Natural hazards · Linton

Linton, IN natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Linton comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is low for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 1995. 5 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Linton?

Low

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Linton to be higher than in 25% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and tornadoes.

Inland flooding36%Tornadoes20%Earthquakes16%Strong wind12%Heat waves6%Everything else11%

By hazard

What Linton faces

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

Inland flooding

36% of expected damage

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

Recorded about 3 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

20% of expected damage

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

Earthquakes

16% of expected damage

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

Strong wind

12% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 82% of U.S. places

Recorded about 5 times a year in the area

Heat waves

6% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 96% of U.S. places

Recorded about 6 times a year in the area

Lower here

HurricanesHailIce stormsWinter weatherCold 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 Linton flood?

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

1paid claims since 1995

$24Kpaid to owners

0homes flooded more than once

19952026

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

No community discount. Linton 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 Linton

5 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into LintonDeclared for Greene County only

2008

Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes

15 households applied for aid $25K aid approved

2005

Severe Winter Storms and Flooding

3 households applied for aid $5K aid approved

2004

Snow

$5K to the City of Linton for repairs

2004

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

1 household applied for aid $724 aid approved

2002

Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding

$6K to the City of Linton for repairs

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. Linton covers 2 census tracts, combined by population.

Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Linton’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Linton. 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 Linton total about $1.6M 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.