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Natural hazards · Pompano Beach

Pompano Beach, FL natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Pompano Beach comes from hurricanes, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 388 claims here since 1978. 15 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

How exposed is Pompano Beach?

71
High
vs. U.S. communities

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

Hurricanes49%Inland flooding38%Coastal flooding5%Everything else8%
By hazard

What Pompano Beach faces

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

Hurricanes

49% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 93% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 3 years in the area

Inland flooding

38% of expected damage
Below average · higher than 49% of U.S. places
Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Coastal flooding

5% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 97% of U.S. places

Lower here

TornadoesHailCold wavesHeat 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 Pompano Beach flood?

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

388paid claims since 1978
$5.7Mpaid to owners
34homes flooded more than once
19782026

Biggest named events

  • Hurricane Irene: 67 claims, $327K
  • Hurricane Wilma: 33 claims, $391K
  • Hurricane Irma: 28 claims, $1.1M

Homes that flooded again and again

■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (3) ■ flooded 2+ times

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

What’s been done with FEMA grants

11buildings retrofitted against wind
Disasters that hit Pompano Beach

15 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into Pompano BeachDeclared for Broward County only
2024

Hurricane Milton

60 households applied for aid $3K aid approved $273K to the City of Pompano Beach for repairs
2023

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

922 households applied for aid $367K aid approved
2022

Hurricane Nicole

$4K to the City of Pompano Beach for repairs
2022

Hurricane Ian

4 households applied for aid $700 aid approved $19K to the City of Pompano Beach for repairs
2019

Hurricane Dorian

$72K to the City of Pompano Beach for repairs
2017

Hurricane Irma

24,770 households applied for aid $8.8M aid approved $5.1M to the City of Pompano Beach for repairs
2016

Hurricane Matthew

$43K to the City of Pompano Beach for repairs
2008

Tropical Storm Fay

$48K to the City of Pompano Beach for repairs
2005

Hurricane Wilma

17,206 households applied for aid $12.1M aid approved $9.8M to the City of Pompano Beach for repairs
2005

Hurricane Katrina

$653K to the City of Pompano Beach for repairs
2004

Hurricane Jeanne

1 household applied for aid $138K to the City of Pompano Beach for repairs
2004

Hurricane Frances

2,108 households applied for aid $2.2M aid approved $700K to the City of Pompano Beach for repairs
2004

Tropical Storm Bonnie and Hurricane Charley

1 household applied for aid
1999

Fl-Hurricane Irene-Dr-Req

$32K to the City of Pompano Beach for repairs
1999

Hurricane Floyd Emergency Declarations

$18K to the City of Pompano Beach for repairs
Broward County has had 34 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and freezes.
Around Pompano Beach

Pompano Beach and the towns around it

Fort Lauderdale: High, mostly inland floodingLauderdale-by-the-Sea: High, mostly hurricanesDeerfield Beach: High, mostly hurricanesLighthouse Point: High, mostly hurricanesHillsboro Beach: High, mostly hurricanesOakland Park: High, mostly inland floodingWilton Manors: Very high, mostly inland floodingDania Beach: High, mostly hurricanesTamarac: High, mostly inland floodingNorth Lauderdale: High, mostly inland floodingDavie: Very high, mostly inland floodingPlantation: High, mostly hurricanesHollywood: High, mostly inland floodingRoosevelt Gardens: High, mostly inland floodingBoulevard Gardens: High, mostly inland floodingLauderdale Lakes: Very high, mostly inland floodingSea Ranch Lakes: High, mostly hurricanesBoca Raton: High, mostly hurricanesPompano Beach: High, mostly hurricanes Pompano BeachFort LauderdaleLauderdale-by-the-SeaDeerfield BeachLighthouse PointHillsboro Beach
Very lowLowModerateHighVery high
Fort Lauderdalemostly inland floodingHigh
Lighthouse Pointmostly hurricanesHigh
Deerfield Beachmostly hurricanesHigh
Pompano Beachmostly hurricanesHigh
Lauderdale-by-the-Seamostly hurricanesHigh
Hillsboro Beachmostly 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. Pompano Beach covers 28 census tracts, combined by population.
Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Pompano Beach’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Pompano Beach. 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 Pompano Beach total about $37.7M 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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