Natural hazards · Washington Park

Washington Park, FL natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Washington Park comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. 2 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Washington Park?

High

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Washington Park to be higher than in 79% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and hurricanes.

Inland flooding47%Hurricanes37%Heat waves6%Everything else10%

By hazard

What Washington Park faces

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

Inland flooding

47% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 79% of U.S. places

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Hurricanes

37% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 93% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 3 years in the area

Heat waves

6% of expected damage

Below average · higher than 49% of U.S. places

Recorded about 6 times a year in the area

Lower here

Coastal floodingTornadoesHailCold wavesEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightning

Not a risk here

Ice stormsWinter weatherWildfireDroughtAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic 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 Washington Park flood?

FEMA's records show no paid flood insurance claims in Washington Park.

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

No community discount. Washington Park isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: Broward County.

Disasters that hit Washington Park

2 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

Disasters the President declared that paid out in Washington Park itself: aid to households, or repair grants to Washington Park.

Brought FEMA money into Washington ParkDeclared for Broward County only

2017

Hurricane Irma

2 households applied for aid

2005

Hurricane Wilma

1 household applied for aid

Broward County has had 34 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and freezes.

Around Washington Park

Washington Park and the towns around it

Very lowLowModerateHighVery high

Washington Parkmostly inland floodingHigh

Franklin Parkmostly inland floodingHigh

Lauderhillmostly inland floodingHigh

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. Washington Park is smaller than a census tract, so it shares the figures of the tract around its center.

Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Washington Park’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to Washington Park. FEMA’s model follows property values, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.

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.