Country Walk’s biggest natural hazard is inland flooding
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Country Walk comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is very high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 115 claims here since 1999. 1 federal disaster brought FEMA money into town.
What stands out about Country Walk’s weather risks
Read from FEMA’s records below. The page puts what stands out first.
Does Country Walk flood? Yes: 115 flood claims since 1999
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Country Walk, from FEMA’s records.
- Hurricane Irene44 claims · $263K
- Hurricane Katrina37 claims · $459K
- Hurricane Irma4 claims · $17K
Country Walk isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Dade County.1 federal disaster brought FEMA money to Country Walk
Disasters that paid out in Country Walk itself (aid to households or repair grants to Country Walk) and its biggest flood years.
- 2017Hurricane Irma1 household applied for aid5 flood claims paid that year
- 200543 flood claims paidOne of the three biggest flood years on record
- 200020 flood claims paidOne of the three biggest flood years on record
- 199944 flood claims paidThe most in any one year on record
Dade County has had 35 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and severe storms.
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FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings here to be higher than in 86% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and hurricanes.
Rated higher than 694 of the 957 Florida towns we cover.
Country Walk covers 3 census tracts, combined by population.
What Country Walk faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
Inland flooding
Hurricanes
Get ready for what Country Walk 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.
- The season runs June through November and peaks from mid-August to mid-October.
- Bring in porch furniture and anything the wind can throw.
- Fill the gas tank and charge phones before the storm arrives.
- Trim dead limbs over the house and driveway.
- Tie down trash cans and outdoor furniture.
- Stay clear of downed lines and call the utility.
- 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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Country Walk and its neighbors
Country Walk ranks 2nd calmest of 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Rating | Mostly | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond West | Very high | inland flooding | 405 |
| Country Walk | Very high | inland flooding | 115 |
| Three Lakes | High | inland flooding | 3 |
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 August–October
The month each of Dade County’s 35 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 Country Walk’s own flood-insurance community (here, the census tracts inside it); household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to Country Walk.
- 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 Country Walk, expected losses total about $5.0M a year, counting buildings, people and crops.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Country Walk.
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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.