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Natural hazards in Linesville · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Linesville

Linesville isn’t graded for hazard risk: FEMA’s tract figures aren’t matched to Linesville yet. Flood insurance has paid 2 claims here since 2014.

Flood claims
2
paid since 2014 · $11K
Disasters paid out here
3
of 12 declared for Crawford County
By hazard

What Linesville 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
Below average · lower than 69% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about 2 times a year in the area
Smaller shares here
 Strong wind Tornadoes Hurricanes Earthquakes Winter storms Hail Ice storms Wildfire Cold waves Lightning Heat waves Landslides
FEMA models no building damage here
Coastal floodingAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic 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 Linesville flood? Rarely: 2 flood claims since 2014

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

Paid flood claims, by year
2014: 2 claims2015: 0 claims2016: 0 claims2017: 0 claims2018: 0 claims2019: 0 claims2020: 0 claims2021: 0 claims2022: 0 claims2023: 0 claims2024: 0 claims2025: 0 claims2026: 0 claims2014
20142026
2
paid claims since 2014
$11K
paid to owners
0
homes flooded more than once
$6K
average claim
of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

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

Insurance rates: Crawford County.
Disasters

3 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Linesville

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

  1. 2004Tropical Depression Ivan1 households applied for aid$1K aid approved
  2. 2004Severe Storms and Flooding Associated with Tropical Depression Frances12 households applied for aid$18K aid approved
  3. 2003Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding3 households applied for aid$669 aid approved
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in LinesvilleCrawford County only

Crawford County has had 12 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then floods. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.

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Be ready

Get ready for what Linesville 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 →

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Questions about natural hazards in Linesville

Does Linesville flood?

Flood insurance has paid 2 claims in Linesville since 2014, $11K in all.

Is Linesville 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 Crawford County, 12% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.7% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Linesville?

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

By FEMA money that reached Linesville, Severe Storms and Flooding Associated with Tropical Depression Frances (2004): 12 households applied for aid, $18K approved.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Linesville.

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