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Natural hazards in Northport · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Northport

Northport isn’t graded for hazard risk: Northport has 164 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more.

Flood claims
0
paid since 1978 · $0
Disasters paid out here
1
of 13 declared for Stevens County
By hazard

What Northport 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

82%of expected building damage
Well above average · higher than 83% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 2 years in the area

Wildfire

17%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 3% of U.S. census tracts
Smaller shares here
 Earthquakes Strong wind Tornadoes Winter storms Landslides Hail Ice storms Cold waves Heat waves Lightning Avalanches top 1%
FEMA models no building damage here
Coastal floodingHurricanesTsunamisVolcanic activity
People, not buildings.Counting harm to people as well as buildings, FEMA’s model puts cold waves at 8% of Northport’s expected losses. Cold waves do little damage to buildings (0.0%), so they aren’t part of the grade.

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 Northport flood? No paid flood claims on record

FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Northport. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.

of all homes are insured
No community discount

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

Insurance rates: Stevens County.
Disasters

1 federal disaster brought FEMA money to Northport

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

  1. 2008Severe Winter Storm and Record and Near Record Snow$4K to the Town of Northport for repairs
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in NorthportStevens County only

Stevens County has had 13 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 7 FEMA wildfire suppression grants (Fire Management Assistance, not a disaster declaration) for fires in Stevens County, 2006–2026.

Were you here?

Old photos of Northport after a storm or flood belong in the town’s history. Add one, or share what you remember below.

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Be ready

Get ready for what Northport 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 ↗
Wildfire
  • Clear dead leaves and brush within 5 feet of the house.
  • Sign up for local alerts and know two ways out.
  • Keep N95 masks for smoky days.
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 →

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

Questions about natural hazards in Northport

Is Northport 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 Stevens County, 0.3% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.

How much is flood insurance in Northport?

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

By FEMA money that reached Northport, Severe Winter Storm and Record and Near Record Snow (2008): $4K to the Town of Northport for repairs.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Northport.

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