Verona, NJ natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Verona comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is moderate for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 59 claims here since 1978. 11 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsHow exposed is Verona?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Verona to be higher than in 55% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.
What Verona faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Inland flooding
Heat waves
Lower here
Not a risk here
Does Verona flood?
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Verona, from FEMA’s records.
Biggest named events
- Hurricane Ida: 19 claims, $495K
- Hurricane Floyd: 12 claims, $94K
- Hurricane Irene: 4 claims, $81K
Homes that flooded again and again
■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (1) ■ flooded 2+ times
are insured
are insured
11 federal disasters brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Verona itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the Township of Verona.
Remnants of Hurricane Ida
Tropical Storm Isaias
Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm
Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm
Hurricane Sandy
Severe Storm
Hurricane Irene
Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm
Severe Storms and Flooding
Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding
Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations
Verona and the towns around it
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FEMA’s expected losses across Verona total about $4.4M 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.