Natural hazards · Homosassa

Homosassa, FL natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Homosassa comes from coastal flooding, and overall the risk is very high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 663 claims here since 1993. 10 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

How exposed is Homosassa?

100
Very high
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Homosassa to be higher than in 100% of U.S. communities, mostly from coastal flooding and hurricanes.

Coastal flooding49%Hurricanes43%Inland flooding5%Everything else4%
By hazard

What Homosassa faces

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

Coastal flooding

49% of expected damage
Well above average · among the top 1% of U.S. places

Hurricanes

43% of expected damage
Well above average · among the top 1% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 3 years in the area

Inland flooding

5% of expected damage
Well below average · higher than 12% of U.S. places
Recorded about once a year in the area

Lower here

TornadoesHailCold 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 Homosassa flood?

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

663paid claims since 1993
$55.1Mpaid to owners
0homes flooded more than once
19932026

Biggest named events

  • Hurricane Helene: 451 claims, $40.7M
  • Hurricane Idalia: 159 claims, $11.6M
  • Hurricane Hermine: 34 claims, $1.6M
of homes in flood zones
are insured
of all homes
are insured
No community discount. Homosassa isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Citrus County.

What’s been done with FEMA grants

16homes raised above flood level
4buildings retrofitted against wind
1flood-prone properties bought out and cleared
Disasters that hit Homosassa

10 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into HomosassaDeclared for Citrus County only
2024

Hurricane Milton

1,159 households applied for aid $1.4M aid approved
2024

Hurricane Helene

1,634 households applied for aid $7.2M aid approved
2024

Hurricane Debby

87 households applied for aid $131K aid approved
2023

Hurricane Idalia

660 households applied for aid $1.5M aid approved
2017

Hurricane Irma

2,785 households applied for aid $888K aid approved
2016

Hurricane Hermine

280 households applied for aid $529K aid approved
2012

Tropical Storm Debby

55 households applied for aid $78K aid approved
2004

Hurricane Jeanne

423 households applied for aid $397K aid approved
2004

Hurricane Ivan

26 households applied for aid $2K aid approved
2004

Hurricane Frances

743 households applied for aid $854K aid approved
Citrus County has had 34 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and severe storms.
Around Homosassa

Homosassa and the towns around it

Homosassa Springs: Very high, mostly hurricanesLecanto: Very high, mostly hurricanesCrystal River: Very high, mostly hurricanesSugarmill Woods: Very high, mostly hurricanesHomosassa: Very high, mostly coastal flooding HomosassaHomosassa Springs
Very lowLowModerateHighVery high
Homosassamostly coastal floodingVery high
Homosassa Springsmostly hurricanesVery high
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. Homosassa covers 1 census tract, combined by population.
Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Homosassa’s own flood-insurance community (here, the census tracts inside it); household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to Homosassa. 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 Homosassa total about $4.2M 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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