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Natural hazards in Oriskany Falls · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Oriskany Falls

Oriskany Falls isn’t graded for hazard risk: Oriskany Falls has 600 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2006.

Flood claims
1
paid since 2006 · $17K
Disasters paid out here
6
of 21 declared for Oneida County
By hazard

What Oriskany Falls 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

93%of expected building damage
Above average · higher than 64% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about 2 times a year in the area
Smaller shares here
 Strong wind Ice storms Hurricanes Tornadoes Earthquakes Winter storms Hail Lightning Wildfire Cold waves Heat waves Landslides
FEMA models no building damage here
Coastal floodingAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity
People, not buildings.Counting harm to people as well as buildings, FEMA’s model puts cold waves at 8% of Oriskany Falls’ expected losses. Cold waves do little damage to buildings (0.0%), so they aren’t part of the grade.

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 Oriskany Falls flood? Rarely: 1 flood claim since 2006

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

Paid flood claims, by year
2006: 1 claim2007: 0 claims2008: 0 claims2009: 0 claims2010: 0 claims2011: 0 claims2012: 0 claims2013: 0 claims2014: 0 claims2015: 0 claims2016: 0 claims2017: 0 claims2018: 0 claims2019: 0 claims2020: 0 claims2021: 0 claims2022: 0 claims2023: 0 claims2024: 0 claims2025: 0 claims2026: 0 claims2006
20062026
1
paid claims since 2006
$17K
paid to owners
0
homes flooded more than once
$17K
average claim
of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

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

Insurance rates: Oneida County.
Disasters

6 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Oriskany Falls

Disasters that paid out in Oriskany Falls itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Village of Oriskany Falls), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.

  1. 2017Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm$4K to the Village of Oriskany Falls for repairs
  2. 2013Severe Storms and Flooding$6K to the Village of Oriskany Falls for repairs
  3. 2011Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee1 households applied for aid$1K aid approved$15K to the Village of Oriskany Falls for repairs
  4. 2006Severe Storms and Flooding8 households applied for aid$10K aid approved$4K to the Village of Oriskany Falls for repairs1 flood claim paid that year
  5. 2003Ice Storm2 households applied for aid$1K to the Village of Oriskany Falls for repairs
  6. 2000Severe Storms and Flooding$2K to the Village of Oriskany Falls for repairs
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in Oriskany FallsOneida County only

Oneida County has had 21 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often winter 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.

Were you here?

Old photos of Oriskany Falls 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

Oriskany Falls and its neighbors

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

Augusta: hazard risk BMarshall: hazard risk B+AugustaMarshallOriskany Falls
Lowest fifthSecondMiddleFourthHighest fifth
TownHazard riskMostly (buildings)Flood claims
MarshallB+less damage than 68%river and rain flooding1
AugustaBless damage than 64%river and rain flooding5

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 Oriskany Falls 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.
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Before you buy or rent
  • 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.
When a storm is coming
Forecast and alertsWeather →911, the nearest ERSafety →

Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.

Questions about natural hazards in Oriskany Falls

Does Oriskany Falls flood?

Flood insurance has paid 1 claim in Oriskany Falls since 2006, $17K in all.

Is Oriskany Falls 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 Oneida County, 20% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.6% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Oriskany Falls?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Oriskany Falls’ 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 Oriskany Falls?

By FEMA money that reached Oriskany Falls, Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee (2011): 1 households applied for aid, $1K approved, and $15K to the Village of Oriskany Falls for repairs.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Oriskany Falls.

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