Photo: Jared C. Benedict. (Uploads) · CC BY-SA 3.0Storms, floods and disasters in Mount Tabor
Mount Tabor isn’t graded for hazard risk: Mount Tabor has 304 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2011.
What Mount Tabor 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
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 Mount Tabor flood? Rarely: 1 flood claim since 2011
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Mount Tabor, from FEMA’s records.
- Hurricane Irene1 claim · $9K
Mount Tabor isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Rutland County.2 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Mount Tabor
Disasters that paid out in Mount Tabor itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Town of Mount Tabor), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2023Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides5 households applied for aid$48K aid approved
- 2011Tropical Storm Irene10 households applied for aid$20K aid approved$8K to the Town of Mount Tabor for repairs1 flood claim paid for it, $9K
Rutland County has had 19 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then floods.
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How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorset | B+less damage than 67% | river and rain flooding | 6 |
| Mount Holly | B−less damage than 50% | river and rain flooding | 7 |
| Danby | B−more damage than 52% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Weston | — | 685 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Peru | — | 434 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
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 Mount Tabor 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.
- 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.
Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.
Questions about natural hazards in Mount Tabor
Does Mount Tabor flood?
Flood insurance has paid 1 claim in Mount Tabor since 2011, $9K in all. The most claims came from Hurricane Irene (1).
Is Mount Tabor 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 Rutland County, 19% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.9% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Mount Tabor?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Mount Tabor’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 Mount Tabor?
By FEMA money that reached Mount Tabor, Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (2023): 5 households applied for aid, $48K approved. By flood claims, Hurricane Irene: 1 paid, $9K.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Mount Tabor.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Mount Tabor’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.