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Natural hazards in Mule Barn · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Mule Barn

Mule Barn isn’t graded for hazard risk: FEMA’s tract figures aren’t matched to Mule Barn yet.

Flood claims
0
paid since 1978 · $0
Disasters paid out here
0
of 23 declared for Pawnee County
By hazard

What Mule Barn 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

0%of expected building damage
Well below average · among the lowest of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once a year in the area
Smaller shares here
FEMA models no building damage here
River and rain floodingCoastal floodingHurricanesTornadoesHailStrong windEarthquakesWildfireWinter stormsIce stormsCold wavesHeat wavesLandslidesLightningAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity

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 Mule Barn flood? No paid flood claims on record

FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Mule Barn. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.

of all homes are insured
No community discount

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

Insurance rates: Pawnee County.
Disasters

The storms Mule Barn remembers

None of the 23 disasters declared for Pawnee County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Mule Barn itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.

Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in Mule BarnPawnee County only

Pawnee County has had 23 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.

Also 6 FEMA wildfire suppression grants (Fire Management Assistance, not a disaster declaration) for fires in Pawnee County, 2011–2025.

Be ready

Get ready for what Mule Barn 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 Mule Barn

Is Mule Barn 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 Pawnee County, 0.0% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.

How much is flood insurance in Mule Barn?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Mule Barn’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Mule Barn.

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