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Natural hazards · Oakland Park

Oakland Park, FL natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Oakland Park comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 538 claims here since 1979. 15 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

How exposed is Oakland Park?

79
High
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Oakland Park to be higher than in 79% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and hurricanes.

Inland flooding51%Hurricanes41%Everything else8%
By hazard

What Oakland Park faces

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

Inland flooding

51% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 79% of U.S. places
Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Hurricanes

41% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 93% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 3 years in the area

Lower here

Coastal floodingTornadoesHailCold 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 Oakland Park flood?

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

538paid claims since 1979
$7.9Mpaid to owners
63homes flooded more than once
19792026

Biggest named events

  • Hurricane Irene: 96 claims, $646K
  • Hurricane Eta: 47 claims, $986K
  • Hurricane Irma: 37 claims, $745K

Homes that flooded again and again

Each house = 2 homes. ■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (15) ■ flooded 2+ times

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

What’s been done with FEMA grants

8buildings retrofitted against wind
1flood-prone properties bought out and cleared
1buildings floodproofed
Disasters that hit Oakland Park

15 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into Oakland ParkDeclared for Broward County only
2024

Hurricane Milton

4 households applied for aid $73K to the City of Oakland Park for repairs
2023

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

264 households applied for aid $252K aid approved
2022

Hurricane Ian

1 household applied for aid
2019

Hurricane Dorian

$48K to the City of Oakland Park for repairs
2017

Hurricane Irma

6,564 households applied for aid $2.3M aid approved $2.0M to the City of Oakland Park for repairs
2016

Hurricane Matthew

$30K to the City of Oakland Park for repairs
2008

Tropical Storm Fay

$24K to the City of Oakland Park for repairs
2005

Hurricane Wilma

4,001 households applied for aid $2.2M aid approved $5.9M to the City of Oakland Park for repairs
2005

Tropical Storm Rita

$11K to the City of Oakland Park for repairs
2005

Hurricane Katrina

$381K to the City of Oakland Park for repairs
2004

Hurricane Jeanne

$52K to the City of Oakland Park for repairs
2004

Hurricane Frances

206 households applied for aid $150K aid approved $342K to the City of Oakland Park for repairs
2000

Severe Storms and Flooding

$3K to the City of Oakland Park for repairs
1999

Fl-Hurricane Irene-Dr-Req

$23K to the City of Oakland Park for repairs
1999

Hurricane Floyd Emergency Declarations

$13K to the City of Oakland Park for repairs
Broward County has had 34 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and freezes.
Around Oakland Park

Oakland Park and the towns around it

Fort Lauderdale: High, mostly inland floodingWilton Manors: Very high, mostly inland floodingLauderdale Lakes: Very high, mostly inland floodingTamarac: High, mostly inland floodingPompano Beach: High, mostly hurricanesDania Beach: High, mostly hurricanesNorth Lauderdale: High, mostly inland floodingDavie: Very high, mostly inland floodingPlantation: High, mostly hurricanesHollywood: High, mostly inland floodingRoosevelt Gardens: High, mostly inland floodingBoulevard Gardens: High, mostly inland floodingLauderhill: High, mostly inland floodingCoral Springs: High, mostly hurricanesOakland Park: High, mostly inland flooding Oakland ParkFort LauderdaleWilton ManorsLauderdale LakesTamarac
Very lowLowModerateHighVery high
Wilton Manorsmostly inland floodingVery high
Lauderdale Lakesmostly inland floodingVery high
Oakland Parkmostly inland floodingHigh
Fort Lauderdalemostly inland floodingHigh
Tamaracmostly inland floodingHigh
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. Oakland Park covers 11 census tracts, combined by population.
Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Oakland Park’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Oakland Park. 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 Oakland Park total about $21.5M 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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