Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0More hazard damage per building is expected in Uhland than in 76% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Uhland gets a C− for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 76% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (81%). FEMA’s files show no paid flood insurance claims here.
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 Uhland 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
Tornadoes
Hail
Strong wind
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 Uhland’s grade
River and rain flooding is 81% of the building damage FEMA expects in Uhland, and Uhland’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 83% of U.S. census tracts. Strong wind adds 5%, at a rate in the top 5% of U.S. census tracts.
C− higher expected damage per building than 76% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Uhland’s residents live in 3 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $922K a year in losses across Uhland: $285K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Uhland flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Uhland. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Uhland isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Hays County.2 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Uhland
Disasters that paid out in Uhland itself (aid to households or repair grants to the City of Uhland), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2021Severe Winter Storms7 households applied for aid$10K aid approved
- 2015Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding5 households applied for aid$12K aid approved
Hays County has had 18 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.
Also 4 FEMA wildfire suppression grants (Fire Management Assistance, not a disaster declaration) for fires in Hays County, 2000–2008.
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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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Trim dead limbs over the house and driveway.
- Tie down trash cans and outdoor furniture.
- Stay clear of downed lines and call the utility.
- 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 Uhland
Is Uhland at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Uhland has higher expected damage per building than 76% of U.S. towns: C− for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (81%) and tornadoes (6%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Is Uhland 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 Hays County, 44% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 2.3% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Uhland?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Uhland’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 Uhland?
By FEMA money that reached Uhland, Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding (2015): 5 households applied for aid, $12K approved.
Is Uhland at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (81%), and Uhland’s rate for it is higher than 83% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Uhland.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Uhland’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.