Natural hazards · Jeffersonville

Jeffersonville, NY natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Jeffersonville comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 55 claims here since 1996. 8 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Jeffersonville?

High

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Jeffersonville to be higher than in 65% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.

Inland flooding82%Cold waves6%Everything else12%

By hazard

What Jeffersonville faces

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

Inland flooding

82% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 85% of U.S. places

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Cold waves

6% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 50% of U.S. places

Recorded about 4 times a year in the area

Lower here

HurricanesTornadoesHailIce stormsWinter weatherHeat 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 Jeffersonville flood?

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

55paid claims since 1996

$968Kpaid to owners

12homes flooded more than once

19962026

Biggest named events

Torrential rain: 4 claims, $16K
Hurricane Irene: 2 claims, $9K
Tropical Storm Lee: 2 claims, $16K

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. Jeffersonville isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: Sullivan County.

Disasters that hit Jeffersonville

8 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into JeffersonvilleDeclared for Sullivan County only

2012

Hurricane Sandy

8 households applied for aid

2011

Hurricane Irene

8 households applied for aid $6K aid approved

2006

Severe Storms and Flooding

60 households applied for aid $126K aid approved $71K to the Village of Jeffersonville for repairs

2005

Severe Storms and Flooding

11 households applied for aid $5K aid approved $68K to the Village of Jeffersonville for repairs

2004

Tropical Depression Ivan

28 households applied for aid $25K aid approved $28K to the Village of Jeffersonville for repairs

2004

Severe Storms and Flooding

1 household applied for aid

2003

Snow

$862 to the Village of Jeffersonville for repairs

2002

Snowstorms

$2K to the Village of Jeffersonville for repairs

Sullivan County has had 26 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and hurricanes.

Around Jeffersonville

Jeffersonville and the towns around it

Very lowLowModerateHighVery high

Jeffersonvillemostly inland floodingHigh

Callicoonmostly inland floodingHigh

Delawaremostly 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. Jeffersonville 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 Jeffersonville’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Village of Jeffersonville. 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.