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Natural hazards in Barton · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Barton

Barton isn’t graded for hazard risk: Barton has 730 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 6 claims here since 1997.

Flood claims
6
paid since 1997 · $104K
Flooded more than once
1
properties
Disasters paid out here
11
of 29 declared for Orleans County
By hazard

What Barton 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

95%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 8% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about 2 times a year in the area
Smaller shares here
 Hurricanes Earthquakes Winter storms top 5% Strong wind Ice storms Lightning Tornadoes Hail Wildfire Cold waves Heat waves Landslides
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 Barton flood? Rarely: 6 flood claims since 1997

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

Paid flood claims, by year
1997: 1 claim1998: 1 claim1999: 0 claims2000: 0 claims2001: 0 claims2002: 0 claims2003: 0 claims2004: 0 claims2005: 0 claims2006: 0 claims2007: 0 claims2008: 0 claims2009: 0 claims2010: 0 claims2011: 1 claim2012: 0 claims2013: 0 claims2014: 0 claims2015: 0 claims2016: 0 claims2017: 0 claims2018: 0 claims2019: 0 claims2020: 0 claims2021: 0 claims2022: 0 claims2023: 1 claim2024: 2 claims2025: 0 claims2026: 0 claims199719982024
19972026
Biggest named events
  • The Vermont/New York Flooding1 claim · $10K
  • Hurricane Irene1 claim · $15K
6
paid claims since 1997
$104K
paid to owners
1
homes flooded more than once
$17K
average claim
Homes that flooded again and again
FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (0)Flooded 2+ times
of all homes are insured
No community discount

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

Insurance rates: Orleans County.
What’s been done with FEMA grants
3flood-prone properties bought out and cleared
Disasters

11 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Barton

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

  1. 2024Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides7 households applied for aid$21K aid approved
  2. 2024Severe Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides17 households applied for aid$116K aid approved$790K to the Village of Barton for repairs
  3. 2023Severe Storm and Flooding$92K to the Village of Barton for repairs
  4. 2023Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides80 households applied for aid$291K aid approved$156K to the Village of Barton for repairs
  5. 2022Severe Storm and Flooding$30K to the Village of Barton for repairs
  6. 2019Severe Storm and Flooding$13K to the Village of Barton for repairs
Show all 11
  1. 2017Severe Storm and Flooding$3K to the Village of Barton for repairs
  2. 2011Tropical Storm Irene11 households applied for aid$6K aid approved1 flood claim paid for it, $15K
  3. 2011Severe Storms and Flooding10 households applied for aid$33K aid approved
  4. 2002Severe Storms and Flooding$33K to the Village of Barton for repairs
  5. 2001Snow$2K to the Village of Barton for repairs
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in BartonOrleans County only

Orleans County has had 29 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then floods.

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Be ready

Get ready for what Barton 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.
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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 →

Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.

Questions about natural hazards in Barton

Does Barton flood?

Flood insurance has paid 6 claims in Barton since 1997, $104K in all. 1 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Vermont/New York Flooding (1).

Is Barton 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 Orleans County, 0.4% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.

How much is flood insurance in Barton?

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

By FEMA money that reached Barton, Severe Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (2024): 17 households applied for aid, $116K approved, and $790K to the Village of Barton for repairs. By flood claims, Vermont/New York Flooding: 1 paid, $10K.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Barton.

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