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Natural hazards in Chunchula · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Chunchula

Chunchula isn’t graded for hazard risk: Chunchula has 250 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more.

Flood claims
0
paid since 1978 · $0
Disasters paid out here
7
of 32 declared for Mobile County
By hazard

What Chunchula faces

Each hazard’s share of the building damage FEMA expects here, and how its rate compares with the rest of the country.

Hurricanes

62%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 5% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 4 years in the area

River and rain flooding

32%of expected building damage
Above average · higher than 65% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about 4 times a year in the area
Smaller shares here
 Wildfire Tornadoes Earthquakes Hail Strong wind Ice storms Cold waves Landslides top 4% Lightning Coastal flooding Winter storms Heat waves
FEMA models no building damage here
AvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity

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.

Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.
Flood insurance claims

Does Chunchula flood? No paid flood claims on record

FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Chunchula. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.

of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

Chunchula isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: Mobile County.
Disasters

7 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Chunchula

Disasters that paid out in Chunchula itself (aid to households or repair grants to Chunchula), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.

  1. 2020Hurricane Zeta115 households applied for aid$143K aid approved
  2. 2020Hurricane Sally208 households applied for aid$325K aid approved
  3. 2014Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding43 households applied for aid$47K aid approved
  4. 2005Hurricane Katrina1,048 households applied for aid$1.4M aid approved
  5. 2005Hurricane Dennis74 households applied for aid$37K aid approved
  6. 2004Hurricane Ivan632 households applied for aid$1.5M aid approved
Show all 7
  1. 2003Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding85 households applied for aid$191K aid approved
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in ChunchulaMobile County only

Mobile County has had 32 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often hurricanes and tropical storms, then severe storms.

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Get ready for what Chunchula faces

A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.

Hurricane season
  • The season runs June through November and peaks from mid-August to mid-October.
  • Bring in porch furniture and anything the wind can throw.
  • Fill the gas tank and charge phones before the storm arrives.
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When the river rises
  • 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.
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Before you buy or rent
  • 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.
When a storm is coming
Forecast and alertsWeather →911, the nearest ERSafety →

Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.

Questions about natural hazards in Chunchula

Is Chunchula 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 Mobile County, 45% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 3.6% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Chunchula?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Chunchula’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.

What was the biggest storm in Chunchula?

By FEMA money that reached Chunchula, Hurricane Ivan (2004): 632 households applied for aid, $1.5M approved.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Chunchula.

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Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Chunchula’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.