Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Storms, floods and disasters in Grand View-on-Hudson
Grand View-on-Hudson isn’t graded for hazard risk: Grand View-on-Hudson has 226 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 28 claims here since 1980.
What Grand View-on-Hudson 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
Earthquakes
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 Grand View-on-Hudson flood? Sometimes: 28 flood claims since 1980
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Grand View-on-Hudson, from FEMA’s records.
- Hurricane Sandy11 claims · $1.1M
- Hurricane Irene3 claims · $62K
- Hurricane Floyd2 claims · $4K
Grand View-on-Hudson isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Rockland County.6 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Grand View-on-Hudson
Disasters that paid out in Grand View-on-Hudson itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Village of Grand View-on-Hudson), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2021Remnants of Hurricane Ida6 households applied for aid$11K aid approved$6K to the Village of Grand View-on-Hudson for repairs
- 2020Tropical Storm Isaias$8K to the Village of Grand View-on-Hudson for repairs
- 2012Hurricane Sandy8 households applied for aid$13K aid approved$3.8M to the Village of Grand View-on-Hudson for repairs11 flood claims paid for it, $1.1M
- 2010Severe Storms and Flooding$5K to the Village of Grand View-on-Hudson for repairs
- 2007Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding$9K to the Village of Grand View-on-Hudson for repairs1 flood claim paid that year
- 1999Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations$8K to the Village of Grand View-on-Hudson for repairs2 flood claims paid for it, $4K
Rockland County has had 21 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; the 2001 World Trade Center declarations.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piermont | C−more damage than 84% | river and rain flooding | 107 |
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 Grand View-on-Hudson 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.
- Drop, cover and hold on.
- Strap tall furniture and the water heater to the wall.
- Know how to shut off the gas.
- 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 Grand View-on-Hudson
Does Grand View-on-Hudson flood?
Flood insurance has paid 28 claims in Grand View-on-Hudson since 1980, $1.3M in all. 4 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Hurricane Sandy (11).
Is Grand View-on-Hudson 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 Rockland County, 50% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 1.3% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Grand View-on-Hudson?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Grand View-on-Hudson’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 Grand View-on-Hudson?
By FEMA money that reached Grand View-on-Hudson, Hurricane Sandy (2012): 8 households applied for aid, $13K approved, and $3.8M to the Village of Grand View-on-Hudson for repairs. By flood claims, Hurricane Sandy: 11 paid, $1.1M.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Grand View-on-Hudson.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Grand View-on-Hudson’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.