On FEMA’s figures, Blue Mound faces less hazard damage per building than 71% of U.S. towns, led by river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Blue Mound gets a B+ for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 71% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (47%), then hail (35%). Flood insurance has paid 2 claims here since 1996.
Graded on FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value (NRI v1.20, December 2025), weighted by where residents live; flood claims are shown, not graded. How hazard risk is graded
What stands out about Blue Mound’s natural hazards
From FEMA’s model and FEMA’s records, below.
What Blue Mound 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
Hail
Tornadoes
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.
What’s behind Blue Mound’s grade
River and rain flooding is 47% of the building damage FEMA expects in Blue Mound, and Blue Mound’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 85% of U.S. census tracts. Hail adds 35%, at a rate in the top 2% of U.S. census tracts.
B+ lower expected damage per building than 71% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Blue Mound’s residents live in 2 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $674K a year in losses across Blue Mound: $460K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Blue Mound flood? Rarely: 2 flood claims since 1996
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Blue Mound, from FEMA’s records: 2.5 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 57% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Blue Mound isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Tarrant County.The storms Blue Mound remembers
None of the 21 disasters declared for Tarrant County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Blue Mound itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 19961 flood claims paidThe year of Extreme Fire Hazard, declared for Tarrant County
- 20011 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
Tarrant County has had 21 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.
Also 1 FEMA wildfire suppression grant (Fire Management Assistance, not a disaster declaration) for fires in Tarrant County, 2005–2005.
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Blue Mound has the lowest expected damage per building of the 2 graded towns here. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | B+less damage than 71% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Saginaw | Bless damage than 62% | river and rain flooding | 8 |
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.
Get ready for what Blue Mound faces
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.
- Park in a garage or under cover when storms are forecast.
- Stay away from windows while it falls.
- Photograph roof and car damage for your insurer.
- Pick your spot now: the lowest floor, an inside room, no windows.
- A watch means be ready; a warning means take cover now.
- Keep shoes and a flashlight by the bed.
- 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 Blue Mound
Is Blue Mound at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Blue Mound has lower expected damage per building than 71% of U.S. towns: B+ for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (47%) and hail (35%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Blue Mound flood?
Flood insurance has paid 2 claims in Blue Mound since 1996, $22K in all, or 2.5 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 57% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Is Blue Mound 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 Tarrant County, 0.9% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.
How much is flood insurance in Blue Mound?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Blue Mound’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Blue Mound at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (47%), and Blue Mound’s rate for it is lower than 85% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Blue Mound.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Blue Mound’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.