Photo: Florida guy 128 · Public domainHallandale Beach’s building-damage rate from coastal flooding is in the top 3% of U.S. census tracts
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Hallandale Beach gets a C+ for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 58% of U.S. towns, #71 of 638 in Florida. Most of that expected damage is hurricanes (66%), then river and rain flooding (28%). Flood insurance has paid 1,374 claims here since 1979.
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 stands out about Hallandale Beach’s natural hazards
From FEMA’s model and FEMA’s records, below.
What Hallandale Beach faces
Each hazard’s share of the building damage FEMA expects here, and how its rate compares with the rest of the country.
Hurricanes
River and rain flooding
Coastal flooding
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 Hallandale Beach’s grade
Hurricanes are 66% of the building damage FEMA expects in Hallandale Beach, and Hallandale Beach’s rate of hurricanes damage is in the top 7% of U.S. census tracts. Coastal flooding adds 5%, at a rate in the top 3% of U.S. census tracts.
C+ #71 of 638 in Florida; higher expected damage per building than 58% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Hallandale Beach’s residents live in 13 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
The typical Florida town has higher expected damage than 79% of U.S. towns; within the state, Hallandale Beach has less expected damage per building than 89% of Florida towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $10.3M a year in losses across Hallandale Beach: $8.5M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Hallandale Beach flood? Yes: 1,374 flood claims since 1979
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Hallandale Beach, from FEMA’s records: 47.7 per 1,000 homes, more than 92% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- The June South Florida Flooding225 claims · $22.1M
- The April Florida Flooding99 claims · $7.9M
- Hurricane Irene72 claims · $701K
Hallandale Beach is in FEMA’s Community Rating System (class 6) for its flood-proofing work.
Insurance rates: Broward County.15 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Hallandale Beach
Disasters that paid out in Hallandale Beach itself (aid to households or repair grants to the City of Hallandale Beach), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2024Hurricane Milton2 households applied for aid$30K to the City of Hallandale Beach for repairs225 flood claims paid that year
- 2023Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding169 households applied for aid$330K aid approved$105K to the City of Hallandale Beach for repairs104 flood claims paid that year
- 2022Hurricane Nicole$10K to the City of Hallandale Beach for repairs
- 2022Hurricane Ian$66K to the City of Hallandale Beach for repairs
- 2019Hurricane Dorian$97K to the City of Hallandale Beach for repairs97 flood claims paid that year
- 2017Hurricane Irma3,727 households applied for aid$1.4M aid approved$1.5M to the City of Hallandale Beach for repairs12 flood claims paid for it, $2.4M
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- 2016Hurricane Matthew$29K to the City of Hallandale Beach for repairs
- 2008Tropical Storm Fay$23K to the City of Hallandale Beach for repairs4 flood claims paid that year
- 2005Hurricane Wilma2,723 households applied for aid$1.7M aid approved$3.6M to the City of Hallandale Beach for repairs5 flood claims paid for it, $34K
- 2005Hurricane Katrina$376K to the City of Hallandale Beach for repairs
- 2004Hurricane Jeanne$31K to the City of Hallandale Beach for repairs
- 2004Hurricane Frances253 households applied for aid$422K aid approved$314K to the City of Hallandale Beach for repairs
- 2000Severe Storms and Flooding$1.3M to the City of Hallandale Beach for repairs322 flood claims paid that year
- 1999Fl-hurricane Irene-dr-req$120K to the City of Hallandale Beach for repairs72 flood claims paid for it, $701K
- 1999Hurricane Floyd Emergency Declarations$34K to the City of Hallandale Beach for repairs
Broward County has had 32 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often hurricanes and tropical storms, then severe storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
Also 1 FEMA wildfire suppression grant (Fire Management Assistance, not a disaster declaration) for fires in Broward County, 1999–1999.
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Hallandale Beach is 2nd of the 5 graded towns here, from least expected damage per building to most. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aventura | B−more damage than 50% | hurricanes | 236 |
| Hallandale Beach | C+more damage than 58% | hurricanes | 1,374 |
| Pembroke Park | Cmore damage than 71% | hurricanes | 85 |
| Ojus | C−more damage than 76% | hurricanes | 789 |
| Hollywood | C−more damage than 84% | river and rain flooding | 2,470 |
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 Hallandale Beach faces
A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.
- 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.
- 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.
- Know your evacuation zone and the way off the coast.
- Storm surge comes fast: leave when you’re told, not when the water arrives.
- Move cars to high ground before king tides and nor’easters.
- 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.
- Hallandale Beach residents get 20% off flood insurance.
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Questions about natural hazards in Hallandale Beach
Is Hallandale Beach at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Hallandale Beach has higher expected damage per building than 58% of U.S. towns: C+ for hazard risk, #71 of 638 in Florida. Most of the expected damage is hurricanes (66%) and river and rain flooding (28%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Hallandale Beach flood?
Flood insurance has paid 1,374 claims in Hallandale Beach since 1979, $62.6M in all, or 47.7 per 1,000 homes, more than 92% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. 225 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from June South Florida Flooding (225).
Is Hallandale Beach 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 Broward County, 76% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 19.2% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Hallandale Beach?
Hallandale Beach is in FEMA’s Community Rating System (class 6), which takes 20% off federal flood insurance policies for its flood-proofing work. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
What was the biggest storm in Hallandale Beach?
By FEMA money that reached Hallandale Beach, Hurricane Wilma (2005): 2,723 households applied for aid, $1.7M approved, and $3.6M to the City of Hallandale Beach for repairs. By flood claims, June South Florida Flooding: 225 paid, $22.1M.
Is Hallandale Beach at risk from hurricanes?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (66%), and Hallandale Beach’s rate for it is in the top 7% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Hallandale Beach.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Hallandale Beach’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.