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Natural hazards in Eagle Nest · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Eagle Nest

Eagle Nest isn’t graded for hazard risk: Eagle Nest has 451 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more.

Flood claims
0
paid since 1978 · $0
Disasters paid out here
1
of 8 declared for Colfax County
By hazard

What Eagle Nest faces

Each hazard’s share of the building damage FEMA expects here, and how its rate compares with the rest of the country.

Wildfire

56%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 1% of U.S. census tracts

River and rain flooding

41%of expected building damage
Above average · higher than 77% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once a year in the area
Smaller shares here
 Hail Earthquakes Tornadoes Winter storms Strong wind Landslides top 4% Ice storms Cold waves Heat waves Lightning Avalanches top 0%
FEMA models no building damage here
Coastal floodingHurricanesTsunamisVolcanic activity

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.

Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.
Flood insurance claims

Does Eagle Nest flood? No paid flood claims on record

FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Eagle Nest. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.

of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

Eagle Nest isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: Colfax County.
Disasters

1 federal disaster brought FEMA money to Eagle Nest

Disasters that paid out in Eagle Nest itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Village of Eagle Nest), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.

  1. 2022Wildfires, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Mudflows, and Debris Flows7 households applied for aid$783K to the Village of Eagle Nest for repairs
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in Eagle NestColfax County only

Colfax County has had 8 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.

Also 7 FEMA wildfire suppression grants (Fire Management Assistance, not a disaster declaration) for fires in Colfax County, 2002–2022.

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Get ready for what Eagle Nest faces

A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.

Wildfire
  • Clear dead leaves and brush within 5 feet of the house.
  • Sign up for local alerts and know two ways out.
  • Keep N95 masks for smoky days.
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When the river rises
  • 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.
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Before you buy or rent
  • 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.
When a storm is coming
Forecast and alertsWeather →911, the nearest ERSafety →

Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.

Questions about natural hazards in Eagle Nest

Is Eagle Nest 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 Colfax County, 7% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.3% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Eagle Nest?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Eagle Nest’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 Eagle Nest?

By FEMA money that reached Eagle Nest, Wildfires, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Mudflows, and Debris Flows (2022): 7 households applied for aid, $0 approved, and $783K to the Village of Eagle Nest for repairs.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Eagle Nest.

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Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Eagle Nest’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.