Waupaca, WI
Waupaca County in Wisconsin has 4 FEMA disaster declarations on record covering 1973–2019, most recently Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding on Aug 27, 2019 (DR-4459). Its flood risk grade is A (Low risk), ranking #1896 of 3,277 U.S. counties, with 13 NFIP flood insurance claims totaling $48,327 in payouts. Flood risk is relatively low compared to the national average.
FEMA Disaster Declarations in Waupaca County
The 4 most recent federally declared disasters affecting Waupaca County, WI (1973–2019). Total declarations on record: 4.
| Declared | Incident Type | Title | FEMA Disaster # |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2019 | Flood | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | DR-4459 |
| Sep 13, 2005 | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | DR-3249 |
| May 11, 2001 | Flood | Flooding, Severe Storms and Tornadoes | DR-1369 |
| Apr 27, 1973 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding | DR-376 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many FEMA disaster declarations does Waupaca County, WI have?
Waupaca County, WI has 4 federal disaster declarations on FEMA record (1973–2019). The 4 most recent are: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding (declared Aug 27, 2019, DR-4459); Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (declared Sep 13, 2005, DR-3249); Flooding, Severe Storms and Tornadoes (declared May 11, 2001, DR-1369); Severe Storms & Flooding (declared Apr 27, 1973, DR-376). Counts include flood, severe storm, hurricane, and coastal storm declarations from the OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries dataset.
What is the flood risk grade for Waupaca County, WI?
Waupaca County is graded A (composite score 10/100, low risk). It ranks #1896 of 3,277 U.S. counties for flood risk in our scoring model. The grade combines NFIP claims density (40%), disaster frequency (25%), claim severity (20%), and year-over-year trend (15%).
How many NFIP flood insurance claims have been filed in Waupaca County?
13 NFIP flood insurance claims have been filed in Waupaca County, WI, totaling $48,327 in payouts. The average claim is $3,717. Source: FEMA FimaNfipClaims v2 dataset.
Has Waupaca County, WI had any recent flood disasters?
Yes. The most recent FEMA declaration affecting Waupaca County was Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding on Aug 27, 2019 (DR-4459). The county has 4 declared disasters in the OpenFEMA record covering 1973–2019.
The this entity record above pulls directly from FEMA OpenFEMA datasets including the National Flood Hazard Layer and NFIP claims. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. flood risk, NFIP claims, and disaster declarations distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.
Every number on this page links back to FEMA OpenFEMA datasets including the National Flood Hazard Layer and NFIP claims; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.
Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for this entity’s peers within U.S. ZIPs, counties, and states. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA datasets, 2026.