Deale, MD natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Deale comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is very low for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 209 claims here since 1978. 1 federal disaster brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsHow exposed is Deale?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Deale to be higher than in 14% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and coastal flooding.
What Deale faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Inland flooding
Coastal flooding
Heat waves
Hurricanes
Tornadoes
Lower here
Not a risk here
Does Deale flood?
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Deale, from FEMA’s records.
Biggest named events
- Hurricane Isabel: 168 claims, $4.2M
- Hurricane Fran: 8 claims, $37K
- Hurricane Debby: 1 claim, $11K
are insured
1 federal disaster brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Deale itself: aid to households, or repair grants to Deale.
Hurricane Isabel
How to read this page
FEMA’s expected losses across Deale total about $790K 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.