Natural hazards · Corydon

Corydon, IN natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Corydon comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 36 claims here since 1996. 6 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Corydon?

High

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Corydon to be higher than in 71% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and tornadoes.

Inland flooding59%Tornadoes21%Cold waves6%Earthquakes5%Everything else9%

By hazard

What Corydon faces

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

Inland flooding

59% 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 94% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 73 years in the area

Cold waves

6% of expected damage

Below average · higher than 48% of U.S. places

Recorded about once a year in the area

Earthquakes

5% of expected damage

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

Lower here

HurricanesHailIce stormsWinter weatherHeat 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 Corydon flood?

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

36paid claims since 1996

$413Kpaid to owners

0homes flooded more than once

19962026

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Harrison County.

What’s been done with FEMA grants

2storm safe rooms built

1flood-prone properties bought out and cleared

Disasters that hit Corydon

6 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into CorydonDeclared for Harrison County only

2018

Severe Storms and Flooding

18 households applied for aid $19K aid approved

2009

Severe Winter Storm

$22K to the Town of Corydon for repairs

2008

Severe Storms and Flooding

276 households applied for aid $29K aid approved $56K to the Town of Corydon for repairs

2005

Severe Winter Storms and Flooding

3 households applied for aid $5K aid approved

2004

Snow

$3K to the Town of Corydon for repairs

2004

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

12 households applied for aid $11K aid approved $10K to the Town of Corydon for repairs

Harrison County has had 19 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. Corydon 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 Corydon’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Town of Corydon. 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.

Corydon, IN natural hazards

How exposed is Corydon?

What Corydon faces

Inland flooding

Tornadoes

Cold waves

Earthquakes

Lower here

Not a risk here

Does Corydon flood?

What’s been done with FEMA grants

6 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

Severe Storms and Flooding

Severe Winter Storm

Severe Storms and Flooding

Severe Winter Storms and Flooding

Snow

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

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