On FEMA’s figures, Eagle Point faces more hazard damage per building than 69% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Eagle Point gets a C for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 69% of U.S. towns, #117 of 187 in Alabama. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (73%), then tornadoes (21%). Flood insurance has paid 4 claims here since 2021.
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 Eagle Point 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 Eagle Point’s grade
River and rain flooding is 73% of the building damage FEMA expects in Eagle Point, and Eagle Point’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 74% of U.S. census tracts. Tornadoes add 21%, at a rate in the top 1% of U.S. census tracts.
C #117 of 187 in Alabama; higher expected damage per building than 69% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Eagle Point’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
The typical Alabama town has higher expected damage than 66% of U.S. towns; within the state, Eagle Point has more expected damage per building than 62% of Alabama towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.5M a year in losses across Eagle Point: $1.1M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Eagle Point flood? Rarely: 4 flood claims since 2021
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Eagle Point, from FEMA’s records: 3.5 per 1,000 homes, more than 52% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Eagle Point isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Shelby County.The storms Eagle Point remembers
None of the 22 disasters declared for Shelby County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Eagle Point itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 20214 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms and Flooding, declared for Shelby County
Shelby County has had 22 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 Shelby County, 1999–1999.
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Eagle Point is 3rd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowbrook | B−more damage than 51% | river and rain flooding | 7 |
| Hoover | Cmore damage than 69% | river and rain flooding | 130 |
| Eagle Point | Cmore damage than 69% | river and rain flooding | 4 |
| Pelham | Cmore damage than 74% | river and rain flooding | 545 |
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 Eagle Point 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.
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Questions about natural hazards in Eagle Point
Is Eagle Point at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Eagle Point has higher expected damage per building than 69% of U.S. towns: C for hazard risk, #117 of 187 in Alabama. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (73%) and tornadoes (21%). The figures are for the one census tract the town shares with its neighbors. This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Eagle Point flood?
Flood insurance has paid 4 claims in Eagle Point since 2021, $231K in all, or 3.5 per 1,000 homes, more than 52% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Is Eagle Point 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 Shelby County, 31% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.6% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Eagle Point?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Eagle Point’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Eagle Point at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (73%), and Eagle Point’s rate for it is higher than 74% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Eagle Point.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Eagle Point’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.