Jewett Presbyterian Church Complex · Photo: RobertDrake2015 · CC BY-SA 3.0Storms, floods and disasters in Jewett
Jewett isn’t graded for hazard risk: FEMA’s tract figures aren’t matched to Jewett yet. Flood insurance has paid 23 claims here since 1984.
What Jewett 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 Jewett flood? Sometimes: 23 flood claims since 1984
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Jewett, from FEMA’s records.
- Hurricane Irene10 claims · $285K
- Hurricane Floyd2 claims · $11K
- The Torrential rain1 claim · $9K
Jewett isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Greene County.11 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Jewett
Disasters that paid out in Jewett itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Town of Jewett), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2017Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm$16K to the Town of Jewett for repairs
- 2011Hurricane Irene36 households applied for aid$26K aid approved$936K to the Town of Jewett for repairs10 flood claims paid for it, $285K
- 2008Severe Winter Storm$29K to the Town of Jewett for repairs
- 2008Severe Winter Storm$19K to the Town of Jewett for repairs
- 2007Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding$60K to the Town of Jewett for repairs
- 2006Severe Storms and Flooding$11K to the Town of Jewett for repairs2 flood claims paid that year
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- 2005Severe Storms and Flooding$187K to the Town of Jewett for repairs2 flood claims paid that year
- 2003Snow$9K to the Town of Jewett for repairs
- 2002Snowstorms$19K to the Town of Jewett for repairs
- 2000Severe Storms and Flooding$9K to the Town of Jewett for repairs
- 1999Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations$42K to the Town of Jewett for repairs2 flood claims paid for it, $11K
Greene County has had 20 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.
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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 Jewett 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 Jewett
Does Jewett flood?
Flood insurance has paid 23 claims in Jewett since 1984, $357K in all. 5 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Hurricane Irene (10).
Is Jewett 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 Greene County, 22% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 1.1% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Jewett?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Jewett’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 Jewett?
By FEMA money that reached Jewett, Hurricane Irene (2011): 36 households applied for aid, $26K approved, and $936K to the Town of Jewett for repairs. By flood claims, Hurricane Irene: 10 paid, $285K.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Jewett.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Jewett’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.