Natural hazards · Bloomingdale

Bloomingdale, NJ natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Bloomingdale comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is very high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 68 claims here since 1979. 10 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

How exposed is Bloomingdale?

87
Very high
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Bloomingdale to be higher than in 87% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.

Inland flooding87%Everything else13%
By hazard

What Bloomingdale faces

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

Inland flooding

87% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 97% of U.S. places
Recorded about 4 times a year in the area

Lower here

HurricanesTornadoesHailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightning

Not a risk here

Coastal floodingDroughtAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic 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 Bloomingdale flood?

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

68paid claims since 1979
$1.3Mpaid to owners
14homes flooded more than once
19792026

Biggest named events

  • Hurricane Irene: 14 claims, $184K
  • March 2010 Nor'easter: 14 claims, $803K
  • Late winter storms: 7 claims, $60K

Homes that flooded again and again

■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (0) ■ flooded 2+ times

of homes in flood zones
are insured
of all homes
are insured
🏷️ 10% off flood insurance. Bloomingdale is in FEMA’s Community Rating System (class 8) for its flood-proofing work.
Insurance rates: Passaic County.
Disasters that hit Bloomingdale

10 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into BloomingdaleDeclared for Passaic County only
2021

Remnants of Hurricane Ida

46 households applied for aid $44K aid approved $7K to the Borough of Bloomingdale for repairs
2018

Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm

$39K to the Borough of Bloomingdale for repairs
2012

Hurricane Sandy

56 households applied for aid $7K aid approved $291K to the Borough of Bloomingdale for repairs
2011

Severe Storm

$15K to the Borough of Bloomingdale for repairs
2011

Hurricane Irene

69 households applied for aid $199K aid approved $150K to the Borough of Bloomingdale for repairs
2010

Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm

$22K to the Borough of Bloomingdale for repairs
2010

Severe Storms and Flooding

21 households applied for aid $35K aid approved $103K to the Borough of Bloomingdale for repairs
2007

Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding

8 households applied for aid $12K aid approved $21K to the Borough of Bloomingdale for repairs
2005

Severe Storms and Flooding

2 households applied for aid $2K aid approved
1999

Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations

$9K to the Borough of Bloomingdale for repairs
Passaic County has had 22 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and hurricanes.
Around Bloomingdale

Bloomingdale and the towns around it

Butler: High, mostly inland floodingWanaque: Very high, mostly inland floodingRiverdale: Very high, mostly inland floodingWest Milford: High, mostly inland floodingRingwood: High, mostly inland floodingPompton Lakes: Very high, mostly inland floodingKinnelon: Moderate, mostly inland floodingPequannock: High, mostly inland floodingJefferson: Low, mostly inland floodingRockaway: Low, mostly inland floodingVernon: Low, mostly inland floodingWarwick: Moderate, mostly inland floodingHardyston: Low, mostly inland floodingRamapo: Low, mostly inland floodingWayne: Moderate, mostly inland floodingBloomingdale: Very high, mostly inland flooding BloomingdaleButlerWanaqueRiverdaleWest MilfordRingwoodPompton Lakes
Very lowLowModerateHighVery high
Pompton Lakesmostly inland floodingVery high
Bloomingdalemostly inland floodingVery high
Wanaquemostly inland floodingVery high
Riverdalemostly inland floodingVery high
Butlermostly inland floodingHigh
Ringwoodmostly inland floodingHigh
West Milfordmostly inland floodingHigh
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. Bloomingdale covers 1 census tract, combined by population.
Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Bloomingdale’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Borough of Bloomingdale. 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 Bloomingdale total about $3.7M 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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