Natural hazards · Humeston

Humeston, IA natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Humeston comes from drought, and overall the risk is moderate for a U.S. community. 3 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Humeston?

Moderate

vs. U.S. communities

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

Drought39%Inland flooding22%Tornadoes15%Cold waves11%Everything else14%

By hazard

What Humeston faces

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

Drought

39% of expected damage

Recorded about 12 times a year in the area

Inland flooding

22% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 60% of U.S. places

Recorded about 3 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

15% of expected damage

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

Recorded about once every 7 years in the area

Cold waves

11% of expected damage

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

Recorded about 4 times a year in the area

Lower here

HurricanesHailIce stormsWinter weatherHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightning

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 Humeston flood?

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

Disasters that hit Humeston

3 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into HumestonDeclared for Wayne County only

2010

Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes

$15K to the City of Humeston for repairs

2008

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

$5K to the City of Humeston for repairs

2007

Severe Winter Storm

$10K to the City of Humeston for repairs

Wayne County has had 13 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and floods.

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