Hazard Mitigation- Clayton County

2021 County Hazard Mitigation Plan:

Clayton County 2021 Hazard Mitigation Plan

Resources:

Hazard Mitigation Viewer (Interactive Map)
(Iowa Homeland Security)

Storm Events Database
(NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information)

Mitigation Planning and Grants
(Federal Emergency Management Agency)

Contribute to the 2026 Clayton Co. Hazard Mitigation Plan:

You are invited to participate in the 5-year update to the Clayton County Hazard Mitigation Plan in the coming year. We need your help weighing local hazards and developing mitigation steps to protect our communities from future risks. The update will occur between September 2025 and August 2026.

Some ways you can get involved:

Sign-up for the Hazard Mitigation
Planning Committee (CLICK HERE)

Attend Local Hazard
Mitigation Meetings
(Completed in February & March 2026)

Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee:

Planning Committee Meeting 1: Hazard Identification

The first meeting of the county Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee was held on Tuesday October 21st from 6 – 7:30 pm, at the Clayton County Office Building (600 Gunder Rd., Elkader).

Materials from Planning Committee Meeting #1 are provided below. They include an introductory presentation to hazard mitigation planning, a summary of hazards at the county level, and hazards that were identified by the countywide committee at the 1st meeting to be included in the plan:

Planning Committee Intro &
Hazard Identification Pres

Hazard Summaries

Hazards for Plan

Planning Committee Meeting 2: Hazard Prioritization

The second meeting of the countywide Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee was held on Wednesday December 3rd from 6 – 7:30 pm, at the Clayton County Building (600 Gunder Rd., Elkader)

Materials from Planning Committee Meeting #2 are provided below. They include local information on hazard risks, such as local hazard risk and facility maps and information on local hazard occurrence and impact:

Local Hazard Risk Maps

Local Hazard Occurrence &
Impact Data

Planning Committee Meeting 3: Mitigation Goals, Strategies & Actions

The 3rd planning committee meeting will be held on Wednesday April 29th from 5:30 – 7 pm at the Clayton County Building (600 Gunder Rd., Elkader).

Materials from Planning Committee Meeting #3 will be provided here following the meeting:

Planning Committee Meeting 4: Mitigation Action Prioritization & Implementation

The 4th planning committee meeting will be held on Thursday July 30th from 5:00 – 6:00 pm as a virtual meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86524433246?pwd=87Q0zBd5sbzgvAmTUjraDTbBQfoCIn.1

Materials from Planning Committee Meeting #4 will be provided here following the meeting:

Local Hazard Mitigation Meetings:

Local Hazard Mitigation meetings were held Wednesday February 25th (Monona/Luana, Strawberry Point, Garber/Elkport/Osterdock), Monday March 9th (Elkader, Volga, Farmersburg/St. Olaf), and Wednesday March 11th (Guttenberg/North Buena Vista, Garnavillo/Clayton, McGregor/Marquette).

Risk maps shared at the meetings can be found below. We also reviewed risk information from the Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee meetings (shared above).

Monona Hazard Maps

Luana Hazard Maps

Strawberry Point
Hazard Maps

Garber / Elkport
Hazard Maps

Osterdock
Hazard Maps

Elkader
Hazard Maps

Volga
Hazard Maps

Farmersburg
Hazard Maps

St. Olaf
Hazard Maps

Guttenberg
Hazard Maps

North Buena Vista
Hazard Maps

Garnavillo
Hazard Maps