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Natural hazards in Vredenburgh · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Vredenburgh

Vredenburgh isn’t graded for hazard risk: Vredenburgh has 65 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more.

Flood claims
0
paid since 1978 · $0
Disasters paid out here
1
of 22 declared for Monroe County
By hazard

What Vredenburgh 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

50%of expected building damage
Above average · higher than 71% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 1 years in the area

Hurricanes

37%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 8% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 7 years in the area

Tornadoes

8%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 9% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 7 years in the area
Smaller shares here
 Earthquakes Strong wind Lightning top 1% Hail Wildfire Ice storms Landslides top 4% Winter storms Cold waves Heat waves
FEMA models no building damage here
Coastal floodingAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic 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 Vredenburgh flood? No paid flood claims on record

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

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

Insurance rates: Monroe County.
Disasters

1 federal disaster brought FEMA money to Vredenburgh

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

  1. 2004Hurricane Ivan104 households applied for aid$160K aid approved
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in VredenburghMonroe County only

Monroe County has had 22 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 Vredenburgh 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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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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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.
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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 Vredenburgh

Is Vredenburgh 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 Monroe County, 4% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.1% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Vredenburgh?

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

By FEMA money that reached Vredenburgh, Hurricane Ivan (2004): 104 households applied for aid, $160K approved.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Vredenburgh.

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