Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0Storms, floods and disasters in Inglewood
Inglewood isn’t graded for hazard risk: Inglewood has 511 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 18 claims here since 2019.
What Inglewood 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
Hail
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 Inglewood flood? Sometimes: 18 flood claims since 2019
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Inglewood, from FEMA’s records.
- The March 2019 Midwest Flooding18 claims · $335K
Inglewood isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Dodge County.1 federal disaster brought FEMA money to Inglewood
Disasters that paid out in Inglewood itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Village of Inglewood), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2019Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding9 households applied for aid$25K aid approved18 flood claims paid that year
Dodge County has had 18 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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How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont | C−more damage than 84% | river and rain flooding | 381 |
| Platte Township | Dmore damage than 86% | river and rain flooding | 334 |
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 Inglewood 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.
- Park in a garage or under cover when storms are forecast.
- Stay away from windows while it falls.
- Photograph roof and car damage for your insurer.
- 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 Inglewood
Does Inglewood flood?
Flood insurance has paid 18 claims in Inglewood since 2019, $335K in all. The most claims came from March 2019 Midwest Flooding (18).
Is Inglewood 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 Dodge County, 18% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 4.1% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Inglewood?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Inglewood’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 Inglewood?
By FEMA money that reached Inglewood, Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding (2019): 9 households applied for aid, $25K approved. By flood claims, March 2019 Midwest Flooding: 18 paid, $335K.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Inglewood.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Inglewood’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.