Bokeelia, FL natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Bokeelia comes from hurricanes, and overall the risk is very high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 737 claims here since 1982. 9 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsHow exposed is Bokeelia?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Bokeelia to be higher than in 87% of U.S. communities, mostly from hurricanes and coastal flooding.
What Bokeelia faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Hurricanes
Coastal flooding
Inland flooding
Lower here
Not a risk here
Does Bokeelia flood?
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Bokeelia, from FEMA’s records.
Biggest named events
- Hurricane Ian: 229 claims, $17.6M
- Hurricane Milton: 204 claims, $10.4M
- Hurricane Helene: 184 claims, $14.7M
are insured
are insured
9 federal disasters brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Bokeelia itself: aid to households, or repair grants to Bokeelia.
Hurricane Milton
Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Ian
Hurricane Irma
Tropical Storm Fay
Hurricane Wilma
Hurricane Ivan
Hurricane Frances
Tropical Storm Bonnie and Hurricane Charley
Bokeelia and the towns around it
How to read this page
FEMA’s expected losses across Bokeelia total about $1.6M a year, counting buildings, people and crops.
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.