Natural hazards · Kenneth

Kenneth, FL natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Kenneth comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is very high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 16 claims here since 1979. 9 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

How exposed is Kenneth?

89
Very high
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Kenneth to be higher than in 89% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and hurricanes.

Inland flooding61%Hurricanes17%Tornadoes8%Cold waves8%Everything else5%
By hazard

What Kenneth faces

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

Inland flooding

61% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 96% of U.S. places
Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Hurricanes

17% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 90% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 5 years in the area

Tornadoes

8% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 55% of U.S. places

Cold waves

8% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 68% of U.S. places
Recorded about 3 times a year in the area

Lower here

Coastal floodingHailHeat wavesEarthquakesStrong windLightning

Not a risk here

Ice stormsWinter weatherWildfireLandslidesDroughtAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic 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 Kenneth flood?

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

16paid claims since 1979
$309Kpaid to owners
0homes flooded more than once
19792026

Biggest named events

  • Hurricane Milton: 5 claims, $292K
  • Hurricane Jeanne: 1 claim, $928
of all homes
are insured
🏷️ 10% off flood insurance. Kenneth is in FEMA’s Community Rating System (class 8) for its flood-proofing work.
Insurance rates: Pinellas County.

What’s been done with FEMA grants

2buildings retrofitted against wind
Disasters that hit Kenneth

9 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into KennethDeclared for Pinellas County only
2024

Hurricane Milton

843 households applied for aid $567K aid approved $328K to the Town of Kenneth for repairs
2024

Hurricane Helene

259 households applied for aid $109K aid approved
2024

Hurricane Debby

24 households applied for aid $14K aid approved
2023

Hurricane Idalia

51 households applied for aid $18K aid approved
2022

Hurricane Ian

134 households applied for aid $34K aid approved $17K to the Town of Kenneth for repairs
2017

Hurricane Irma

833 households applied for aid $280K aid approved $49K to the Town of Kenneth for repairs
2012

Tropical Storm Debby

7 households applied for aid $2K aid approved $3K to the Town of Kenneth for repairs
2004

Hurricane Jeanne

17 households applied for aid $12K aid approved $15K to the Town of Kenneth for repairs
2004

Hurricane Frances

2 households applied for aid $8K to the Town of Kenneth for repairs
Pinellas County has had 39 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and severe storms.
Around Kenneth

Kenneth and the towns around it

West Lealman: Very high, mostly inland floodingLealman: High, mostly inland floodingSt. Petersburg: Moderate, mostly hurricanesPinellas Park: High, mostly hurricanesSeminole: High, mostly inland floodingBay Pines: High, mostly inland floodingFeather Sound: Moderate, mostly hurricanesTierra Verde: Moderate, mostly hurricanesSouth Pasadena: Moderate, mostly hurricanesGulfport: Moderate, mostly hurricanesSt. Pete Beach: High, mostly coastal floodingBear Creek: Moderate, mostly hurricanesTreasure Island: High, mostly coastal floodingLargo: Moderate, mostly hurricanesBardmoor: High, mostly inland floodingKenneth City: Very high, mostly inland flooding Kenneth CityWest LealmanLealmanSt. PetersburgPinellas Park
Very lowLowModerateHighVery high
Kenneth Citymostly inland floodingVery high
West Lealmanmostly inland floodingVery high
Lealmanmostly inland floodingHigh
Pinellas Parkmostly hurricanesHigh
St. Petersburgmostly hurricanesModerate
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. Kenneth covers 1 census tract, combined by population.
Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Kenneth’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Town of Kenneth. 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 Kenneth total about $979K 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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