Natural hazards · Robinson

Robinson, IL natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Robinson comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 3 claims here since 2001. 2 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Robinson?

High

vs. U.S. communities

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

Inland flooding43%Earthquakes31%Tornadoes10%Heat waves5%Everything else12%

By hazard

What Robinson faces

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

Inland flooding

43% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 63% of U.S. places

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Earthquakes

31% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 84% of U.S. places

Tornadoes

10% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 75% of U.S. places

Heat waves

5% of expected damage

Below average · higher than 32% of U.S. places

Recorded about 8 times a year in the area

Lower here

HurricanesHailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesWildfireLandslidesStrong windLightningDrought

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 Robinson flood?

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

3paid claims since 2001

$17Kpaid to owners

0homes flooded more than once

20012026

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Crawford County.

Disasters that hit Robinson

2 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into RobinsonDeclared for Crawford County only

2013

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding

1 household applied for aid $2K aid approved

2008

Severe Storms and Flooding

7 households applied for aid $37K aid approved

Crawford County has had 7 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often floods 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. Robinson covers 2 census tracts, combined by population.

Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Robinson’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Robinson. FEMA’s model follows property values, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.

FEMA’s expected losses across Robinson total about $3.9M a year, counting buildings, people and crops.

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.