Flood Risk in Minneapolis, MN
Risk Level: Very High — Score 7/10
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Key Risk Factors
- FEMA rates Minneapolis's county as Relatively High risk
- Estimated annual loss of $188M from this hazard type
- Extensive history of significant events in this area
- Active in the 12 months to Aug 9, 2026 (6 events)
- Average annual frequency: 1.5 events per year
Peak season: March-September
Last significant event: Flood - Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN--WI Region, United States (2025-06-25) — 2,250,000 people exposed
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How Minneapolis Compares
Notable Flood Events Near Minneapolis
DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable flood events near Minneapolis, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Flood - Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN--WI Region, United States (June 2025) — 2,250,000 people exposed; $447,865M capital exposed.
Flood - Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN--WI Region, United States
June 25, 2025 — WARNING
2,250,000 people exposed; $447,865M capital exposed
Flood - Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN--WI Region, United States
July 21, 2024 — WARNING
644,000 people exposed; $129,729M capital exposed
Flood - Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN--WI Region, United States
April 9, 2020 — WARNING
Impact data not available
Flood - Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN--WI Region, United States
April 7, 2020 — WARNING
Impact data not available
Flood - Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN--WI Region, United States
March 13, 2020 — WARNING
Impact data not available
Flood Preparedness Tips
- 1.Know if your property is in a flood zone — check FEMA maps
- 2.Consider flood insurance even if not in a high-risk zone
- 3.Never drive through flooded roadways — Turn Around, Don’t Drown
- 4.Move valuables and important documents to upper floors
- 5.Install sump pumps and check valves in plumbing
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How this data is built
Minneapolis, MN flood risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live flood monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.
The data behind this page
Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.
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