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Natural hazards · Darlington

Darlington, KS natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Darlington comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 3 claims here since 1993. 9 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

How exposed is Darlington?

64
High
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Darlington to be higher than in 64% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and tornadoes.

Inland flooding45%Tornadoes26%Hail8%Cold waves6%Everything else15%
By hazard

What Darlington faces

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

Inland flooding

45% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 73% of U.S. places
Recorded about once a year in the area

Tornadoes

26% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 93% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 7 years in the area

Hail

8% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 87% of U.S. places
Recorded about 10 times a year in the area

Cold waves

6% of expected damage
Below average · higher than 37% of U.S. places
Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Lower here

Ice stormsWinter weatherHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightningDrought

Not a risk here

Coastal floodingHurricanesAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic 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 Darlington flood?

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

3paid claims since 1993
$13Kpaid to owners
0homes flooded more than once
19932026

Biggest named events

  • Midwest Flooding: 2 claims, $12K
of homes in flood zones
are insured
of all homes
are insured
No community discount. Darlington isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Harvey County.
Disasters that hit Darlington

9 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into DarlingtonDeclared for Harvey County only
2019

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

$69K to the Township of Darlington for repairs
2018

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding

$19K to the Township of Darlington for repairs
2015

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

$39K to the Township of Darlington for repairs
2013

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

$14K to the Township of Darlington for repairs
2013

Snowstorm

$2K to the Township of Darlington for repairs
2010

Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes

$13K to the Township of Darlington for repairs
2009

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

$40K to the Township of Darlington for repairs
2008

Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes

$44K to the Township of Darlington for repairs
2005

Severe Winter Storms, Heavy Rains, and Flooding

$23K to the Township of Darlington for repairs
Harvey County has had 21 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and floods.
Around Darlington

Darlington and the towns around it

Newton: Moderate, mostly tornadoesNewton: Moderate, mostly tornadoesGrant: Moderate, mostly inland floodingRichland: High, mostly inland floodingSedgwick: High, mostly inland floodingMacon: Moderate, mostly inland floodingNorth Newton: Moderate, mostly tornadoesHighland: Moderate, mostly inland floodingPleasant: Moderate, mostly inland floodingKechi: Moderate, mostly inland floodingLincoln: Low, mostly inland floodingValley Center: Moderate, mostly inland floodingMilton: High, mostly inland floodingWhitewater: High, mostly inland floodingLakin: Moderate, mostly inland floodingDarlington: High, mostly inland flooding DarlingtonNewtonNewtonGrantRichlandSedgwick
Very lowLowModerateHighVery high
Darlingtonmostly inland floodingHigh
Richlandmostly inland floodingHigh
Sedgwickmostly inland floodingHigh
Newtonmostly tornadoesModerate
Grantmostly inland floodingModerate
Newtonmostly tornadoesModerate
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. Darlington covers 1 census tract, combined by population.
Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Darlington’s own flood-insurance community (here, the census tracts inside it); household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Township of Darlington. 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 Darlington total about $2.8M 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.

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