Natural hazards · Williston

Williston, FL natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Williston comes from hurricanes, and overall the risk is moderate for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2026. 12 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Williston?

Moderate

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Williston to be higher than in 55% of U.S. communities, mostly from hurricanes and inland flooding.

Hurricanes50%Inland flooding20%Tornadoes9%Wildfire6%Cold waves5%Lightning5%Everything else5%

By hazard

What Williston faces

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

Hurricanes

50% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 92% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 4 years in the area

Inland flooding

20% of expected damage

Well below average · higher than 7% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 4 years in the area

Tornadoes

9% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 58% of U.S. places

Wildfire

6% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 94% of U.S. places

Cold waves

5% of expected damage

Well above average · among the top 1% of U.S. places

Recorded about 4 times a year in the area

Lightning

5% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 89% of U.S. places

Lower here

HailWinter weatherHeat wavesEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windDrought

Not a risk here

Coastal floodingIce stormsAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic 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 Williston flood?

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

1paid claims since 2026

$112Kpaid to owners

0homes flooded more than once

20262026

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Levy County.

Disasters that hit Williston

12 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into WillistonDeclared for Levy County only

2024

Hurricane Milton

12 households applied for aid $19K aid approved $25K to the City of Williston for repairs

2024

Hurricane Helene

660 households applied for aid $850K aid approved $170K to the City of Williston for repairs

2024

Hurricane Debby

318 households applied for aid $262K aid approved

2023

Hurricane Idalia

282 households applied for aid $134K aid approved

2022

Hurricane Ian

$44K to the City of Williston for repairs

2017

Hurricane Irma

1,866 households applied for aid $658K aid approved $67K to the City of Williston for repairs

2016

Hurricane Hermine

13 households applied for aid $16K aid approved $20K to the City of Williston for repairs

2009

Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds

1 household applied for aid $1K aid approved

2004

Hurricane Jeanne

277 households applied for aid $272K aid approved $25K to the City of Williston for repairs

2004

Hurricane Ivan

2 households applied for aid $615 aid approved

2004

Hurricane Frances

441 households applied for aid $541K aid approved $103K to the City of Williston for repairs

2004

Tropical Storm Bonnie and Hurricane Charley

27 households applied for aid $51K aid approved $10K to the City of Williston for repairs

Levy County has had 38 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and severe storms.

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. Williston 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 Williston’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Williston. 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.