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Natural hazards in Jewett City · FEMA

FEMA expects more hazard damage per building in Jewett City than in 73% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Jewett City gets a C for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 73% of U.S. towns, #118 of 155 in Connecticut. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (75%), then hurricanes (21%). Flood insurance has paid 3 claims here since 1982.

River and rain flooding 75%Hurricanes 21%Earthquakes 2%

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

more than 73%of U.S. townsLess damageMoreExpected yearly damage per dollar of building, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade#118 of 155 in Connecticut
Hazard risk
C#118 of 155
in Connecticut · higher than 73% of U.S. towns
Main hazard
River and rain flooding
75% of expected building damage
Flood claims
3
paid since 1982 · $16K
By hazard

What Jewett City 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 78% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Hurricanes

21%of expected building damage
Well above average · higher than 87% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 6 years in the area
Smaller shares here
 Earthquakes Tornadoes Ice storms Strong wind Hail Wildfire Winter storms Cold waves Heat waves Landslides Lightning
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.
Hazard risk grade

What’s behind Jewett City’s grade

River and rain flooding is 75% of the building damage FEMA expects in Jewett City, and Jewett City’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 78% of U.S. census tracts. Next is hurricanes at 21% (higher than 87% of U.S. census tracts).

Where Jewett City sits
Jewett City
Least damageMiddleMost damage

C #118 of 155 in Connecticut; higher expected damage per building than 73% of U.S. towns (21,298).

All of Jewett City’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.

What drives the damage to buildings
River and rain flooding75%Hurricanes21%Everything else4%

The typical Connecticut town has higher expected damage than 62% of U.S. towns; within the state, Jewett City has more expected damage per building than 76% of Connecticut towns.

In dollars, FEMA expects about $814K a year in losses across Jewett City: $739K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.

Shared tract.All of Jewett City’s 3,328 residents (2020 census) live in one census tract. FEMA publishes its model by tract, so the rate and the hazard mix are the tract’s. The flood claims below are the town’s own.
A shared figure. The grade describes the whole tract, not each street in it, and FEMA’s model is an average year for today’s buildings, not a record: the claims below are the record.

How TownRatings grades hazard risk →

Flood insurance claims

Does Jewett City flood? Rarely: 3 flood claims since 1982

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Jewett City, from FEMA’s records: 1.8 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 64% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.

Paid flood claims, by year
1982: 1 claim1983: 0 claims1984: 0 claims1985: 0 claims1986: 0 claims1987: 0 claims1988: 0 claims1989: 0 claims1990: 0 claims1991: 0 claims1992: 0 claims1993: 0 claims1994: 0 claims1995: 0 claims1996: 0 claims1997: 0 claims1998: 0 claims1999: 0 claims2000: 0 claims2001: 0 claims2002: 0 claims2003: 0 claims2004: 0 claims2005: 0 claims2006: 0 claims2007: 0 claims2008: 0 claims2009: 0 claims2010: 2 claims2011: 0 claims2012: 0 claims2013: 0 claims2014: 0 claims2015: 0 claims2016: 0 claims2017: 0 claims2018: 0 claims2019: 0 claims2020: 0 claims2021: 0 claims2022: 0 claims2023: 0 claims2024: 0 claims2025: 0 claims2026: 0 claims19822010
19822026
Biggest named events
  • The March 2010 nor’easter2 claims · $14K
3
paid claims since 1982
$16K
paid to owners
0
homes flooded more than once
$5K
average claim
of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

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

Insurance rates: the county.
Disasters

5 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Jewett City

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

  1. 2021Remnants of Hurricane Ida3 households applied for aid$6K aid approved
  2. 2012Hurricane Sandy7 households applied for aid$4K aid approved
  3. 2011Tropical Storm Irene22 households applied for aid$6K aid approved
  4. 2010Severe Storms and Flooding131 households applied for aid$178K aid approved2 flood claims paid that year
  5. 2007Severe Storms and Flooding1 households applied for aid$196 aid approved
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Next door

Jewett City and its neighbors

Jewett City is 3rd of the 3 graded towns here, from least expected damage per building to most. Tap a town to see its hazards.

Lisbon: hazard risk C+Griswold: hazard risk CLisbonGriswoldJewett City
Lowest fifthSecondMiddleFourthHighest fifth
TownHazard riskMostly (buildings)Flood claims
LisbonC+more damage than 58%river and rain flooding6
GriswoldCmore damage than 68%river and rain flooding3
Jewett CityCmore damage than 73%river and rain flooding3

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.

Be ready

Get ready for what Jewett City 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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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 Jewett City

Is Jewett City at risk for natural disasters?

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Jewett City has higher expected damage per building than 73% of U.S. towns: C for hazard risk, #118 of 155 in Connecticut. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (75%) and hurricanes (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 Jewett City flood?

Flood insurance has paid 3 claims in Jewett City since 1982, $16K in all, or 1.8 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 64% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. The most claims came from March 2010 Nor'easter (2).

Is Jewett City 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 the county, 61% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 2.6% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Jewett City?

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

By FEMA money that reached Jewett City, Severe Storms and Flooding (2010): 131 households applied for aid, $178K approved. By flood claims, March 2010 Nor'easter: 2 paid, $14K.

Is Jewett City at risk from river and rain flooding?

It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (75%), and Jewett City’s rate for it is higher than 78% of U.S. census tracts.

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