Storms, floods and disasters in Schall Circle
Schall Circle isn’t graded for hazard risk: Schall Circle has 467 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 2 claims here since 1999.
What Schall Circle 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.
Does Schall Circle flood? Rarely: 2 flood claims since 1999
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Schall Circle, from FEMA’s records.
- Hurricane Irene2 claims · $24K
Schall Circle 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 Schall Circle remembers
None of the 29 disasters declared for Palm Beach County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Schall Circle itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 19992 flood claims paidThe year of Fl-hurricane Irene-dr-req, 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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Add to the Schall Circle archive →Get ready for what Schall Circle 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 Schall Circle
Does Schall Circle flood?
Flood insurance has paid 2 claims in Schall Circle since 1999, $24K in all. The most claims came from Hurricane Irene (2).
Is Schall Circle 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 Schall Circle?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Schall Circle’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 Schall Circle?
By flood claims, Hurricane Irene: 2 paid, $24K.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Schall Circle.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Schall Circle’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.