St. Anne's Episcopal Church · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainOn FEMA’s figures, Anna faces more hazard damage per building than 82% of U.S. towns, led by earthquakes
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Anna gets a C− for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 82% of U.S. towns, #684 of 768 in Illinois. Most of that expected damage is earthquakes (48%), then river and rain flooding (31%). FEMA’s files show no paid flood insurance claims here.
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 Anna faces
Each hazard’s share of the building damage FEMA expects here, and how its rate compares with the rest of the country.
Earthquakes
River and rain flooding
Tornadoes
Strong wind
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 Anna’s grade
Earthquakes are 48% of the building damage FEMA expects in Anna, and Anna’s rate of earthquakes damage is in the top 10% of U.S. census tracts. Tornadoes add 11%, at a rate in the top 5% of U.S. census tracts.
C− #684 of 768 in Illinois; higher expected damage per building than 82% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Anna’s residents live in 3 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
The typical Illinois town has higher expected damage than 54% of U.S. towns; within the state, Anna has more expected damage per building than 89% of Illinois towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $4.0M a year in losses across Anna: $2.0M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Anna flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Anna. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Anna isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Union County.3 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Anna
Disasters that paid out in Anna itself (aid to households or repair grants to the City of Anna), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2009Severe Winter Storm$32K to the City of Anna for repairs
- 2004Record/near Record Snow$6K to the City of Anna for repairs
- 2003Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding2 households applied for aid$6K aid approved
Union County has had 12 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then floods. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
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Anna 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anna | C−more damage than 82% | earthquakes | 0 |
| Jonesboro | C−more damage than 84% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
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 Anna faces
A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.
- Drop, cover and hold on.
- Strap tall furniture and the water heater to the wall.
- Know how to shut off the gas.
- 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.
- Pick your spot now: the lowest floor, an inside room, no windows.
- A watch means be ready; a warning means take cover now.
- Keep shoes and a flashlight by the bed.
- Trim dead limbs over the house and driveway.
- Tie down trash cans and outdoor furniture.
- Stay clear of downed lines and call the utility.
- 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.
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Questions about natural hazards in Anna
Is Anna at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Anna has higher expected damage per building than 82% of U.S. towns: C− for hazard risk, #684 of 768 in Illinois. Most of the expected damage is earthquakes (48%) and river and rain flooding (31%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Is Anna 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 Union County, 11% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.9% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Anna?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Anna’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 Anna?
By FEMA money that reached Anna, Severe Winter Storm (2009): $32K to the City of Anna for repairs.
Is Anna at risk from earthquakes?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (48%), and Anna’s rate for it is in the top 10% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Anna.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Anna’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.