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Natural hazards · Pinellas Park

Pinellas Park, FL natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Pinellas Park comes from hurricanes, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 651 claims here since 1979. 12 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

How exposed is Pinellas Park?

60
High
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Pinellas Park to be higher than in 60% of U.S. communities, mostly from hurricanes and inland flooding.

Hurricanes40%Inland flooding34%Tornadoes11%Cold waves8%Everything else7%
By hazard

What Pinellas Park faces

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

Hurricanes

40% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 90% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 5 years in the area

Inland flooding

34% of expected damage
Below average · higher than 48% of U.S. places
Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

11% 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 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 Pinellas Park flood?

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

651paid claims since 1979
$15.9Mpaid to owners
21homes flooded more than once
19792026

Biggest named events

  • Hurricane Milton: 156 claims, $12.3M
  • Hurricane Debby: 17 claims, $533K
  • Tropical Storm Debby: 12 claims, $196K

Homes that flooded again and again

■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (5) ■ flooded 2+ times

of all homes
are insured
🏷️ 25% off flood insurance. Pinellas Park is in FEMA’s Community Rating System (class 5) for its flood-proofing work.
Insurance rates: Pinellas County.

What’s been done with FEMA grants

7flood-prone properties bought out and cleared
4buildings retrofitted against wind
Disasters that hit Pinellas Park

12 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into Pinellas ParkDeclared for Pinellas County only
2024

Hurricane Milton

12,021 households applied for aid $10.2M aid approved $693K to the City of Pinellas Park for repairs
2024

Hurricane Helene

4,940 households applied for aid $2.6M aid approved $468K to the City of Pinellas Park for repairs
2024

Hurricane Debby

451 households applied for aid $232K aid approved $152K to the City of Pinellas Park for repairs
2023

Hurricane Idalia

754 households applied for aid $224K aid approved
2022

Hurricane Ian

2,642 households applied for aid $786K aid approved $512K to the City of Pinellas Park for repairs
2017

Hurricane Irma

7,769 households applied for aid $2.6M aid approved $2.0M to the City of Pinellas Park for repairs
2016

Hurricane Hermine

18 households applied for aid $4K aid approved $35K to the City of Pinellas Park for repairs
2012

Tropical Storm Debby

65 households applied for aid $20K aid approved $10K to the City of Pinellas Park for repairs
2008

Tropical Storm Fay

$6K to the City of Pinellas Park for repairs
2004

Hurricane Jeanne

185 households applied for aid $145K aid approved $71K to the City of Pinellas Park for repairs
2004

Hurricane Frances

86 households applied for aid $70K aid approved $47K to the City of Pinellas Park for repairs
2004

Tropical Storm Bonnie and Hurricane Charley

$44K to the City of Pinellas Park for repairs
Pinellas County has had 39 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and severe storms.
Around Pinellas Park

Pinellas Park and the towns around it

West Lealman: Very high, mostly inland floodingLealman: High, mostly inland floodingLargo: Moderate, mostly hurricanesBardmoor: High, mostly inland floodingSt. Petersburg: Moderate, mostly hurricanesKenneth City: Very high, mostly inland floodingSeminole: High, mostly inland floodingBay Pines: High, mostly inland floodingSouth Highpoint: Low, mostly hurricanesRidgecrest: Moderate, mostly hurricanesBelleair Bluffs: Moderate, mostly hurricanesHarbor Bluffs: High, mostly hurricanesClearwater: Moderate, mostly hurricanesBelleair: Moderate, mostly hurricanesIndian Rocks Beach: High, mostly coastal 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 floodingPinellas Park: High, mostly hurricanes Pinellas ParkWest LealmanLealmanLargoBardmoorSt. PetersburgKenneth City
Very lowLowModerateHighVery high
Kenneth Citymostly inland floodingVery high
West Lealmanmostly inland floodingVery high
Bardmoormostly inland floodingHigh
Lealmanmostly inland floodingHigh
Pinellas Parkmostly hurricanesHigh
Largomostly hurricanesModerate
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. Pinellas Park covers 12 census tracts, combined by population.
Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Pinellas Park’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Pinellas 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 Pinellas Park total about $17.5M 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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