Natural hazards · West Park

West Park, FL natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in West Park comes from hurricanes, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 25 claims here since 1991. 7 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is West Park?

High

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in West Park to be higher than in 67% of U.S. communities, mostly from hurricanes and inland flooding.

Hurricanes48%Inland flooding37%Heat waves5%Everything else10%

By hazard

What West Park faces

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

Hurricanes

48% of expected damage

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

Recorded about once every 3 years in the area

Inland flooding

37% of expected damage

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

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Heat waves

5% of expected damage

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

Recorded about 6 times a year in the area

Lower here

TornadoesHailCold wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightning

Not a risk here

Coastal floodingIce 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 West Park flood?

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

25paid claims since 1991

$468Kpaid to owners

18homes flooded more than once

19912026

Biggest named events

June South Florida Flooding: 4 claims, $206K
Hurricane Irma: 4 claims, $27K
Hurricane Eta: 3 claims, $55K

Homes that flooded again and again

■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (5) ■ flooded 2+ times

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

No community discount. West 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.

What’s been done with FEMA grants

1buildings retrofitted against wind

Disasters that hit West Park

7 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into West ParkDeclared for Broward County only

2024

Hurricane Milton

4 households applied for aid

2023

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

76 households applied for aid $78K aid approved

2022

Hurricane Ian

1 household applied for aid $10K to the City of West Park for repairs

2019

Hurricane Dorian

$4K to the City of West Park for repairs

2017

Hurricane Irma

4,089 households applied for aid $1.7M aid approved $653K to the City of West Park for repairs

2016

Hurricane Matthew

$17K to the City of West Park for repairs

2005

Hurricane Wilma

1 household applied for aid $66K to the City of West Park for repairs

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

Around West Park

West Park and the towns around it

Very lowLowModerateHighVery high

Ives Estatesmostly hurricanesHigh

Miami Gardensmostly hurricanesHigh

Miramarmostly hurricanesHigh

West Parkmostly hurricanesHigh

Pembroke Parkmostly 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. West Park covers 3 census tracts, combined by population.

Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to West Park’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of West Park. 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 West Park total about $2.9M 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.