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Natural hazards in Meadow Bridge · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Meadow Bridge

Meadow Bridge isn’t graded for hazard risk: Meadow Bridge has 504 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 2 claims here since 2010.

Flood claims
2
paid since 2010 · $7K
Disasters paid out here
6
of 20 declared for Fayette County
By hazard

What Meadow Bridge 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

96%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 10% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about 2 times a year in the area
Smaller shares here
 Strong wind Earthquakes Hail Ice storms Winter storms Hurricanes Tornadoes Wildfire Landslides top 5% Lightning Cold waves Heat waves Avalanches top 1%
FEMA models no building damage here
Coastal floodingTsunamisVolcanic activity
People, not buildings.Counting harm to people as well as buildings, FEMA’s model puts lightning at 10% of Meadow Bridge’s expected losses. Lightning does little damage to buildings (0.1%), 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 Meadow Bridge flood? Rarely: 2 flood claims since 2010

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Meadow Bridge, from FEMA’s records.

Paid flood claims, by year
2010: 2 claims2011: 0 claims2012: 0 claims2013: 0 claims2014: 0 claims2015: 0 claims2016: 0 claims2017: 0 claims2018: 0 claims2019: 0 claims2020: 0 claims2021: 0 claims2022: 0 claims2023: 0 claims2024: 0 claims2025: 0 claims2026: 0 claims2010
20102026
2
paid claims since 2010
$7K
paid to owners
0
homes flooded more than once
$3K
average claim
of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

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

Insurance rates: Fayette County.
Disasters

6 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Meadow Bridge

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

  1. 2016Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides29 households applied for aid$25K aid approved
  2. 2012Severe Storms and Straight-line Winds31 households applied for aid$11K aid approved
  3. 2004Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides1 households applied for aid$3K aid approved
  4. 2004Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides2 households applied for aid$4K aid approved
  5. 2003Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides43 households applied for aid$149K aid approved
  6. 2003Severe Winter Storm, Record/near Record Snow, Heavy Rains, Flooding and Landslides5 households applied for aid$4K aid approved
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in Meadow BridgeFayette County only

Fayette County has had 20 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then winter storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.

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Be ready

Get ready for what Meadow Bridge 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.
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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 Meadow Bridge

Does Meadow Bridge flood?

Flood insurance has paid 2 claims in Meadow Bridge since 2010, $7K in all.

Is Meadow Bridge 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 Fayette County, 9% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.6% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Meadow Bridge?

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

By FEMA money that reached Meadow Bridge, Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides (2003): 43 households applied for aid, $149K approved.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Meadow Bridge.

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