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Natural hazards in Bleecker · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Bleecker

Bleecker isn’t graded for hazard risk: Bleecker has 563 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2006.

Flood claims
1
paid since 2006 · $5K
Disasters paid out here
4
of 12 declared for Fulton County
By hazard

What Bleecker 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

92%of expected building damage
Above average · higher than 78% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once a year in the area
Smaller shares here
 Hurricanes Tornadoes Strong wind Earthquakes Ice storms Winter storms Lightning Hail Wildfire Cold waves Heat waves Landslides
FEMA models no building damage here
Coastal floodingAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic 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 Bleecker flood? Rarely: 1 flood claim since 2006

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Bleecker, from FEMA’s records.

Paid flood claims, by year
2006: 1 claim2007: 0 claims2008: 0 claims2009: 0 claims2010: 0 claims2011: 0 claims2012: 0 claims2013: 0 claims2014: 0 claims2015: 0 claims2016: 0 claims2017: 0 claims2018: 0 claims2019: 0 claims2020: 0 claims2021: 0 claims2022: 0 claims2023: 0 claims2024: 0 claims2025: 0 claims2026: 0 claims2006
20062026
1
paid claims since 2006
$5K
paid to owners
0
homes flooded more than once
$5K
average claim
of all homes are insured
No community discount

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

Insurance rates: Fulton County.
Disasters

4 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Bleecker

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

  1. 2017Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm$7K to the Town of Bleecker for repairs
  2. 2006Severe Storms and Flooding$35K to the Town of Bleecker for repairs1 flood claim paid that year
  3. 2003Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes$5K to the Town of Bleecker for repairs
  4. 2002Snowstorms$3K to the Town of Bleecker for repairs
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in BleeckerFulton County only

Fulton County has had 12 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then winter storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees; the 2001 World Trade Center declarations.

Were you here?

Old photos of Bleecker after a storm or flood belong in the town’s history. Add one, or share what you remember below.

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Next door

Bleecker and its neighbors

How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.

Johnstown: hazard risk A−Caroga: hazard risk C+Benson: not gradedMayfield: hazard risk B+JohnstownCarogaBensonMayfieldBleecker
Lowest fifthSecondMiddleFourthHighest fifth
TownHazard riskMostly (buildings)Flood claims
JohnstownA−less damage than 83%river and rain flooding1
MayfieldB+less damage than 68%river and rain flooding4
CarogaC+more damage than 59%river and rain flooding1
Benson—271 residents; we grade 1,000+

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.

Be ready

Get ready for what Bleecker faces

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

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 Bleecker

Does Bleecker flood?

Flood insurance has paid 1 claim in Bleecker since 2006, $5K in all.

Is Bleecker 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 Fulton County, 0.3% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.

How much is flood insurance in Bleecker?

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

By FEMA money that reached Bleecker, Severe Storms and Flooding (2006): $35K to the Town of Bleecker for repairs.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Bleecker.

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