Storms, floods and disasters in Granger
Granger isn’t graded for hazard risk: Granger has 614 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 2 claims here since 1996.
What Granger 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.
Does Granger flood? Rarely: 2 flood claims since 1996
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Granger, from FEMA’s records.
Granger isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Allegany County.7 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Granger
Disasters that paid out in Granger itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Town of Granger), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2021Remnants of Tropical Storm Fred$154K to the Town of Granger for repairs
- 2014Severe Storms and Flooding$142K to the Town of Granger for repairs
- 2011Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds$56K to the Town of Granger for repairs
- 2004Severe Storms and Flooding$30K to the Town of Granger for repairs
- 2004Severe Storms and Flooding$33K to the Town of Granger for repairs
- 2003Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes$211K to the Town of Granger for repairs
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- 2000Severe Storms and Flooding$87K to the Town of Granger for repairs
Allegany County has had 19 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; 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.
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 Granger 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.
Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.
Questions about natural hazards in Granger
Does Granger flood?
Flood insurance has paid 2 claims in Granger since 1996, $18K in all.
Is Granger 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 Allegany County, 0.9% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.
How much is flood insurance in Granger?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Granger’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 Granger?
By FEMA money that reached Granger, Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes (2003): $211K to the Town of Granger for repairs.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Granger.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Granger’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.