Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0Storms, floods and disasters in Sodus Point
Sodus Point isn’t graded for hazard risk: FEMA’s tract figures aren’t matched to Sodus Point yet. Flood insurance has paid 48 claims here since 1984.
What Sodus Point 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 Sodus Point flood? Sometimes: 48 flood claims since 1984
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Sodus Point, from FEMA’s records.
Sodus Point isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Wayne County.3 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Sodus Point
Disasters that paid out in Sodus Point itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Village of Sodus Point), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2017Flooding$233K to the Village of Sodus Point for repairs20 flood claims paid that year
- 2003Ice Storm24 households applied for aid$15K aid approved$65K to the Village of Sodus Point for repairs
- 1999Snow$3K to the Village of Sodus Point for repairs
Wayne County has had 11 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often winter 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.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sodus | Aless damage than 85% | river and rain flooding | 8 |
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 Sodus Point 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 Sodus Point
Does Sodus Point flood?
Flood insurance has paid 48 claims in Sodus Point since 1984, $916K in all. 5 properties have flooded more than once.
Is Sodus Point 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 Wayne County, 0.4% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.
How much is flood insurance in Sodus Point?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Sodus Point’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 Sodus Point?
By FEMA money that reached Sodus Point, Flooding (2017): $233K to the Village of Sodus Point for repairs.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Sodus Point.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Sodus Point’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.