Storms, floods and disasters in Tannersville
Tannersville isn’t graded for hazard risk: Tannersville has 759 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 14 claims here since 1980.
What Tannersville 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
Hurricanes
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 Tannersville flood? Sometimes: 14 flood claims since 1980
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Tannersville, from FEMA’s records.
- Hurricane Irene4 claims · $157K
- The Torrential rain1 claim · $20K
Tannersville 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.8 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Tannersville
Disasters that paid out in Tannersville itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Village of Tannersville), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2011Hurricane Irene52 households applied for aid$125K aid approved$183K to the Village of Tannersville for repairs4 flood claims paid for it, $157K
- 2008Severe Winter Storm$18K to the Village of Tannersville for repairs
- 2007Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding$6K to the Village of Tannersville for repairs
- 2006Severe Storms and Flooding$11K to the Village of Tannersville for repairs
- 2005Severe Storms and Flooding$181K to the Village of Tannersville for repairs1 flood claim paid that year
- 2003Snow$3K to the Village of Tannersville for repairs
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- 2002Snowstorms$4K to the Village of Tannersville for repairs
- 1999Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations$3K to the Village of Tannersville for repairs
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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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.
- The season runs June through November and peaks from mid-August to mid-October.
- Bring in porch furniture and anything the wind can throw.
- Fill the gas tank and charge phones before the storm arrives.
- 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 Tannersville
Does Tannersville flood?
Flood insurance has paid 14 claims in Tannersville since 1980, $226K in all. The most claims came from Hurricane Irene (4).
Is Tannersville 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 Tannersville?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Tannersville’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 Tannersville?
By FEMA money that reached Tannersville, Hurricane Irene (2011): 52 households applied for aid, $125K approved, and $183K to the Village of Tannersville for repairs. By flood claims, Hurricane Irene: 4 paid, $157K.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Tannersville.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Tannersville’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.