Storms, floods and disasters in Pleasant Valley
Pleasant Valley isn’t graded for hazard risk: Pleasant Valley has 357 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 9 claims here since 2008.
What Pleasant Valley 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
Wildfire
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.
Does Pleasant Valley flood? Rarely: 9 flood claims since 2008
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Pleasant Valley, from FEMA’s records.
- The Early summer storms4 claims · $328K
Pleasant Valley isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Wichita County.The storms Pleasant Valley remembers
None of the 15 disasters declared for Wichita County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Pleasant Valley itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 20085 flood claims paidThe year of Wildfires, declared for Wichita County
- 20154 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds and Flooding, declared for Wichita County
Wichita County has had 15 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 4 FEMA wildfire suppression grants (Fire Management Assistance, not a disaster declaration) for fires in Wichita County, 2009–2021.
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How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wichita Falls | Bless damage than 61% | river and rain flooding | 965 |
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 Pleasant Valley 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.
- Clear dead leaves and brush within 5 feet of the house.
- Sign up for local alerts and know two ways out.
- Keep N95 masks for smoky days.
- 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.
Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.
Questions about natural hazards in Pleasant Valley
Does Pleasant Valley flood?
Flood insurance has paid 9 claims in Pleasant Valley since 2008, $668K in all. 1 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Early summer storms (4).
Is Pleasant Valley 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 Wichita County, 19% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 1.3% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Pleasant Valley?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Pleasant Valley’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 Pleasant Valley?
By flood claims, Early summer storms: 4 paid, $328K.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Pleasant Valley.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Pleasant Valley’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.