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Natural hazards · Cannelton

Cannelton, IN natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Cannelton comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 1981. 8 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

How exposed is Cannelton?

75
High
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Cannelton to be higher than in 75% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and tornadoes.

Inland flooding54%Tornadoes21%Strong wind8%Earthquakes5%Everything else12%
By hazard

What Cannelton faces

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

Inland flooding

54% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 85% of U.S. places
Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

21% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 92% of U.S. places

Strong wind

8% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 95% of U.S. places
Recorded about 6 times a year in the area

Earthquakes

5% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 77% of U.S. places

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 Cannelton flood?

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

1paid claims since 1981
$707paid to owners
0homes flooded more than once
19812026
of homes in flood zones
are insured
of all homes
are insured
No community discount. Cannelton isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Perry County.
Disasters that hit Cannelton

8 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into CanneltonDeclared for Perry County only
2025

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

$67K to the City of Cannelton for repairs
2018

Severe Storms and Flooding

$111K to the City of Cannelton for repairs
2011

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and

$69K to the City of Cannelton for repairs
2009

Severe Winter Storm

$33K to the City of Cannelton for repairs
2008

Severe Storms and Flooding

29 households applied for aid $10K aid approved
2005

Severe Winter Storms and Flooding

$9K to the City of Cannelton for repairs
2004

Snow

$2K to the City of Cannelton for repairs
2004

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

2 households applied for aid
Perry County has had 20 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and floods.
Around Cannelton

Cannelton and the towns around it

Troy: High, mostly inland floodingTobin: Very high, mostly inland floodingHuff: High, mostly inland floodingTroy: Very high, mostly inland floodingTell City: High, mostly inland floodingAnderson: Very high, mostly inland floodingCannelton: High, mostly inland flooding CanneltonTroy
Very lowLowModerateHighVery high
Troymostly inland floodingHigh
Canneltonmostly 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. Cannelton 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 Cannelton’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Cannelton. 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.

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