FEMA expects about as much hazard damage per building in Glenmore as in the typical U.S. town, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Glenmore gets a C+ for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 57% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (91%). Flood insurance has paid 2 claims here since 2004.
Graded on FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value (NRI v1.20, December 2025), weighted by where residents live; flood claims are shown, not graded. How hazard risk is graded
What Glenmore 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
Tornadoes
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.
What’s behind Glenmore’s grade
River and rain flooding is 91% of the building damage FEMA expects in Glenmore, and Glenmore’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 77% of U.S. census tracts. Next is tornadoes at 6% (higher than 62% of U.S. census tracts).
C+ higher expected damage per building than 57% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Glenmore’s residents live in 2 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $661K a year in losses across Glenmore: $514K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Glenmore flood? Rarely: 2 flood claims since 2004
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Glenmore, from FEMA’s records: 4.9 per 1,000 homes, more than 59% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- The 2026-04-Flooding1 claim · $7K
Glenmore isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Brown County.The storms Glenmore remembers
None of the 6 disasters declared for Brown County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Glenmore itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 20041 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms and Flooding, declared for Brown County
- 20261 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, declared for Brown County
Brown County has had 6 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.
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Glenmore is 6th of the 6 graded towns here, from least expected damage per building to most. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Denmark | A+among the lowest damage | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Morrison | A−less damage than 81% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Rockland | Bless damage than 62% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Wrightstown | Bless damage than 61% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Ledgeview | B−more damage than 51% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Glenmore | C+more damage than 57% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
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 Glenmore 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.
- Pick your spot now: the lowest floor, an inside room, no windows.
- A watch means be ready; a warning means take cover now.
- Keep shoes and a flashlight by the bed.
- 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.
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Questions about natural hazards in Glenmore
Is Glenmore at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Glenmore has higher expected damage per building than 57% of U.S. towns: C+ for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (91%) and tornadoes (6%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Glenmore flood?
Flood insurance has paid 2 claims in Glenmore since 2004, $13K in all, or 4.9 per 1,000 homes, more than 59% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. The most claims came from 2026-04-Flooding (1).
Is Glenmore 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 Brown County, 10% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.6% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Glenmore?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Glenmore’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 Glenmore?
By flood claims, 2026-04-Flooding: 1 paid, $7K.
Is Glenmore at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (91%), and Glenmore’s rate for it is higher than 77% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Glenmore.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Glenmore’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.