Photo: AllenS · Public domainLess hazard damage per building is expected in Anthony than in 92% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Anthony gets an A for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 92% of U.S. towns, #4 of 73 in New Mexico. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (91%). 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 Anthony 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
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 Anthony’s grade
River and rain flooding is 91% of the building damage FEMA expects in Anthony, and Anthony’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 66% of U.S. census tracts.
A #4 of 73 in New Mexico; lower expected damage per building than 92% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Anthony’s residents live in 3 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
The typical New Mexico town has higher expected damage than 71% of U.S. towns; within the state, Anthony has less expected damage per building than 96% of New Mexico towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.2M a year in losses across Anthony: $748K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Anthony flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Anthony. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Anthony isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Dona Ana County.3 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Anthony
Disasters that paid out in Anthony itself (aid to households or repair grants to the City of Anthony), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2025Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides21 households applied for aid$313K aid approved
- 2013Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides$7K to the City of Anthony for repairs
- 2006Severe Storms and Flooding67 households applied for aid$27K aid approved
Dona Ana County has had 7 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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Anthony is 2nd of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony | A+less damage than 98% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Anthony | Aless damage than 92% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
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 Anthony 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.
- 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 Anthony
Is Anthony at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Anthony has lower expected damage per building than 92% of U.S. towns: A for hazard risk, #4 of 73 in New Mexico. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (91%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Is Anthony 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 Dona Ana County, 16% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 1.2% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Anthony?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Anthony’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 Anthony?
By FEMA money that reached Anthony, Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides (2025): 21 households applied for aid, $313K approved.
Is Anthony at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (91%), and Anthony’s rate for it is lower than 66% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Anthony.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Anthony’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.