FEMA puts Carlisle-Rockledge’s expected hazard damage per building above that of 72% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Carlisle-Rockledge gets a C for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 72% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (68%), then tornadoes (24%). FEMA’s files show no paid flood insurance claims here.
Graded on FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value (NRI v1.20, December 2025), weighted by where residents live; flood claims are shown, not graded. How hazard risk is graded
What Carlisle-Rockledge faces
Each hazard’s share of the building damage FEMA expects here, and how its rate compares with the rest of the country.
River and rain flooding
Tornadoes
Shares are of FEMA’s expected building damage, the measure the grade uses; ranks compare each hazard’s building-damage rate with all 85,154 U.S. census tracts. In FEMA’s terms, river and rain flooding is FEMA’s “Inland Flooding” (rivers and streams overflowing their banks, or rain overwhelming drainage). FEMA defines coastal flooding as high or rising tides and storm surge, so surge damage is counted there. Drought isn’t listed: FEMA counts its losses in crops only.
What’s behind Carlisle-Rockledge’s grade
River and rain flooding is 68% of the building damage FEMA expects in Carlisle-Rockledge, and Carlisle-Rockledge’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 72% of U.S. census tracts. Tornadoes add 24%, at a rate in the top 1% of U.S. census tracts.
C higher expected damage per building than 72% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Carlisle-Rockledge’s residents live in 2 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $824K a year in losses across Carlisle-Rockledge: $471K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Carlisle-Rockledge flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Carlisle-Rockledge. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Carlisle-Rockledge isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Etowah County.The storms Carlisle-Rockledge remembers
None of the 25 disasters declared for Etowah County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Carlisle-Rockledge itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
Etowah County has had 25 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then hurricanes and tropical storms.
Also 1 FEMA wildfire suppression grant (Fire Management Assistance, not a disaster declaration) for fires in Etowah County, 2001–2001.
Carlisle-Rockledge and its neighbors
Carlisle-Rockledge is 2nd of the 4 graded towns here, from least expected damage per building to most. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boaz | B−less damage than 50% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Carlisle-Rockledge | Cmore damage than 72% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
| Sardis City | C−more damage than 78% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Whitesboro | C−more damage than 78% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Egypt | — | 616 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
Hazard risk = FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade; the map is shaded by fifths of the same scale. Flood claims = paid federal flood insurance claims on record.
Get ready for what Carlisle-Rockledge faces
A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.
- Turn around at flooded roads: a foot of moving water can carry off a car.
- Flood insurance usually takes 30 days to start, so buy it before the forecast.
- Keep papers and medicines up high, in a grab-and-go bag.
- Pick your spot now: the lowest floor, an inside room, no windows.
- A watch means be ready; a warning means take cover now.
- Keep shoes and a flashlight by the bed.
- Look up the address on FEMA’s flood map.
- Ask the seller or landlord whether it has ever flooded, and what flood insurance costs there.
- Get a flood insurance quote early: policies usually start 30 days after you buy.
Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.
Questions about natural hazards in Carlisle-Rockledge
Is Carlisle-Rockledge at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Carlisle-Rockledge has higher expected damage per building than 72% of U.S. towns: C for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (68%) and tornadoes (24%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Is Carlisle-Rockledge in a flood zone?
Flood zones are drawn street by street, so the answer depends on the address: look it up on FEMA’s flood map. In Etowah County, 25% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.5% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Carlisle-Rockledge?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Carlisle-Rockledge’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Carlisle-Rockledge at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (68%), and Carlisle-Rockledge’s rate for it is higher than 72% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Carlisle-Rockledge.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Carlisle-Rockledge’s residents lived in the 2020 census; OpenFEMA: NFIP redacted claims, multiple-loss properties, community status book and residential penetration rates, housing assistance (owners and renters), public assistance funded projects, hazard mitigation properties and disaster declarations. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. Preparedness tips: Ready.gov. FEMA’s model is an average of expected damage, not a forecast. How hazard risk is graded.