Natural hazards · Riley

Riley, KS natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Riley comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is moderate for a U.S. community. 2 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Riley?

Moderate

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Riley to be higher than in 56% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and wildfires.

Inland flooding35%Wildfire26%Tornadoes19%Everything else21%

By hazard

What Riley faces

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

Inland flooding

35% of expected damage

Below average · higher than 32% of U.S. places

Recorded about once a year in the area

Wildfire

26% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 98% of U.S. places

Tornadoes

19% of expected damage

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

Recorded about once every 3 years in the area

Lower here

HailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesHeat wavesEarthquakesLandslidesStrong 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 Riley flood?

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

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

🏷️ 05% off flood insurance. Riley is in FEMA’s Community Rating System (class 9) for its flood-proofing work.

Insurance rates: Riley County.

Disasters that hit Riley

2 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into RileyDeclared for Riley County only

2007

Severe Winter Storms

$39K to the City of Riley for repairs

2007

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

2 households applied for aid $22K aid approved

Riley County has had 15 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and hurricanes.

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. Riley 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 Riley’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Riley. 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.