Less hazard damage per building is expected in Sansom Park than in 73% of U.S. towns, led by river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Sansom Park gets a B+ for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 73% of U.S. towns, #147 of 642 in Texas. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (47%), then hail (36%). Flood insurance has paid 2 claims here since 2007.
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 Sansom Park’s natural hazards
From FEMA’s model and FEMA’s records, below.
What Sansom Park 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 Sansom Park’s grade
River and rain flooding is 47% of the building damage FEMA expects in Sansom Park, and Sansom Park’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 87% of U.S. census tracts. Hail adds 36%, at a rate in the top 2% of U.S. census tracts.
B+ #147 of 642 in Texas; lower expected damage per building than 73% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Sansom Park’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
The typical Texas town has higher expected damage than 50% of U.S. towns; within the state, Sansom Park has less expected damage per building than 77% of Texas towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $915K a year in losses across Sansom Park: $455K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Sansom Park flood? Rarely: 2 flood claims since 2007
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Sansom Park, from FEMA’s records: 1.0 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 79% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Sansom Park 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 Sansom Park remembers
None of the 21 disasters declared for Tarrant County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Sansom Park itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 20071 flood claims paidThe year of Hurricane Dean, declared for Tarrant County
- 20151 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds and Flooding, declared for Tarrant County
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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Sansom Park is 2nd of the 2 graded towns here, from least expected damage per building to most. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Worth | A−less damage than 76% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Sansom Park | B+less damage than 73% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
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 Sansom Park 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 Sansom Park
Is Sansom Park at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Sansom Park has lower expected damage per building than 73% of U.S. towns: B+ for hazard risk, #147 of 642 in Texas. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (47%) and hail (36%). The figures are for the one census tract the town shares with its neighbors. This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Sansom Park flood?
Flood insurance has paid 2 claims in Sansom Park since 2007, $26K in all, or 1.0 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 79% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. 1 properties have flooded more than once.
Is Sansom Park 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 Sansom Park?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Sansom Park’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Sansom Park at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (47%), and Sansom Park’s rate for it is lower than 87% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Sansom Park.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Sansom Park’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.