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Natural hazards in Lyncourt · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Lyncourt

Lyncourt isn’t graded for hazard risk: Lyncourt is a Census area inside a town, graded with the town. Flood insurance has paid 3 claims here since 1993.

Flood claims

paid since 1993 · $22K

Disasters paid out here

of 13 declared for Onondaga County

By hazard

What Lyncourt 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

77%of expected building damage

Well below average · lower than 83% of U.S. census tracts

Recorded about once a year in the area

Earthquakes

8%of expected building damage

About average · higher than 55% of U.S. census tracts

Strong wind

5%of expected building damage

Well above average · higher than 85% of U.S. census tracts

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Smaller shares here

Ice storms Tornadoes Hurricanes Hail Winter storms Wildfire Cold waves Heat waves Landslides Lightning

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 Lyncourt flood? Rarely: 3 flood claims since 1993

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

Paid flood claims, by year

19932015

19932026

paid claims since 1993

$22K

paid to owners

homes flooded more than once

$7K

average claim

of homes in flood zones are insured

of all homes are insured

No community discount

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

Insurance rates: Onondaga County.

Disasters

The storms Lyncourt remembers

None of the 13 disasters declared for Onondaga County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Lyncourt itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.

20152 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
19931 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Blizzard, declared for Onondaga County

Disasters declared, by decade

Paid out in LyncourtOnondaga County only

Onondaga County has had 13 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often floods, 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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Old photos of Lyncourt 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

Lyncourt and its neighbors

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

SyracuseSalinaDeWittLyncourt

Lowest fifthSecondMiddleFourthHighest fifth

Town	Hazard risk	Mostly (buildings)	Flood claims
Salina	Aless damage than 92%	river and rain flooding	12
DeWitt	Aless damage than 90%	river and rain flooding	48
Syracuse	B⁺less damage than 69%	river and rain flooding	93

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 Lyncourt 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.

Questions about natural hazards in Lyncourt

Does Lyncourt flood?

Flood insurance has paid 3 claims in Lyncourt since 1993, $22K in all.

Is Lyncourt 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 Onondaga County, 28% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.7% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Lyncourt?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Lyncourt’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Lyncourt.

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

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