Natural hazards · Arlington

Arlington, NE natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Arlington comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 26 claims here since 1990. 4 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Arlington?

High

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Arlington to be higher than in 76% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and tornadoes.

Inland flooding44%Tornadoes18%Drought13%Hail11%Everything else14%

By hazard

What Arlington faces

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

Inland flooding

44% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 83% of U.S. places

Recorded about once a year in the area

Tornadoes

18% of expected damage

Well above average · among the top 1% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 5 years in the area

Drought

13% of expected damage

Recorded about 30 times a year in the area

Hail

11% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 93% of U.S. places

Recorded about 7 times a year in the area

Lower here

Ice stormsWinter weatherCold wavesHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightning

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 Arlington flood?

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

26paid claims since 1990

$684Kpaid to owners

5homes flooded more than once

19902026

Biggest named events

March 2019 Midwest Flooding: 9 claims, $318K
Late spring storms: 1 claim, $1K

Homes that flooded again and again

■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (2) ■ flooded 2+ times

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

No community discount. Arlington isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: Washington County.

What’s been done with FEMA grants

7flood-prone properties bought out and cleared

Disasters that hit Arlington

4 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into ArlingtonDeclared for Washington County only

2019

Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding

38 households applied for aid $204K aid approved $180K to the Village of Arlington for repairs

2011

Flooding

1 household applied for aid $1K aid approved

2004

Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding

1 household applied for aid

1999

Severe Storms and Flooding

$2K to the Village of Arlington for repairs

Washington County has had 20 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. Arlington 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 Arlington’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Village of Arlington. 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.