Natural hazards · Dalton

Dalton, IL natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Dalton comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 1996. 1 federal disaster brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Dalton?

High

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Dalton to be higher than in 76% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and drought.

Inland flooding36%Drought22%Cold waves16%Tornadoes7%Earthquakes6%Strong wind6%Everything else8%

By hazard

What Dalton faces

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

Inland flooding

36% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 87% of U.S. places

Recorded about once a year in the area

Drought

22% of expected damage

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Cold waves

16% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 54% of U.S. places

Recorded about 3 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

7% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 87% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 9 years in the area

Earthquakes

6% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 78% of U.S. places

Strong wind

6% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 91% of U.S. places

Recorded about 5 times a year in the area

Lower here

HurricanesHailIce stormsWinter weatherHeat wavesWildfireLandslidesLightning

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 Dalton flood?

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

1paid claims since 1996

$392paid to owners

0homes flooded more than once

19962026

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Moultrie County.

Disasters that hit Dalton

1 federal disaster brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into DaltonDeclared for Moultrie County only

1999

Il-Winter Storm 1/1/99

$1K to the Village of Dalton for repairs

Moultrie County has had 8 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and tornadoes.

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