Photo: Traci · CC BY 2.0Storms, floods and disasters in Weston
Weston isn’t graded for hazard risk: Weston has 685 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 15 claims here since 2011.
What Weston 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
Hurricanes
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 Weston flood? Sometimes: 15 flood claims since 2011
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Weston, from FEMA’s records.
- Hurricane Irene8 claims · $215K
- The Vermont/New York Flooding6 claims · $886K
Weston isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Windsor County.17 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Weston
Disasters that paid out in Weston itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Town of Weston), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2023Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides56 households applied for aid$224K aid approved$514K to the Town of Weston for repairs6 flood claims paid that year
- 2019Severe Storms and Flooding$47K to the Town of Weston for repairs1 flood claim paid that year
- 2018Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm$567K to the Town of Weston for repairs
- 2015Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding$727K to the Town of Weston for repairs
- 2013Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding$801K to the Town of Weston for repairs
- 2011Severe Storm and Snowstorm$934K to the Town of Weston for repairs
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- 2011Tropical Storm Irene22 households applied for aid$15K aid approved$380K to the Town of Weston for repairs8 flood claims paid for it, $215K
- 2008Severe Winter Storm and Flooding$1.6M to the Town of Weston for repairs
- 2007Severe Storms and Flooding$40K to the Town of Weston for repairs
- 2005Severe Storms and Flooding$94K to the Town of Weston for repairs
- 2005Record And/or Near Record Snow$672K to the Town of Weston for repairs
- 2003Snow$538K to the Town of Weston for repairs
- 2003Snow$515K to the Town of Weston for repairs
- 2001Snow$731K to the Town of Weston for repairs
- 2001Snow$3K to the Town of Weston for repairs
- 2000Severe Storms and Flooding$376K to the Town of Weston for repairs
- 1999Warehouse Fire.$1.8M to the Town of Weston for repairs
Windsor County has had 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Holly | B−less damage than 50% | river and rain flooding | 7 |
| Londonderry | C+more damage than 59% | river and rain flooding | 31 |
| Andover | — | 616 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Mount Tabor | — | 304 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Landgrove | — | 225 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 Weston 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.
- 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.
- 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 Weston
Does Weston flood?
Flood insurance has paid 15 claims in Weston since 2011, $1.1M in all. 1 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Hurricane Irene (8).
Is Weston 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 Windsor County, 28% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 1.9% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Weston?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Weston’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 Weston?
By FEMA money that reached Weston, Warehouse Fire. (1999): $1.8M to the Town of Weston for repairs. By flood claims, Hurricane Irene: 8 paid, $215K.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Weston.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Weston’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.