Sycamore, IL natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Sycamore comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is very low for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 74 claims here since 1979. 5 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsHow exposed is Sycamore?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Sycamore to be higher than in 12% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and cold waves.
What Sycamore faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Inland flooding
Cold waves
Tornadoes
Lower here
Not a risk here
Does Sycamore flood?
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Sycamore, from FEMA’s records.
Biggest named events
- Hurricane Ike: 7 claims, $88K
- Mid-spring storms: 3 claims, $20K
Homes that flooded again and again
■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (1) ■ flooded 2+ times
are insured
are insured
What’s been done with FEMA grants
5 federal disasters brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Sycamore itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the City of Sycamore.
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding
Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm
Severe Storms and Flooding
Severe Storms and Flooding
Snow
Sycamore and the towns around it
How to read this page
FEMA’s expected losses across Sycamore total about $3.2M 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.