du Lac city (8 records), Waupun city (5 records), North Fond du Lac village (4 records), Fairwater village (3 records), Ripon city (3 records). Zone-level records (2) 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)0Physical measure: in event narratives only (local data needed).
Lightningannualized frequency (the measure FEMA's Local Mitigation Planning Handbook names)23 records, 1997 to 2018Lightning, 2006-10-02, $200,000 property; $0 crops (2006 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Fond du Lac city (13 records), Waupun city (3 records), Brandon village (1 record), Ripon city (1 record).Storm Events lists lightning with damage or casualties; physical measure in event narratives only (local data needed).
High Wind and Strong Wind (outside NRI's Strong Wind definition)wind speed (kt and mph)56 records, 1997 to 2026 (56 zone-level)26 kt (30 mph) to 54 kt (62 mph) (median 40 kt (46 mph)); 48 with a recorded value54 kt (62 mph) measured, High Wind, 2001-04-07; NWS zone WIZ051High Wind, 1998-11-10, $600,000 property; $100,000 crops, reported for the zone (1998 dollars)Countywide (zone-level records).
Thunderstorm Windwind speed (kt and mph)225 records, 1956 to 202650 kt (58 mph) to 96 kt (110 mph) (median 54 kt (62 mph)); 151 with a recorded value96 kt (110 mph) estimated gust, Thunderstorm Wind, 2018-08-28Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Ripon city (23 records), Fond du Lac city (22 records), Campbellsport village (13 records), Brandon village (12 records), Waupun city (8 records), Oakfield village (7 records), Rosendale village (7 records), Fairwater village (4 records), Mount Calvary village (3 records), North Fond du Lac village (3 records); and 2 more jurisdictions (see the Excel file).
TornadoEnhanced Fujita (Fujita before Feb 2007)57 records, 1954 to 2026F/EF0 to F/EF5 (median F/EF1); 56 with a recorded valueF5 tornado, 1996-07-18, 13.3 mi within this county, 400 yd wide, $39,500,000 property; $900,000 crops (1996 dollars), 12 direct injuriesEvent records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Eden village (5 records), Oakfield village (3 records), Brandon village (2 records), Campbellsport village (2 records), Fairwater village (2 records), North Fond du Lac village (1 record), Ripon 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)0Acres burned: in event narratives only (local data needed).
Winter Storm, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Lake-Effect Snow, Winter Weather, Sleetnone in data (snowfall: local data)217 records, 1996 to 2026 (217 zone-level)Winter Storm, 2007-04-11, $10,000 property; $0 crops (2007 dollars); NWS zone WIZ051Countywide (zone-level records).Snow depth: in event narratives only (local data needed).

Where a hazard names more than 10 jurisdictions, the table lists the 10 with the most records; every one is in the Excel file, sheet "B1-c Extent".

Storm Events records are more complete after 1996; before 1996 only Tornado (from 1950), Hail and Thunderstorm Wind (from 1955) exist. Zone-level records whose zone 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: 12 declarations covering 9 separate hazard incidents counted in this packet (declarations for the same incident count once; non-natural and evacuation-only declarations are not counted).

Federal disaster declarations for this county

Sources: 1, 2, 3

DeclaredIncident beganFEMA numberTypeTitleMapped hazardCounty Public Assistancefederal share obligated, nominal dollarsFlagsNotes
2020-04-042020-01-20DR-4520-WIMajor disasterCOVID-19 PandemicNon-natural, not counted$160,183.60in the 12 months before plan approval
2020-03-132020-01-20EM-3454-WIEmergencyCOVID-19Non-natural, not countedno Public Assistance recordedin the 12 months before plan approvalsame incident as DR-4520
2018-10-182018-08-17DR-4402-WIMajor disasterSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, and LandslidesInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Landslide, Strong Wind, Tornado$356,461.12
2008-06-142008-06-05DR-1768-WIMajor disasterSevere Storms, Tornadoes, and FloodingInland Flooding; Tornado$2,090,323.67
2005-09-132005-08-29EM-3249-WIEmergencyHurricane Katrina EvacuationHurricane: evacuation support, not a local hazard event; not countedno Public Assistance recorded
2004-06-182004-05-07DR-1526-WIMajor disasterSevere Storms and FloodingInland Flooding$445,379.43
1996-08-021996-07-17DR-1131-WIMajor disasterSevere Storms, Flooding and TornadoesInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Tornadono Public Assistance recorded
1993-07-021993-06-07DR-994-WIMajor disasterSevere Storms, Tornadoes & FloodingInland Flooding; Tornadono Public Assistance recorded
1986-10-071986-09-10DR-775-WIMajor disasterSevere Storms & FloodingInland FloodingPA not declared for this county
1976-06-171976-06-17EM-3014-WIEmergencyDroughtDroughtno Public Assistance recorded
1976-03-231976-03-23DR-496-WIMajor disasterSevere Storms, Icing, Wind & FloodingInland Floodingno Public Assistance recorded
1974-04-261974-04-26DR-431-WIMajor disasterTornadoesTornadono Public Assistance recorded

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.

Public Assistance filed under this county for declarations that do not list it: 1 row, $1,263.75

Sources: 2, 3

FEMA numberDeclaredTitleApplicantPA obligatedfederal share obligated, nominal dollars
DR-1966-WI2011-04-05Severe Winter Storm and SnowstormMoraine Park Technical College$1,263.75

FEMA's Public Assistance summaries file these applicants under this county, but FEMA's declaration rows for these disasters do not designate it (an electric cooperative or district serving several counties, for example). Not in any declaration row above and not counted.

Public Assistance not placed in any Wisconsin county: 1 row, $87,788.41; listed on the Wisconsin 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 Wave36806001996 to 2026-06-30
Drought17000101996 to 2026-06-30
Earthquake000000Storm Events does not record earthquakes; the USGS earthquake catalog is the source.
Hail991316001955 to 2026-06-30
Heat Wave40707001996 to 2026-06-30
Hurricane0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Ice Storm2000001996 to 2026-06-30
Inland Flooding27414701996 to 2026-06-30
Landslide0000101996 to 2026-06-30No Storm Events records of this type; 1 federal declared incident (see declarations table)
Lightning23000001996 to 2026-06-30
Strong Wind28137633101955 to 2026-06-30Includes 11 High Wind and 45 Strong Wind records.
Tornado57101501950 to 2026-06-30
Wildfire0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Winter Weather21754845001996 to 2026-06-30

Notable Storm Events records

Sources: 1, 6, 7

DateEvent typeMagnitude or extentDamagenominal dollarsDeaths, injuriesdirect onlyLocationFlagsWhy listed
2021-09-07Hail3 indamage not reported0, 0NORTH FOND DU LACnew since last planB1-c worst recorded: Hail
2021-03-28Strong Wind40 kt (46 mph) measured gust$0 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2021 dollars)2, 0NWS zone WIZ051 (FOND DU LAC), zone-levelnew since last plandeaths or injuries recorded
2018-08-28Thunderstorm Wind96 kt (110 mph) estimated gust$7,600,000 property; $20,000 crops (2018 dollars)0, 0BRANDON to DUNDEE ARPTB1-c worst recorded: Thunderstorm Wind
2017-12-25Cold/Wind Chillproperty not reported; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2017 dollars)1, 0NWS zone WIZ051 (FOND DU LAC), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
2011-07-17Excessive Heatdamage not reported0, 0NWS zone WIZ051 (FOND DU LAC), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Excessive Heat, Heat
2007-04-11Winter Storm$10,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2007 dollars)0, 0NWS zone WIZ051 (FOND DU LAC), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Winter Storm, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Lake-Effect Snow, Winter Weather, Sleet
2006-10-02Lightning$200,000 property; $0 crops (2006 dollars)0, 0LADOGAB1-c worst recorded: Lightning
2004-06-01Flood$4,440,000 property; $63,000,000 crops, reported for the zone (2004 dollars)0, 0NWS zone WIZ051 (FOND DU LAC), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flood
2001-04-07High Wind54 kt (62 mph) measureddamage not reported0, 0NWS zone WIZ051 (FOND DU LAC), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: High Wind and Strong Wind
1996-07-18TornadoF2, 4.4 mi within this county, 200 yd wide$450,000 property; $300,000 crops (1996 dollars)1, 1MARYTOWNdeaths or injuries recorded
1996-07-18TornadoF5, 13.3 mi within this county, 400 yd wide$39,500,000 property; $900,000 crops (1996 dollars)0, 12OAKFIELD to EDENB1-c worst recorded: Tornado
1974-04-21TornadoF3, 11.9 mi path length (whole path, pre-1996), 200 yd wide$2,500,000 property; crops not recorded (1974 dollars)1, 5location not recordeddeaths or injuries recorded

The full list is in the Excel file, sheet "B1-d Storm Events history" (799 rows).

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

1 Fire Management declaration (1980-04-24 to 1980-04-24) FEMA filed as Statewide with no county; each names one local fire. Listed on the state page.

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 Wave5.84event-days per yearabout 5.84 days per yearLikely (from Storm Events: 20 of 30 years)event-days in 20 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (66.7%)1112005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide
Drought0.257event-days per yearabout 0.257 days per yearLikely (from Storm Events: 5 of 30 years)event-days in 5 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (16.7%)632000 to 2025 (25.25 years; D3 and D4 only)countywide
Earthquake0.000484annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county has at least minor-damage shaking in a year: 0.0484%not shownmodeledsee B1-fNo descriptor (Storm Events does not record earthquakes).
Hail3.28events per yearabout 3.28 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)124.3 (modeled)1986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Heat Wave2.53event-days per yearabout 2.53 days per yearLikely (from Storm Events: 18 of 30 years)event-days in 18 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (60%)402005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide
Hurricane0.01events per yearabout 1 in 100 yearsPossibleFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)01851 to 2024 (Atlantic)see B1-fNRI counts hurricane and tropical storm tracks passing within storm-force wind range; federal declarations are in B1-d.
Ice Storm0.238event-days per yearabout 0.238 days per yearPossible (from Storm Events: 2 of 30 years)event-days in 2 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (6.67%)171946-12-31 to 2014-02-12 (67 years)countywide
Inland Flooding0.643event-days per yearabout 0.643 days per yearLikely (from Storm Events: 14 of 30 years)event-days in 14 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (46.7%)181996 to 2023 (28 years)see B1-f
Landslide0.117events per year (modeled)about 1 in 9 yearsLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shownmodeledsee B1-f
Lightning34.3days per year with a strikeabout 34.3 days per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1995 to 2023 (29 years; CONUS)countywide
Strong Wind3.35events per yearabout 3.35 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)1281986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Tornado0.511events per yearabout 0.51 per yearLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1950 to 2023 (EF2+); 1986 to 2023 (EF0-1)see B1-f
Wildfire0.00032annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county burns in a year: 0.032%Storm Events records in 0 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (0%)not shownmodeledsee B1-fNo descriptor: no Storm Events record 1996 to 2025
Winter Weather15.1event-days per yearabout 15.1 days per yearHighly likely (from Storm Events: 29 of 30 years)event-days in 29 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (96.7%)2862005-11-12 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 (none for earthquake). The Methods page gives each hazard's method, from FEMA's National Risk Index Technical Documentation v1.20.

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 202535301.17
Hail2.00 in+1996 to 20257300.233
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)50-64 kt1996 to 2025114303.8
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)65 kt+1996 to 202513300.433
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)unmeasured or below 50 kt1996 to 202520300.667
TornadoEF0-11996 to 202528300.933
TornadoEF2-31996 to 20253300.1
TornadoEF4-51996 to 20251300.0333
Tornadounrated (EFU)1996 to 20250300

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

Range of census tract risk within the county

Source: 5

HazardTractsrated of allNRI risk score, 0 to 100Tracts by rating
MinMedianMax
Cold Wave23 of 2385.292.196.6Very High 4, Relatively High 19
Drought5 of 2373.977.585.5Relatively Low 2, Very Low 3, No Rating 18
Earthquake23 of 237.419.430.8Very Low 23
Hail23 of 2380.392.695.9Relatively High 17, Relatively Moderate 6
Heat Wave23 of 2339.555.470.5Relatively Moderate 11, Relatively Low 12
Hurricane23 of 2317.124.632.7Very Low 23
Ice Storm23 of 2311.719.230.8Very Low 23
Inland Flooding23 of 2326.860.783.8Relatively High 2, Relatively Moderate 17, Relatively Low 4
Landslide21 of 239.462.291.1Relatively Low 6, Very Low 15, No Rating 2
Lightning23 of 2349.061.977.4Relatively Moderate 22, Relatively Low 1
Strong Wind23 of 2377.587.692.7Relatively High 17, Relatively Moderate 6
Tornado23 of 2369.087.194.1Very High 2, Relatively High 17, Relatively Moderate 4
Wildfire17 of 2322.775.382.2Relatively Low 12, Very Low 5, No Rating 6
Winter Weather23 of 2358.268.179.7Relatively High 1, Relatively Moderate 22

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.

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).

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 plan
Fond du Lac CountyCountyExpired on 2025-12-08FMA RL 0, SRL 1; any 3$302,714.070 total; 0 since its plan
Brandon villageVillageExpired on 2025-12-08FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$73,562.3818 total; 1 since its plan
Campbellsport villageVillageExpired on 2025-12-08FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$23,012.7219 total; 5 since its plan
Eden villageVillageExpired on 2025-12-08FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded12 total; 1 since its plan
Fairwater villageVillageExpired on 2025-12-08FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$7,003.019 total; 2 since its plan
Fond du Lac cityCityExpired on 2025-12-08FMA RL 3, SRL 1; any 9$714,411.5262 total; 9 since its plan
Kewaskum villageVillageApproved, expires 2029-12-29FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its plan
Mount Calvary villageVillageExpired on 2025-12-08FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$883.546 total; 0 since its plan
North Fond du Lac villageVillageExpired on 2025-12-08FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 2$67,877.659 total; 2 since its plan
Oakfield villageVillageExpired on 2025-12-08FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$118,007.4114 total; 1 since its plan
Ripon cityCityExpired on 2025-12-08FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1$71,032.5838 total; 7 since its plan
Rosendale villageVillageExpired on 2025-12-08FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$51,676.4011 total; 0 since its plan
St. Cloud villageVillageExpired on 2025-12-08FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$1,591.144 total; 2 since its plan
Waupun cityCityExpired on 2026-02-07FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded18 total; 0 since its plan

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 jurisdictions in this plan (for example state agencies, special districts and nonprofits), so the jurisdiction rows add up to less.

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 2020-12-09county-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$34,797,488,702$510,802,183104,053$216$475$9,669,719under 0.0001%$0
Droughtn/a$4,150,232n/an/a$10,941n/a0.264% (agriculture)NRI has no building exposure for this hazard; agriculture shown
Earthquake$62,117,475,604n/a104,154$106,100n/a$32,1000.000171%
Hail$34,797,488,702$510,802,183104,053$2,537,753$142,368$270,6540.00729%$0
Heat Wave$34,797,488,702$510,802,183104,053$170$4$1,198,421under 0.0001%$0
Hurricane$34,797,488,702$510,802,183104,053$3,863$4,015under $1under 0.0001%
Ice Storm$34,797,488,702n/a104,053$2,220n/a$36,250under 0.0001%
Inland Flooding$34,767,616,653$31,082,9716,219$18,924,043$541,729$30,748n/a (see note)$82,000NRI 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$215,929,715n/a462$399n/a$2,0100.000185%
Lightning$34,797,488,702n/a104,053$75,312n/a$373,2700.000216%
Strong Wind$34,797,488,702$510,802,183104,053$551,585$32,577$1,416,9920.00159%$195,750$34,000Storm Events damage since the plan includes 2 zone-level High Wind records ($30,000) and 3 zone-level Strong Wind records ($4,000): NOAA non-thunderstorm wind types, outside NRI's Strong Wind definition.
Tornado$34,797,488,702$510,802,183104,053$4,263,186$17,177$3,675,9700.0123%$46,000
Wildfire$2,215,589,925$79,773,0998,538$56,543$185$4,5620.00255%
Winter Weather$34,797,488,702$510,802,183104,053$3,105$3,224$143,658under 0.0001%$20,000

Totals since 2020-12-09 (Storm Events through 2026-06-30): 49 county-coded records, 40 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $323,750; 75 zone-level records, 75 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $54,000 reported for the zone; 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
Population104,053
Building value (total, not at risk)$34,797,488,702
Agriculture value (total, not at risk)$510,802,183
NRI risk rating (all hazards)Relatively Low
Expected annual loss, buildings and agriculture, all hazards$27,277,189
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)$16,854,355
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)3Severe repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2)2
Repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition11Severe 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 total321101506
of which: Fond Du Lac County (unincorporated area)0130301
of which: Fond Du Lac city3150904
of which: North Fond Du Lac village0020201
of which: Ripon city0010100
Statewide, no county in FEMA's file0020200

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
Fond du Lac County5501310130301
Brandon village5501320000000
Campbellsport village5501330000000
Eden village5501340000000
Fairwater village5501350000000
Fond du Lac city5501363150904
Kewaskum village5504740000000
Mount Calvary village5501370000000
North Fond du Lac village5501380020201
Oakfield village5501390000000
Ripon city5501400010100
Rosendale village5501410000000
St. Cloud village5501420000000
Waupun city5501080000000

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

Sources: 1, 4

Occupancy groupRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
single-family residential32801205
2 to 4 unit residential0000000
other residential0020201
non-residential0010100
not reported0000000

FEMA's occupancy groups have no institutional class; institutional properties are counted in non-residential or other residential in the table by occupancy group.

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 3 properties are FMA repetitive loss but not NFIP repetitive loss, and 11 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)

What this packet is and what the plan adds

This packet is the federal data for the plan's risk assessment, organized by the items of FEMA's Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool, Element B. Each section heading names the item its tables support; the plan and FEMA's review decide whether the 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). Fond du Lac County, WI: risk-assessment baseline packet, release 2026-10 (data as of 2026-09-30; County FIPS 55039). Automated baseline. https://hazardplain.org/wi/55039/ 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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Hazard Plain release 2026-10. As of 2026-09-30; Storm Events data through 2026-06-30. Automated baseline.