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Natural hazards · Laurel Hollow

Laurel Hollow, NY natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Laurel Hollow comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is very low for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 3 claims here since 2007. 7 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

How exposed is Laurel Hollow?

12
Very low
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Laurel Hollow to be higher than in 12% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.

Inland flooding63%Hurricanes14%Coastal flooding9%Everything else14%
By hazard

What Laurel Hollow faces

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

Inland flooding

63% of expected damage
Well below average · higher than 17% of U.S. places
Recorded about 3 times a year in the area

Hurricanes

14% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 80% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 5 years in the area

Coastal flooding

9% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 97% of U.S. places

Lower here

TornadoesHailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightning

Not a risk here

DroughtAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic 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 Laurel Hollow flood?

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

3paid claims since 2007
$22Kpaid to owners
0homes flooded more than once
20072026

Biggest named events

  • Hurricane Irene: 1 claim, $12K
of homes in flood zones
are insured
of all homes
are insured
No community discount. Laurel Hollow isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Nassau County.
Disasters that hit Laurel Hollow

7 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into Laurel HollowDeclared for Nassau County only
2021

Remnants of Hurricane Ida

1 household applied for aid $3K to the Village of Laurel Hollow for repairs
2020

Tropical Storm Isaias

$17K to the Village of Laurel Hollow for repairs
2012

Hurricane Sandy

$120K to the Village of Laurel Hollow for repairs
2011

Hurricane Irene

$15K to the Village of Laurel Hollow for repairs
2010

Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm

$116K to the Village of Laurel Hollow for repairs
2010

Severe Storms and Flooding

$4K to the Village of Laurel Hollow for repairs
2003

Snow

$8K to the Village of Laurel Hollow for repairs
Nassau County has had 24 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and severe storms.
Around Laurel Hollow

Laurel Hollow and the towns around it

Oyster Bay Cove: Very low, mostly inland floodingOyster Bay: Very low, mostly inland floodingHuntington: Very low, mostly inland floodingCove Neck: Very low, mostly inland floodingHempstead: Low, mostly inland floodingLloyd Harbor: Very low, mostly inland floodingGlen Cove: Very low, mostly inland floodingBabylon: Low, mostly inland floodingNorth Hempstead: Very low, mostly inland floodingAmityville: High, mostly inland floodingSea Cliff: Very low, mostly inland floodingLattingtown: Very low, mostly inland floodingMatinecock: Very low, mostly inland floodingWestbury: Very low, mostly inland floodingSmithtown: Very low, mostly inland floodingIslip: Very low, mostly inland floodingLaurel Hollow: Very low, mostly inland flooding Laurel HollowOyster Bay CoveOyster BayHuntingtonCove Neck
Very lowLowModerateHighVery high
Oyster Baymostly inland floodingVery low
Laurel Hollowmostly inland floodingVery low
Oyster Bay Covemostly inland floodingVery low
Cove Neckmostly inland floodingVery low
Huntingtonmostly inland floodingVery low
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. Laurel Hollow 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 Laurel Hollow’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Village of Laurel Hollow. 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.

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