FEMA puts Kibler’s expected hazard damage per building above that of 65% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Kibler gets a C for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 65% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (56%), then wildfire (17%). FEMA’s files show no paid flood insurance claims here.
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 Kibler 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
Wildfire
Ice storms
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 Kibler’s grade
River and rain flooding is 56% of the building damage FEMA expects in Kibler, and Kibler’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 54% of U.S. census tracts. Wildfire adds 17%, at a rate in the top 3% of U.S. census tracts.
C higher expected damage per building than 65% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Kibler’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $612K a year in losses across Kibler: $310K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Kibler flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Kibler. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Kibler isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Crawford County.1 federal disaster brought FEMA money to Kibler
Disasters that paid out in Kibler itself (aid to households or repair grants to the City of Kibler), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2008Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding$43K to the City of Kibler for repairs
Crawford County has had 20 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then floods. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
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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.
- Clear dead leaves and brush within 5 feet of the house.
- Sign up for local alerts and know two ways out.
- Keep N95 masks for smoky days.
- Ice brings down trees and lines: plan for days without power.
- Run a generator outside, far from doors and windows.
- Keep sand or salt by the door.
- 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 Kibler
Is Kibler at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Kibler has higher expected damage per building than 65% of U.S. towns: C for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (56%) and wildfire (17%). 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.
Is Kibler 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 Crawford County, 16% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.4% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Kibler?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Kibler’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 Kibler?
By FEMA money that reached Kibler, Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding (2008): $43K to the City of Kibler for repairs.
Is Kibler at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (56%), and Kibler’s rate for it is higher than 54% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Kibler.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Kibler’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.