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Natural hazards · Paisley

Paisley, FL natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Paisley comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. 10 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

How exposed is Paisley?

71
High
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Paisley to be higher than in 71% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and wildfires.

Inland flooding43%Wildfire16%Hurricanes15%Tornadoes15%Strong wind6%Everything else6%
By hazard

What Paisley faces

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

Inland flooding

43% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 66% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 4 years in the area

Wildfire

16% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 97% of U.S. places

Hurricanes

15% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 85% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 4 years in the area

Tornadoes

15% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 79% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 29 years in the area

Strong wind

6% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 92% of U.S. places
Recorded about once a year in the area

Lower here

HailCold wavesHeat wavesEarthquakesLandslidesLightningDrought

Not a risk here

Coastal floodingIce stormsWinter weatherAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic 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 Paisley flood?

FEMA's records show no paid flood insurance claims in Paisley.

of homes in flood zones
are insured
of all homes
are insured
No community discount. Paisley isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Lake County.
Disasters that hit Paisley

10 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into PaisleyDeclared for Lake County only
2024

Hurricane Milton

330 households applied for aid $571K aid approved
2022

Hurricane Nicole

11 households applied for aid $12K aid approved
2022

Hurricane Ian

166 households applied for aid $266K aid approved
2017

Hurricane Irma

528 households applied for aid $222K aid approved
2008

Tropical Storm Fay

18 households applied for aid $12K aid approved
2007

Severe Storms and Tornadoes

14 households applied for aid $3K aid approved
2004

Hurricane Jeanne

135 households applied for aid $239K aid approved
2004

Hurricane Ivan

6 households applied for aid
2004

Hurricane Frances

220 households applied for aid $316K aid approved
2004

Tropical Storm Bonnie and Hurricane Charley

31 households applied for aid $24K aid approved
Lake County has had 29 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and freezes.
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. Paisley is smaller than a census tract, so it shares the figures of the tract around its center.
Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Paisley’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to Paisley. FEMA’s model follows property values, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.

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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