Storms, floods and disasters in Taylor Landing
Taylor Landing isn’t graded for hazard risk: Taylor Landing has 284 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 3 claims here since 2017.
What Taylor Landing faces
Each hazard’s share of the building damage FEMA expects here, and how its rate compares with the rest of the country.
Hurricanes
River and rain flooding
Wildfire
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 Taylor Landing flood? Rarely: 3 flood claims since 2017
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Taylor Landing, from FEMA’s records.
- Hurricane Harvey2 claims · $25K
- Tropical Storm Imelda1 claim · $11K
Taylor Landing isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Jefferson County.3 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Taylor Landing
Disasters that paid out in Taylor Landing itself (aid to households or repair grants to the City of Taylor Landing), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2017Hurricane Harvey9 households applied for aid$5K aid approved$103K to the City of Taylor Landing for repairs2 flood claims paid for it, $25K
- 2008Hurricane Ike2 households applied for aid$82K to the City of Taylor Landing for repairs
- 2005Hurricane Rita$7K to the City of Taylor Landing for repairs
Jefferson County has had 24 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often hurricanes and tropical storms, then severe storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
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A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.
- The season runs June through November and peaks from mid-August to mid-October.
- Bring in porch furniture and anything the wind can throw.
- Fill the gas tank and charge phones before the storm arrives.
- 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.
- 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 Taylor Landing
Does Taylor Landing flood?
Flood insurance has paid 3 claims in Taylor Landing since 2017, $36K in all. 1 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Hurricane Harvey (2).
Is Taylor Landing 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 Jefferson County, 22.0% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.
How much is flood insurance in Taylor Landing?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Taylor Landing’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 Taylor Landing?
By FEMA money that reached Taylor Landing, Hurricane Harvey (2017): 9 households applied for aid, $5K approved, and $103K to the City of Taylor Landing for repairs. By flood claims, Hurricane Harvey: 2 paid, $25K.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Taylor Landing.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Taylor Landing’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.