Port Orange, FL natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Port Orange comes from hurricanes, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 1,882 claims here since 1979. 16 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsHow exposed is Port Orange?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Port Orange to be higher than in 66% of U.S. communities, mostly from hurricanes and inland flooding.
What Port Orange faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Hurricanes
Inland flooding
Tornadoes
Lower here
Not a risk here
Does Port Orange flood?
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Port Orange, from FEMA’s records.
Biggest named events
- Hurricane Milton: 807 claims, $59.0M
- Hurricane Ian: 566 claims, $43.8M
- Hurricane Frances: 178 claims, $5.8M
Homes that flooded again and again
Each house = 7 homes. ■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (57) ■ flooded 2+ times
are insured
are insured
What’s been done with FEMA grants
16 federal disasters brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Port Orange itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the City of Port Orange.
Hurricane Milton
Hurricane Nicole
Hurricane Ian
Hurricane Dorian
Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Matthew
Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds
Tropical Storm Fay
Severe Storms and Tornadoes
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding
Hurricane Jeanne
Hurricane Ivan
Hurricane Frances
Tropical Storm Bonnie and Hurricane Charley
Fl-Hurricane Irene-Dr-Req
Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations
Port Orange and the towns around it
How to read this page
FEMA’s expected losses across Port Orange total about $17.6M 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.