On FEMA’s figures, Juno Ridge faces about as much hazard damage per building as the typical U.S. town, mostly from hurricanes
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Juno Ridge gets a B− for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 54% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is hurricanes (72%), then river and rain flooding (23%). Flood insurance has paid 16 claims here since 1978.
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 Juno Ridge 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
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 Juno Ridge’s grade
Hurricanes are 72% of the building damage FEMA expects in Juno Ridge, and Juno Ridge’s rate of hurricanes damage is in the top 7% of U.S. census tracts. Coastal flooding adds 2%, at a rate in the top 4% of U.S. census tracts.
B− higher expected damage per building than 54% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Juno Ridge’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $374K a year in losses across Juno Ridge: $341K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Juno Ridge flood? Sometimes: 16 flood claims since 1978
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Juno Ridge, from FEMA’s records: 23.8 per 1,000 homes, more than 86% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- The Blizzard of 19934 claims · $30K
- Hurricane Irene1 claim · $4K
Juno Ridge isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Palm Beach County.The storms Juno Ridge remembers
None of the 29 disasters declared for Palm Beach County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Juno Ridge itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 19995 flood claims paidThe year of Fl-hurricane Irene-dr-req, declared for Palm Beach County
- 19934 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
- 19953 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Flooding, declared for Palm Beach County
Palm Beach County has had 29 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often hurricanes and tropical storms, then winter 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 Palm Beach County, 1999–1999.
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Juno Ridge has the lowest expected damage per building of the 2 graded towns here. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juno Ridge | B−more damage than 54% | hurricanes | 16 |
| Palm Beach Gardens | Cmore damage than 70% | hurricanes | 171 |
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 Juno Ridge 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.
- 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.
Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.
Questions about natural hazards in Juno Ridge
Is Juno Ridge at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Juno Ridge has higher expected damage per building than 54% of U.S. towns: B− for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is hurricanes (72%) and river and rain flooding (23%). 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 Juno Ridge flood?
Flood insurance has paid 16 claims in Juno Ridge since 1978, $117K in all, or 23.8 per 1,000 homes, more than 86% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. The most claims came from Blizzard of 1993 (4).
Is Juno Ridge 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 Palm Beach County, 43% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 13.0% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Juno Ridge?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Juno Ridge’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 Juno Ridge?
By flood claims, Blizzard of 1993: 4 paid, $30K.
Is Juno Ridge at risk from hurricanes?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (72%), and Juno Ridge’s rate for it is in the top 7% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Juno Ridge.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Juno Ridge’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.