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Natural hazards in Volente · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Volente

Volente isn’t graded for hazard risk: Volente has 784 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 4 claims here since 1997.

Flood claims
4
paid since 1997 · $35K
Disasters paid out here
3
of 26 declared for Travis County
By hazard

What Volente 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

85%of expected building damage
Well above average · higher than 90% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about 5 times a year in the area

Hail

6%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 8% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about 4 times a year in the area
Smaller shares here
 Tornadoes Wildfire Strong wind Hurricanes Ice storms Landslides top 5% Earthquakes Winter storms Cold waves Heat waves Lightning
FEMA models no building damage here
Coastal floodingAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity

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.

Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.
Flood insurance claims

Does Volente flood? Rarely: 4 flood claims since 1997

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Volente, from FEMA’s records.

Paid flood claims, by year
1997: 1 claim1998: 0 claims1999: 0 claims2000: 0 claims2001: 0 claims2002: 0 claims2003: 0 claims2004: 0 claims2005: 0 claims2006: 0 claims2007: 1 claim2008: 0 claims2009: 0 claims2010: 1 claim2011: 0 claims2012: 0 claims2013: 0 claims2014: 0 claims2015: 0 claims2016: 0 claims2017: 0 claims2018: 1 claim2019: 0 claims2020: 0 claims2021: 0 claims2022: 0 claims2023: 0 claims2024: 0 claims2025: 0 claims2026: 0 claims199720072010
19972026
Biggest named events
  • The Thunderstorms1 claim · $2K
4
paid claims since 1997
$35K
paid to owners
0
homes flooded more than once
$9K
average claim
of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

Volente isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: Travis County.
Disasters

3 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Volente

Disasters that paid out in Volente itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Village of Volente), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.

  1. 2025Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding1 households applied for aid$1K aid approved
  2. 2023Severe Winter Storm$69K to the Village of Volente for repairs
  3. 2021Severe Winter Storms5 households applied for aid$3K aid approved
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in VolenteTravis County only

Travis County has had 26 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 6 FEMA wildfire suppression grants (Fire Management Assistance, not a disaster declaration) for fires in Travis County, 2006–2011.

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Be ready

Get ready for what Volente faces

A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.

When the river rises
  • 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.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Hail
  • 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.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Before you buy or rent
  • 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.
When a storm is coming
Forecast and alertsWeather →911, the nearest ERSafety →

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Questions about natural hazards in Volente

Does Volente flood?

Flood insurance has paid 4 claims in Volente since 1997, $35K in all. The most claims came from Thunderstorms (1).

Is Volente 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 Travis County, 53% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 2.0% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Volente?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Volente’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 Volente?

By FEMA money that reached Volente, Severe Winter Storm (2023): $69K to the Village of Volente for repairs. By flood claims, Thunderstorms: 1 paid, $2K.

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Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Volente.

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Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Volente’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.