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Natural hazards in Jewett · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Jewett

Jewett isn’t graded for hazard risk: Jewett has 402 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 31 claims here since 1979.

Flood claims
31
paid since 1979 · $227K
Flooded more than once
1
properties · 1 “severe repetitive loss”
Disasters paid out here
4
of 14 declared for Harrison County
By hazard

What Jewett 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

86%of expected building damage
About average · higher than 57% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once a year in the area
Smaller shares here
 Hail Tornadoes Strong wind Earthquakes Hurricanes Ice storms Winter storms 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 strong wind at 18% of Jewett’s expected losses. Strong wind does little damage to buildings (3.4%), 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 Jewett flood? Sometimes: 31 flood claims since 1979

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

Paid flood claims, by year
1979: 1 claim1980: 8 claims1981: 0 claims1982: 0 claims1983: 0 claims1984: 0 claims1985: 0 claims1986: 0 claims1987: 0 claims1988: 0 claims1989: 0 claims1990: 0 claims1991: 0 claims1992: 0 claims1993: 0 claims1994: 1 claim1995: 0 claims1996: 0 claims1997: 0 claims1998: 0 claims1999: 0 claims2000: 0 claims2001: 0 claims2002: 0 claims2003: 0 claims2004: 13 claims2005: 2 claims2006: 0 claims2007: 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: 2 claims2021: 0 claims2022: 4 claims2023: 0 claims2024: 0 claims2025: 0 claims2026: 0 claims198020042022
19792026
Biggest named events
  • Tropical Storm Ivan4 claims · $61K
31
paid claims since 1979
$227K
paid to owners
1
homes flooded more than once
$7K
average claim
Homes that flooded again and again
FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (1)Flooded 2+ times
of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

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

Insurance rates: Harrison County.
Disasters

4 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Jewett

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

  1. 2008Severe Wind Storm Associated with Tropical Depression Ike$6K to the Village of Jewett for repairs
  2. 2004Severe Storms and Flooding62 households applied for aid$178K aid approved$38K to the Village of Jewett for repairs
  3. 2004Severe Storms and Flooding8 households applied for aid$8K aid approved$9K to the Village of Jewett for repairs
  4. 2004Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides$34K to the Village of Jewett for repairs
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in JewettHarrison County only

Harrison County has had 14 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.

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Get ready for what Jewett 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
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Questions about natural hazards in Jewett

Does Jewett flood?

Flood insurance has paid 31 claims in Jewett since 1979, $227K in all. 1 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Tropical Storm Ivan (4).

Is Jewett 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 Harrison County, 12% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.4% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Jewett?

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

By FEMA money that reached Jewett, Severe Storms and Flooding (2004): 62 households applied for aid, $178K approved, and $38K to the Village of Jewett for repairs. By flood claims, Tropical Storm Ivan: 4 paid, $61K.

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