Orange, FL natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Orange comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 19 claims here since 2004. 15 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsHow exposed is Orange?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Orange to be higher than in 78% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and hurricanes.
What Orange faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Inland flooding
Hurricanes
Tornadoes
Lower here
Not a risk here
Does Orange flood?
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Orange, from FEMA’s records.
Biggest named events
- Hurricane Milton: 11 claims, $1.0M
- Tropical Storm Fay: 3 claims, $603K
- Hurricane Ian: 2 claims, $185K
Homes that flooded again and again
■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (1) ■ flooded 2+ times
are insured
are insured
What’s been done with FEMA grants
15 federal disasters brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Orange itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the City of Orange.
Hurricane Milton
Hurricane Nicole
Hurricane Ian
Hurricane Dorian
Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Matthew
Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds
Tropical Storm Fay
Severe Storms and Tornadoes
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding
Hurricane Jeanne
Hurricane Ivan
Hurricane Frances
Tropical Storm Bonnie and Hurricane Charley
Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations
Orange and the towns around it
How to read this page
FEMA’s expected losses across Orange total about $5.4M 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.