Natural hazards · Exira

Exira, IA natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Exira comes from drought, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 1993. 5 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Exira?

High

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Exira to be higher than in 64% of U.S. communities, mostly from drought and inland flooding.

Drought34%Inland flooding21%Cold waves17%Tornadoes14%Strong wind6%Everything else8%

By hazard

What Exira faces

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

Drought

34% of expected damage

Recorded about 9 times a year in the area

Inland flooding

21% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 69% of U.S. places

Recorded about once a year in the area

Cold waves

17% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 88% of U.S. places

Recorded about 6 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

14% of expected damage

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

Recorded about once every 9 years in the area

Strong wind

6% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 96% of U.S. places

Recorded about 5 times a year in the area

Lower here

HurricanesHailIce stormsWinter weatherHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesLightning

Not a risk here

Coastal floodingAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic 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 Exira flood?

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

1paid claims since 1993

$17Kpaid to owners

0homes flooded more than once

19932026

Biggest named events

Midwest Flooding: 1 claim, $17K

Disasters that hit Exira

5 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into ExiraDeclared for Audubon County only

2010

Severe Winter Storm

$6K to the City of Exira for repairs

2008

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

5 households applied for aid $25K aid approved

2007

Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes

15 households applied for aid $26K aid approved $15K to the City of Exira for repairs

2007

Snow

$3K to the City of Exira for repairs

2004

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

5 households applied for aid $7K aid approved $11K to the City of Exira for repairs

Audubon County has had 20 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and floods.

About these numbers

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

Exira, IA natural hazards

How exposed is Exira?

What Exira faces

Drought

Inland flooding

Cold waves

Tornadoes

Strong wind

Lower here

Not a risk here

Does Exira flood?

Biggest named events

5 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

Severe Winter Storm

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes

Snow

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

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