Natural hazards · Edgewater

Edgewater, FL natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Edgewater comes from hurricanes, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 238 claims here since 1985. 14 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarations
Expected damage

How exposed is Edgewater?

60
High
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Edgewater to be higher than in 60% of U.S. communities, mostly from hurricanes and inland flooding.

Hurricanes49%Inland flooding25%Tornadoes17%Everything else9%
By hazard

What Edgewater faces

Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.

Hurricanes

49% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 92% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 4 years in the area

Inland flooding

25% of expected damage
Well below average · higher than 20% of U.S. places
Recorded about once a year in the area

Tornadoes

17% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 67% of U.S. places

Lower here

Coastal floodingHailCold wavesHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightning

Not a risk here

Ice stormsWinter weatherDroughtAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity
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 Edgewater flood?

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

238paid claims since 1985
$12.1Mpaid to owners
28homes flooded more than once
19852026

Biggest named events

  • Hurricane Ian: 92 claims, $6.0M
  • Hurricane Milton: 62 claims, $4.6M
  • Hurricane Irma: 14 claims, $536K

Homes that flooded again and again

■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (5) ■ flooded 2+ times

of homes in flood zones
are insured
of all homes
are insured
🏷️ 20% off flood insurance. Edgewater is in FEMA’s Community Rating System (class 6) for its flood-proofing work.
Insurance rates: Volusia County.

What’s been done with FEMA grants

9buildings retrofitted against wind
3flood-prone properties bought out and cleared
1homes raised above flood level
Disasters that hit Edgewater

14 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

Disasters the President declared that paid out in Edgewater itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the City of Edgewater.

Brought FEMA money into EdgewaterDeclared for Volusia County only
2024

Hurricane Milton

1,454 households applied for aid $1.4M aid approved $886K to the City of Edgewater for repairs
2022

Hurricane Nicole

99 households applied for aid $266K aid approved $6K to the City of Edgewater for repairs
2022

Hurricane Ian

3,199 households applied for aid $8.7M aid approved $2.4M to the City of Edgewater for repairs
2019

Hurricane Dorian

$123K to the City of Edgewater for repairs
2017

Hurricane Irma

2,255 households applied for aid $784K aid approved $1.2M to the City of Edgewater for repairs
2016

Hurricane Matthew

1,280 households applied for aid $506K aid approved $3.3M to the City of Edgewater for repairs
2009

Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds

28 households applied for aid $17K aid approved $10K to the City of Edgewater for repairs
2008

Tropical Storm Fay

21 households applied for aid $1K aid approved $115K to the City of Edgewater for repairs
2004

Hurricane Jeanne

547 households applied for aid $313K aid approved $1.3M to the City of Edgewater for repairs
2004

Hurricane Ivan

41 households applied for aid $4K aid approved
2004

Hurricane Frances

2,598 households applied for aid $1.8M aid approved $1.1M to the City of Edgewater for repairs
2004

Tropical Storm Bonnie and Hurricane Charley

1,657 households applied for aid $945K aid approved $1.4M to the City of Edgewater for repairs
1999

Fl-Hurricane Irene-Dr-Req

$166K to the City of Edgewater for repairs
1999

Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations

$121K to the City of Edgewater for repairs
Volusia County has had 34 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and severe storms.
Around Edgewater

Edgewater and the towns around it

Glencoe: High, mostly hurricanesNew Smyrna Beach: High, mostly hurricanesOak Hill: Very high, mostly coastal floodingPonce Inlet: High, mostly hurricanesPort Orange: High, mostly hurricanesSamsula-Spruce Creek: High, mostly hurricanesEdgewater: High, mostly hurricanes EdgewaterGlencoeNew Smyrna BeachOak Hill
Very lowLowModerateHighVery high
Oak Hillmostly coastal floodingVery high
New Smyrna Beachmostly hurricanesHigh
Glencoemostly hurricanesHigh
Edgewatermostly hurricanesHigh
About these numbers

How to read this page

An average, not a forecastFEMA’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 here, so a big city isn’t rated riskier just for having more buildings. Edgewater covers 3 census tracts, combined by population.
Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Edgewater’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Edgewater. FEMA’s model follows property values, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.

FEMA’s expected losses across Edgewater total about $3.6M 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.

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