Hebron Town Hall · Photo: Sa magnuson33 · CC BY-SA 3.0Less hazard damage per building is expected in Hebron than in 70% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Hebron gets a B+ for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 70% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (73%), then tornadoes (14%). Flood insurance has paid 14 claims here since 1979.
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 Hebron 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
Hail
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 Hebron’s grade
River and rain flooding is 73% of the building damage FEMA expects in Hebron, and Hebron’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 57% of U.S. census tracts. Next is tornadoes at 14% (higher than 82% of U.S. census tracts).
B+ lower expected damage per building than 70% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Hebron’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $579K a year in losses across Hebron: $393K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Hebron flood? Sometimes: 14 flood claims since 1979
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Hebron, from FEMA’s records: 28.3 per 1,000 homes, more than 88% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- The Storm3 claims · $107K
Hebron isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Jefferson County.3 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Hebron
Disasters that paid out in Hebron itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Town of Hebron), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2026Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding$14K to the Town of Hebron for repairs
- 2008Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding$15K to the Town of Hebron for repairs
- 2008Record Snow and Near Record Snow$3K to the Town of Hebron for repairs
Jefferson County has had 11 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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Hebron is 2nd of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmyra | A−less damage than 81% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Hebron | B+less damage than 70% | river and rain flooding | 14 |
| Sullivan | B+less damage than 69% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Jefferson | Bless damage than 58% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Koshkonong | C+more damage than 60% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Cold Spring | — | not graded yet | |
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 Hebron 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.
- Park in a garage or under cover when storms are forecast.
- Stay away from windows while it falls.
- Photograph roof and car damage for your insurer.
- 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 Hebron
Is Hebron at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Hebron has lower expected damage per building than 70% of U.S. towns: B+ for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (73%) and tornadoes (14%). The figures are for the one census tract the town shares with its neighbors. This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Hebron flood?
Flood insurance has paid 14 claims in Hebron since 1979, $331K in all, or 28.3 per 1,000 homes, more than 88% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. The most claims came from Storm (3).
Is Hebron 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 Jefferson County, 17% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.5% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Hebron?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Hebron’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 Hebron?
By FEMA money that reached Hebron, Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding (2008): $15K to the Town of Hebron for repairs. By flood claims, Storm: 3 paid, $107K.
Is Hebron at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (73%), and Hebron’s rate for it is lower than 57% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Hebron.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Hebron’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.