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Natural hazards in Walton Park · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Walton Park

Walton Park isn’t graded for hazard risk: Walton Park is a Census area inside a town, graded with the town. Flood insurance has paid 15 claims here since 1979.

Flood claims
15
paid since 1979 · $56K
Disasters paid out here
0
of 25 declared for Orange County
By hazard

What Walton Park 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

76%of expected building damage
Below average · lower than 71% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about 3 times a year in the area

Hurricanes

16%of expected building damage
Well above average · higher than 82% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 12 years in the area
Smaller shares here
 Earthquakes Tornadoes Strong wind Ice storms Winter storms Hail Wildfire Landslides Lightning Cold waves Heat waves Avalanches top 2%
FEMA models no building damage here
Coastal floodingTsunamisVolcanic activity
People, not buildings.Counting harm to people as well as buildings, FEMA’s model puts cold waves at 10% of Walton Park’s 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 Walton Park flood? Sometimes: 15 flood claims since 1979

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

Paid flood claims, by year
1979: 6 claims1980: 2 claims1981: 1 claim1982: 0 claims1983: 0 claims1984: 1 claim1985: 0 claims1986: 0 claims1987: 0 claims1988: 0 claims1989: 0 claims1990: 0 claims1991: 0 claims1992: 0 claims1993: 0 claims1994: 0 claims1995: 0 claims1996: 0 claims1997: 0 claims1998: 0 claims1999: 0 claims2000: 0 claims2001: 0 claims2002: 0 claims2003: 0 claims2004: 1 claim2005: 1 claim2006: 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: 1 claim2024: 0 claims2025: 1 claim2026: 0 claims197919801981
19792026
Biggest named events
  • The Vermont/New York Flooding1 claim · $5K
  • The Torrential rain1 claim · $11K
15
paid claims since 1979
$56K
paid to owners
0
homes flooded more than once
$4K
average claim
of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

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

Insurance rates: Orange County.
Disasters

The storms Walton Park remembers

None of the 25 disasters declared for Orange County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Walton Park itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.

  1. 19796 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
  2. 19802 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
  3. 19811 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in Walton ParkOrange County only

Orange County has had 25 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then hurricanes and tropical storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees; the 2001 World Trade Center declarations.

Also 2 FEMA wildfire suppression grants (Fire Management Assistance, not a disaster declaration) for fires in Orange County, 1999–2024.

Were you here?

Old photos of Walton Park 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

Walton Park and its neighbors

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

Monroe: hazard risk AMonroe: hazard risk AChester: hazard risk A−MonroeMonroeChesterWalton Park
Lowest fifthSecondMiddleFourthHighest fifth
TownHazard riskMostly (buildings)Flood claims
MonroeAless damage than 87%river and rain flooding82
MonroeAless damage than 86%river and rain flooding52
ChesterA−less damage than 80%river and rain flooding85

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 Walton Park 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.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Hurricane season
  • 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.
More from Ready.gov ↗
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 Walton Park

Does Walton Park flood?

Flood insurance has paid 15 claims in Walton Park since 1979, $56K in all. The most claims came from Vermont/New York Flooding (1).

Is Walton Park 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 Orange County, 31% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.9% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Walton Park?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Walton Park’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 Walton Park?

By flood claims, Vermont/New York Flooding: 1 paid, $5K.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Walton Park.

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