Natural hazards · Plant

Plant, FL natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Plant comes from hurricanes, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 130 claims here since 1994. 13 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

How exposed is Plant?

64
High
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Plant to be higher than in 64% of U.S. communities, mostly from hurricanes and inland flooding.

Hurricanes38%Inland flooding29%Tornadoes16%Cold waves10%Everything else7%
By hazard

What Plant faces

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

Hurricanes

38% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 91% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 4 years in the area

Inland flooding

29% of expected damage
Below average · higher than 40% of U.S. places
Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

16% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 71% of U.S. places

Cold waves

10% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 85% of U.S. places
Recorded about 4 times a year in the area

Lower here

HailHeat 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 Plant flood?

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

130paid claims since 1994
$12.9Mpaid to owners
6homes flooded more than once
19942026

Biggest named events

  • Hurricane Milton: 114 claims, $12.4M
  • Hurricane Irma: 4 claims, $40K
  • Hurricane Frances: 2 claims, $22K

Homes that flooded again and again

■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (0) ■ flooded 2+ times

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

What’s been done with FEMA grants

11buildings retrofitted against wind
Disasters that hit Plant

13 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into PlantDeclared for Hillsborough County only
2024

Hurricane Milton

13,092 households applied for aid $18.1M aid approved $4.0M to the City of Plant for repairs
2024

Hurricane Helene

1,788 households applied for aid $1.3M aid approved $380K to the City of Plant for repairs
2024

Hurricane Debby

199 households applied for aid $259K aid approved
2023

Hurricane Idalia

171 households applied for aid $77K aid approved $74K to the City of Plant for repairs
2022

Hurricane Nicole

$37K to the City of Plant for repairs
2022

Hurricane Ian

5,860 households applied for aid $3.3M aid approved $1.4M to the City of Plant for repairs
2017

Hurricane Irma

7,994 households applied for aid $3.3M aid approved $1.4M to the City of Plant for repairs
2016

Hurricane Hermine

30 households applied for aid $10K aid approved
2012

Tropical Storm Debby

33 households applied for aid $58K aid approved
2008

Tropical Storm Fay

$28K to the City of Plant for repairs
2004

Hurricane Jeanne

2,689 households applied for aid $3.2M aid approved $439K to the City of Plant for repairs
2004

Hurricane Frances

742 households applied for aid $818K aid approved $913K to the City of Plant for repairs
2004

Tropical Storm Bonnie and Hurricane Charley

1 household applied for aid $870 aid approved $74K to the City of Plant for repairs
Hillsborough County has had 41 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and severe storms.
Around Plant

Plant and the towns around it

Lakeland: High, mostly hurricanesCrystal Lake: Moderate, mostly hurricanesCombee Settlement: High, mostly hurricanesPolk City: High, mostly hurricanesLakeland Highlands: High, mostly hurricanesPlant City: High, mostly hurricanes Plant CityLakeland
Very lowLowModerateHighVery high
Plant Citymostly hurricanesHigh
Lakelandmostly 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. Plant covers 10 census tracts, combined by population.
Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Plant’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Plant. 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 Plant total about $16.2M 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.

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