Cañon’s biggest natural hazard is inland flooding
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Cañon comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is very high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 2 claims here since 2009.
What stands out about Cañon’s weather risks
Read from FEMA’s records below. The page puts what stands out first.
Does Cañon flood? Rarely: 2 flood claims since 2009
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Cañon, from FEMA’s records.
Cañon isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Fremont County.How exposed is Cañon?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings here to be higher than in 82% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.
Rated higher than 368 of the 481 Colorado towns we cover.
Cañon covers 3 census tracts, combined by population.
What Cañon faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
Inland flooding
Lightning
Federal disasters declared here
None of the disasters declared for Fremont County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Cañon itself in FEMA’s records.
Fremont County has had 11 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often fires and floods.
Get ready for what Cañon actually faces
A short kit for its top hazards, 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.
- When thunder roars, go indoors.
- Wait 30 minutes after the last thunder.
- Unplug electronics before the storm.
- Keep a shovel, a blanket and snacks in the car.
- Clear snow from furnace and dryer vents.
- Check on older neighbors when the power goes out.
- 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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Cañon and its neighbors
Cañon has the highest rating of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Rating | Mostly | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cañon | Very high | inland flooding | 2 |
| Lincoln Park | High | inland flooding | 0 |
| Park Center | High | inland flooding | 5 |
Rating = expected yearly storm and flood damage as a share of what’s there, vs. U.S. communities. Flood claims = paid federal flood insurance claims on record.
Most disasters here begin in April–June
The month each of Fremont County’s 11 declared disasters began, since 1953.
What these numbers can and can’t tell you
- An average, not a forecast. FEMA’s National Risk Index estimates the damage 18 kinds of natural hazards cause in a typical year, from decades of records and models. A quiet decade can follow a bad year.
- Compared by rate. “Higher than N%” compares yearly damage as a share of what’s there, so a big city isn’t rated riskier just for having more buildings.
- Money that reached town. Flood claims are matched to Cañon’s own flood-insurance community (here, the census tracts inside it); household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Cañon.
- It follows property value. FEMA’s model weighs damage to buildings, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels. Across Cañon, expected losses total about $3.5M a year, counting buildings, people and crops.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Cañon.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025); 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. Census tracts: U.S. Census Bureau. Preparedness tips: Ready.gov. An average of past damage, not a forecast.