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Natural hazards · New Washington

New Washington, IN natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in New Washington comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. 3 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

How exposed is New Washington?

62
High
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in New Washington to be higher than in 62% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and tornadoes.

Inland flooding46%Tornadoes27%Strong wind8%Cold waves8%Everything else10%
By hazard

What New Washington faces

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

Inland flooding

46% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 76% of U.S. places
Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

27% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 92% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 14 years in the area

Strong wind

8% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 91% of U.S. places
Recorded about 6 times a year in the area

Cold waves

8% of expected damage
Below average · higher than 48% of U.S. places
Recorded about once a year in the area

Lower here

HurricanesHailIce stormsWinter weatherHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesLightningDrought

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 New Washington flood?

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

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

3 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into New WashingtonDeclared for Clark County only
2018

Severe Storms and Flooding

1 household applied for aid
2012

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes

1 household applied for aid
2008

Severe Storms and Flooding

24 households applied for aid
Clark County has had 17 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. New Washington 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 New Washington’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to New Washington. 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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