Photo: RCorby · CC BY-SA 4.0More hazard damage per building is expected in Haysville than in 88% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Haysville gets a D for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 88% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (86%). Flood insurance has paid 5 claims here since 1993.
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 Haysville’s natural hazards
From FEMA’s model and FEMA’s records, below.
What Haysville 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
Tornadoes
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 Haysville’s grade
River and rain flooding is 86% of the building damage FEMA expects in Haysville, and Haysville’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is in the top 6% of U.S. census tracts. Tornadoes add 7%, at a rate in the top 9% of U.S. census tracts.
D #150 of 151 in Kansas; higher expected damage per building than 88% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Haysville’s residents live in 5 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
The typical Kansas town has higher expected damage than 54% of U.S. towns; within the state, Haysville has more expected damage per building than 99% of Kansas towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $6.1M a year in losses across Haysville: $3.7M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Haysville flood? Rarely: 5 flood claims since 1993
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Haysville, from FEMA’s records: 1.2 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 75% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Haysville is in FEMA’s Community Rating System (class 7) for its flood-proofing work.
Insurance rates: Sedgwick County.5 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Haysville
Disasters that paid out in Haysville itself (aid to households or repair grants to the City of Haysville), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2016Severe Storms and Flooding$26K to the City of Haysville for repairs1 flood claim paid that year
- 2012Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding$72K to the City of Haysville for repairs
- 2007Severe Winter Storms$4K to the City of Haysville for repairs1 flood claim paid that year
- 2005Severe Winter Storms, Heavy Rains, and Flooding$97K to the City of Haysville for repairs
- 1999Severe Storms and Tornadoes$349K to the City of Haysville for repairs
Sedgwick County has had 13 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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Haysville is 3rd of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wichita | C+more damage than 60% | river and rain flooding | 389 |
| Riverside Township | Dmore damage than 86% | river and rain flooding | 8 |
| Haysville | Dmore damage than 88% | river and rain flooding | 5 |
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 Haysville faces
A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.
- 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.
- 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.
- Haysville residents get 15% off flood insurance.
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Questions about natural hazards in Haysville
Is Haysville at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Haysville has higher expected damage per building than 88% of U.S. towns: D for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (86%) and tornadoes (7%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Haysville flood?
Flood insurance has paid 5 claims in Haysville since 1993, $65K in all, or 1.2 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 75% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Is Haysville 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 Sedgwick County, 16% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.4% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Haysville?
Haysville is in FEMA’s Community Rating System (class 7), which takes 15% 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 Haysville?
By FEMA money that reached Haysville, Severe Storms and Tornadoes (1999): $349K to the City of Haysville for repairs.
Is Haysville at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (86%), and Haysville’s rate for it is in the top 6% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Haysville.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Haysville’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.