Sewall's Point, FL natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Sewall's Point comes from hurricanes, and overall the risk is very high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 95 claims here since 1984. 10 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsHow exposed is Sewall's Point?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Sewall's Point to be higher than in 92% of U.S. communities, mostly from hurricanes and inland flooding.
What Sewall's Point faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Hurricanes
Inland flooding
Lower here
Not a risk here
Does Sewall's Point flood?
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Sewall's Point, from FEMA’s records.
Biggest named events
- Hurricane Jeanne: 58 claims, $1.9M
- Hurricane Frances: 29 claims, $1.0M
- Hurricane Ivan: 2 claims, $80K
Homes that flooded again and again
■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (0) ■ flooded 2+ times
are insured
are insured
What’s been done with FEMA grants
10 federal disasters brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Sewall's Point itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the Town of Sewall's Point.
Hurricane Milton
Hurricane Dorian
Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Matthew
Hurricane Wilma
Hurricane Jeanne
Hurricane Ivan
Hurricane Frances
Fl-Hurricane Irene-Dr-Req
Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations
Sewall's Point and the towns around it
How to read this page
FEMA’s expected losses across Sewall's Point total about $2.5M 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.