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Natural hazards in Pomona Park · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Pomona Park

Pomona Park isn’t graded for hazard risk: Pomona Park has 755 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more.

Flood claims
0
paid since 1978 · $0
Disasters paid out here
9
of 26 declared for Putnam County
By hazard

What Pomona Park 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

57%of expected building damage
Well above average · higher than 84% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 2 years in the area

Hurricanes

32%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 8% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 4 years in the area
Smaller shares here
 Wildfire Coastal flooding top 3% Tornadoes Earthquakes Strong wind Lightning Hail Cold waves Heat waves Landslides
FEMA models no building damage here
Winter stormsIce stormsAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic 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 Pomona Park flood? No paid flood claims on record

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

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

Insurance rates: Putnam County.
What’s been done with FEMA grants
1building retrofitted against wind
Disasters

9 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Pomona Park

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

  1. 2024Hurricane Milton135 households applied for aid$100K aid approved$9K to the Town of Pomona Park for repairs
  2. 2024Hurricane Helene46 households applied for aid$75K aid approved
  3. 2022Hurricane Ian138 households applied for aid$44K aid approved
  4. 2017Hurricane Irma555 households applied for aid$204K aid approved
  5. 2016Hurricane Matthew62 households applied for aid$27K aid approved
  6. 2009Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds$2K to the Town of Pomona Park for repairs
Show all 9
  1. 2004Hurricane Jeanne119 households applied for aid$118K aid approved$4K to the Town of Pomona Park for repairs
  2. 2004Hurricane Frances234 households applied for aid$193K aid approved$7K to the Town of Pomona Park for repairs
  3. 2001Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding Associated with Tropical Storm Gabrielle$938 to the Town of Pomona Park for repairs
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in Pomona ParkPutnam County only

Putnam County has had 26 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 3 FEMA wildfire suppression grants (Fire Management Assistance, not a disaster declaration) for fires in Putnam County, 1999–2026.

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Be ready

Get ready for what Pomona Park 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 Pomona Park

Is Pomona Park 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 Putnam County, 20% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 2.6% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Pomona Park?

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

By FEMA money that reached Pomona Park, Hurricane Irma (2017): 555 households applied for aid, $204K approved.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Pomona Park.

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