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Natural hazards · Tamarac

Tamarac, FL natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Tamarac comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 475 claims here since 1979. 15 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

How exposed is Tamarac?

74
High
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Tamarac to be higher than in 74% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and hurricanes.

Inland flooding44%Hurricanes44%Everything else12%
By hazard

What Tamarac faces

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

Inland flooding

44% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 67% of U.S. places
Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Hurricanes

44% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 93% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 3 years in the area

Lower here

TornadoesHailCold wavesHeat 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 Tamarac flood?

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

475paid claims since 1979
$2.2Mpaid to owners
7homes flooded more than once
19792026

Biggest named events

  • Hurricane Irene: 97 claims, $284K
  • Hurricane Irma: 50 claims, $540K
  • Hurricane Wilma: 31 claims, $350K

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. Tamarac 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

13buildings retrofitted against wind
Disasters that hit Tamarac

15 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into TamaracDeclared for Broward County only
2024

Hurricane Milton

4 households applied for aid $54K to the City of Tamarac for repairs
2023

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

240 households applied for aid $181K aid approved
2022

Hurricane Ian

1 household applied for aid $8K to the City of Tamarac for repairs
2019

Hurricane Dorian

$73K to the City of Tamarac for repairs
2017

Hurricane Irma

9,963 households applied for aid $3.3M aid approved $2.3M to the City of Tamarac for repairs
2016

Hurricane Matthew

$54K to the City of Tamarac for repairs
2008

Tropical Storm Fay

$16K to the City of Tamarac for repairs
2005

Hurricane Wilma

7,655 households applied for aid $3.2M aid approved $7.7M to the City of Tamarac for repairs
2005

Tropical Storm Rita

$23K to the City of Tamarac for repairs
2005

Hurricane Katrina

$238K to the City of Tamarac for repairs
2004

Hurricane Jeanne

$49K to the City of Tamarac for repairs
2004

Hurricane Frances

279 households applied for aid $151K aid approved $452K to the City of Tamarac for repairs
2000

Severe Storms and Flooding

$2K to the City of Tamarac for repairs
1999

Fl-Hurricane Irene-Dr-Req

$169K to the City of Tamarac for repairs
1999

Hurricane Floyd Emergency Declarations

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

Tamarac and the towns around it

Fort Lauderdale: High, mostly inland floodingNorth Lauderdale: High, mostly inland floodingCoral Springs: High, mostly hurricanesOakland Park: High, mostly inland floodingLauderdale Lakes: Very high, mostly inland floodingLauderhill: High, mostly inland floodingWilton Manors: Very high, mostly inland floodingPompano Beach: High, mostly hurricanesDania Beach: High, mostly hurricanesDavie: Very high, mostly inland floodingPlantation: High, mostly hurricanesHollywood: High, mostly inland floodingRoosevelt Gardens: High, mostly inland floodingBoulevard Gardens: High, mostly inland floodingMargate: High, mostly inland floodingParkland: Very high, mostly inland floodingCoconut Creek: High, mostly hurricanesSunrise: High, mostly hurricanesWashington Park: High, mostly inland floodingTamarac: High, mostly inland flooding TamaracFort LauderdaleNorth LauderdaleCoral SpringsOakland ParkLauderdale LakesLauderhill
Very lowLowModerateHighVery high
Lauderdale Lakesmostly inland floodingVery high
Fort Lauderdalemostly inland floodingHigh
Oakland Parkmostly inland floodingHigh
North Lauderdalemostly inland floodingHigh
Tamaracmostly inland floodingHigh
Lauderhillmostly inland floodingHigh
Coral Springsmostly 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. Tamarac covers 16 census tracts, combined by population.
Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Tamarac’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Tamarac. 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 Tamarac total about $18.8M 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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