Natural hazards · Bloomfield

Bloomfield, IN natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Bloomfield comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is moderate for a U.S. community. 4 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

How exposed is Bloomfield?

42
Moderate
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Bloomfield to be higher than in 42% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and tornadoes.

Inland flooding49%Tornadoes16%Earthquakes12%Strong wind9%Everything else13%
By hazard

What Bloomfield faces

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

Inland flooding

49% of expected damage
Below average · higher than 49% of U.S. places
Recorded about 3 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

16% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 81% of U.S. places

Earthquakes

12% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 79% of U.S. places

Strong wind

9% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 82% of U.S. places
Recorded about 5 times a year in the area

Lower here

HurricanesHailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesHeat 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 Bloomfield flood?

FEMA's records show no paid flood insurance claims in Bloomfield.

of homes in flood zones
are insured
of all homes
are insured
No community discount. Bloomfield isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Greene County.
Disasters that hit Bloomfield

4 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into BloomfieldDeclared for Greene County only
2008

Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes

34 households applied for aid $150K aid approved
2005

Severe Winter Storms and Flooding

9 households applied for aid $46K aid approved
2004

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

19 households applied for aid $13K aid approved
2003

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

3 households applied for aid $33K aid approved
Greene County has had 15 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and floods.
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. Bloomfield covers 1 census tract, combined by population.
Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Bloomfield’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Town of Bloomfield. 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 Bloomfield total about $1.3M 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.

We left the porch light on

Where to, neighbor?

You’re in Bloomfield, INView boundary

Nearby

All towns & citiesExplore the map
Loading boundary…

Bloomfield is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01