Photo: Sesamehoneytart · CC BY-SA 4.0Storms, floods and disasters in Hollywood
Hollywood isn’t graded for hazard risk: Hollywood has 942 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 4 claims here since 2001.
What Hollywood 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
Earthquakes
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.
Does Hollywood flood? Rarely: 4 flood claims since 2001
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Hollywood, from FEMA’s records.
Hollywood isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Jackson County.3 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Hollywood
Disasters that paid out in Hollywood itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Town of Hollywood), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2011Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding61 households applied for aid$4K aid approved
- 2009Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds$15K to the Town of Hollywood for repairs
- 2003Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding4 households applied for aid$3K aid approved
Jackson County has had 23 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then hurricanes and tropical storms.
Also 2 FEMA wildfire suppression grants (Fire Management Assistance, not a disaster declaration) for fires in Jackson County, 1999–2001.
Old photos of Hollywood after a storm or flood belong in the town’s history. Add one, or share what you remember below.
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How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottsboro | Cmore damage than 67% | river and rain flooding | 29 |
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 Hollywood 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.
- Drop, cover and hold on.
- Strap tall furniture and the water heater to the wall.
- Know how to shut off the gas.
- 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 Hollywood
Does Hollywood flood?
Flood insurance has paid 4 claims in Hollywood since 2001, $54K in all. 1 properties have flooded more than once.
Is Hollywood 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 Jackson County, 11% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.5% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Hollywood?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Hollywood’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 Hollywood?
By FEMA money that reached Hollywood, Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds (2009): $15K to the Town of Hollywood for repairs.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Hollywood.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Hollywood’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.