Natural hazards · Ava
Ava, IL natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Ava comes from earthquakes, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. 1 federal disaster brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsExpected damage
How exposed is Ava?
High
vs. U.S. communitiesFEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Ava to be higher than in 78% of U.S. communities, mostly from earthquakes and inland flooding.
Earthquakes35%Inland flooding26%Strong wind15%Cold waves10%Everything else14%
By hazard
What Ava faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Earthquakes
35% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 87% of U.S. places
Inland flooding
26% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 59% of U.S. places
Recorded about 6 times a year in the area
Strong wind
15% of expected damage
Well above average · among the top 1% of U.S. places
Recorded about 5 times a year in the area
Cold waves
10% of expected damage
Below average · higher than 46% of U.S. places
Recorded about once a year in the area
Lower here
HurricanesTornadoesHailIce stormsWinter weatherHeat wavesWildfireLandslidesLightningDrought
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 Ava flood?
FEMA's records show no paid flood insurance claims in Ava.
of homes in flood zones
are insured
are insured
of all homes
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No community discount. Ava isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Jackson County.
Disasters that hit Ava
1 federal disaster brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Ava itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the City of Ava.
Brought FEMA money into AvaDeclared for Jackson County only
2011
Severe Storms and Flooding
3 households applied for aid $5K aid approved
Jackson County has had 13 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often floods and severe storms.
Around Ava
Ava and the towns around it
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Avamostly earthquakesHigh