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Natural hazards in Maplesville · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Maplesville

Maplesville isn’t graded for hazard risk: FEMA’s tract figures aren’t matched to Maplesville yet.

Flood claims
0
paid since 1978 · $0
Disasters paid out here
4
of 21 declared for Chilton County
By hazard

What Maplesville 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

75%of expected building damage
Above average · higher than 66% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 2 years in the area

Tornadoes

16%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 4% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 7 years in the area

Earthquakes

5%of expected building damage
Above average · higher than 68% of U.S. census tracts
Smaller shares here
 Hurricanes Hail Strong wind Wildfire Ice storms Cold waves Landslides top 4% Lightning Winter storms Heat waves
FEMA models no building damage here
Coastal floodingAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity
People, not buildings.Counting harm to people as well as buildings, FEMA’s model puts tornadoes at 26% of Maplesville’s expected losses. Tornadoes do little damage to buildings (16.4%), so they aren’t part of the grade.

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 Maplesville flood? No paid flood claims on record

FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Maplesville. 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

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

Insurance rates: Chilton County.
What’s been done with FEMA grants
4storm safe rooms built
Disasters

4 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Maplesville

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

  1. 2012Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding75 households applied for aid$53K aid approved
  2. 2011Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding22 households applied for aid$6K aid approved
  3. 2009Severe Storms and Flooding$4K to the Town of Maplesville for repairs
  4. 2004Hurricane Ivan102 households applied for aid$108K aid approved
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in MaplesvilleChilton County only

Chilton County has had 21 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 Maplesville faces

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

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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Tornado warnings
  • 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.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Earthquakes
  • Drop, cover and hold on.
  • Strap tall furniture and the water heater to the wall.
  • Know how to shut off the gas.
More from Ready.gov ↗
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 →

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Questions about natural hazards in Maplesville

Is Maplesville 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 Chilton County, 5% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.2% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Maplesville?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Maplesville’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 Maplesville?

By FEMA money that reached Maplesville, Hurricane Ivan (2004): 102 households applied for aid, $108K approved.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Maplesville.

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