Natural hazards · Parkland

Parkland, FL natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Parkland comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is very high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 29 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 Parkland?

Very high

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Parkland to be higher than in 82% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and hurricanes.

Inland flooding49%Hurricanes42%Everything else9%

By hazard

What Parkland faces

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

Inland flooding

49% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 80% of U.S. places

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Hurricanes

42% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 94% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 3 years in the area

Lower here

TornadoesHailCold wavesHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightningDrought

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 Parkland flood?

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

29paid claims since 1979

$314Kpaid to owners

0homes flooded more than once

19792026

Biggest named events

Hurricane Irene: 7 claims, $32K
Hurricane Irma: 5 claims, $70K
Hurricane Wilma: 1 claim, $2K

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

🏷️ 05% off flood insurance. Parkland is in FEMA’s Community Rating System (class 9) for its flood-proofing work.

Insurance rates: Broward County.

Disasters that hit Parkland

9 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into ParklandDeclared for Broward County only

2024

Hurricane Milton

4 households applied for aid

2023

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

10 households applied for aid $1K aid approved

2017

Hurricane Irma

1,168 households applied for aid $274K aid approved $1.6M to the City of Parkland for repairs

2008

Tropical Storm Fay

$5K to the City of Parkland for repairs

2005

Hurricane Wilma

2,206 households applied for aid $981K aid approved $6.5M to the City of Parkland for repairs

2005

Hurricane Katrina

$68K to the City of Parkland for repairs

2004

Hurricane Jeanne

1 household applied for aid $870 aid approved $126K to the City of Parkland for repairs

2004

Hurricane Frances

98 households applied for aid $38K aid approved $752K to the City of Parkland for repairs

1999

Fl-Hurricane Irene-Dr-Req

$26K to the City of Parkland for repairs

Broward County has had 34 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and freezes.

Around Parkland

Parkland and the towns around it

Very lowLowModerateHighVery high

Parklandmostly inland floodingVery high

Coral Springsmostly hurricanesHigh

Coconut Creekmostly hurricanesHigh

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. Parkland covers 3 census tracts, combined by population.

Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Parkland’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Parkland. 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 Parkland total about $21.2M 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.