Storms, floods and disasters in Newark Valley
Newark Valley isn’t graded for hazard risk: FEMA’s tract figures aren’t matched to Newark Valley yet. Flood insurance has paid 16 claims here since 2010.
What Newark Valley 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 Newark Valley flood? Sometimes: 16 flood claims since 2010
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Newark Valley, from FEMA’s records.
- Tropical Storm Lee6 claims · $139K
Newark Valley isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Tioga County.8 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Newark Valley
Disasters that paid out in Newark Valley itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Village of Newark Valley), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2019Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding$22K to the Village of Newark Valley for repairs2 flood claims paid that year
- 2017Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm$4K to the Village of Newark Valley for repairs
- 2011Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee178 households applied for aid$652K aid approved$75K to the Village of Newark Valley for repairs6 flood claims paid for it, $139K
- 2011Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds$14K to the Village of Newark Valley for repairs
- 2006Severe Storms and Flooding$2K to the Village of Newark Valley for repairs
- 2006Severe Storms and Flooding4 households applied for aid$10K aid approved
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- 2005Severe Storms and Flooding7 households applied for aid$9K aid approved$15K to the Village of Newark Valley for repairs
- 2002Snowstorms$3K to the Village of Newark Valley for repairs
Tioga County has had 20 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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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 Newark Valley
Does Newark Valley flood?
Flood insurance has paid 16 claims in Newark Valley since 2010, $295K in all. 2 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Tropical Storm Lee (6).
Is Newark Valley 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 Tioga County, 28% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 2.6% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Newark Valley?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Newark Valley’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 Newark Valley?
By FEMA money that reached Newark Valley, Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee (2011): 178 households applied for aid, $652K approved, and $75K to the Village of Newark Valley for repairs. By flood claims, Tropical Storm Lee: 6 paid, $139K.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Newark Valley.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Newark Valley’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.