Storms, floods and disasters in North Lakeville
North Lakeville isn’t graded for hazard risk: North Lakeville is a Census area inside a town, graded with the town. Flood insurance has paid 10 claims here since 1990.
What North Lakeville 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
Hurricanes
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 North Lakeville flood? Sometimes: 10 flood claims since 1990
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in North Lakeville, from FEMA’s records.
- The March 2010 nor’easter8 claims · $128K
North Lakeville isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Plymouth County.The storms North Lakeville remembers
None of the 25 disasters declared for Plymouth County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching North Lakeville itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 20108 flood claims paidThe year of Hurricane Earl, declared for Plymouth County
- 19901 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
- 20061 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
Plymouth County has had 25 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.
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How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeville | A−less damage than 79% | river and rain flooding | 32 |
| Middleborough | B+less damage than 72% | river and rain flooding | 14 |
| Taunton | B+less damage than 70% | river and rain flooding | 67 |
| Middleborough Center | — | a Census area inside a town; graded with the town | |
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 North Lakeville 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.
- 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.
- 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 North Lakeville
Does North Lakeville flood?
Flood insurance has paid 10 claims in North Lakeville since 1990, $137K in all. The most claims came from March 2010 Nor'easter (8).
Is North Lakeville 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 Plymouth County, 52% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 4.3% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in North Lakeville?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for North Lakeville’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 North Lakeville?
By flood claims, March 2010 Nor'easter: 8 paid, $128K.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in North Lakeville.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where North Lakeville’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.