Natural hazards · Washington Park

Washington Park, IL natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Washington Park comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is very high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 5 claims here since 1994. 3 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Washington Park?

Very high

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Washington Park to be higher than in 89% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and earthquakes.

Inland flooding53%Earthquakes28%Heat waves6%Cold waves5%Everything else8%

By hazard

What Washington Park faces

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

Inland flooding

53% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 95% of U.S. places

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Earthquakes

28% of expected damage

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

Heat waves

6% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 80% of U.S. places

Recorded about 15 times a year in the area

Cold waves

5% of expected damage

Well below average · higher than 20% of U.S. places

Recorded about once a year in the area

Lower here

HurricanesTornadoesHailIce stormsWinter weatherWildfireLandslidesStrong 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 Washington Park flood?

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

5paid claims since 1994

$13Kpaid to owners

0homes flooded more than once

19942026

Biggest named events

Late July Flooding: 1 claim, $5K

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: St. Clair County.

What’s been done with FEMA grants

2flood-prone properties bought out and cleared

Disasters that hit Washington Park

3 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into Washington ParkDeclared for St. Clair County only

2024

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Floodng

8 households applied for aid $41K aid approved

2022

Severe Storm and Flooding

8 households applied for aid $45K aid approved

2006

Severe Winter Storm

$9K to the Village of Washington Park for repairs

St. Clair County has had 17 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often floods and severe storms.

Around Washington Park

Washington Park and the towns around it

Very lowLowModerateHighVery high

Washington Parkmostly inland floodingVery high

East St. Louismostly inland floodingVery high

Canteenmostly inland floodingVery high

Fairmont Citymostly earthquakesVery high

Caseyvillemostly inland floodingHigh

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. Washington Park covers 2 census tracts, combined by population.

Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Washington Park’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Village of Washington Park. 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 Washington Park total about $2.1M 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.