Mamakating’s biggest natural hazard is inland flooding
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Mamakating comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is moderate for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 40 claims here since 1980. 7 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
What stands out about Mamakating’s weather risks
Read from FEMA’s records below. The page puts what stands out first.
7 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Mamakating
Disasters that paid out in Mamakating itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Town of Mamakating) and its biggest flood years.
- 2021Remnants of Hurricane Ida$2.6M to the Town of Mamakating for repairs
- 2012Hurricane Sandy$66K to the Town of Mamakating for repairs
- 2011Hurricane Irene$215K to the Town of Mamakating for repairs14 flood claims paid that year
- 2005Severe Storms and Flooding$295K to the Town of Mamakating for repairs8 flood claims paid that year
- 2004Severe Storms and Flooding$908K to the Town of Mamakating for repairs
- 2003Snow$25K to the Town of Mamakating for repairs
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- 2002Snowstorms$53K to the Town of Mamakating for repairs
Sullivan County has had 26 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and hurricanes.
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FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings here to be higher than in 41% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.
Rated higher than 794 of the 1,524 New York towns we cover.
Mamakating covers 4 census tracts, combined by population.
What Mamakating faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
Inland flooding
Cold waves
Tornadoes
Hurricanes
Does Mamakating flood? Sometimes: 40 flood claims since 1980
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Mamakating, from FEMA’s records.
- Hurricane Irene9 claims · $122K
- The Torrential rain8 claims · $42K
- Tropical Storm Lee3 claims · $13K
Mamakating 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.Get ready for what Mamakating actually faces
A short kit for its top hazards, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.
- Turn around at flooded roads: a foot of moving water can carry off a car.
- Flood insurance usually takes 30 days to start, so buy it before the forecast.
- Keep papers and medicines up high, in a grab-and-go bag.
- Let faucets drip so pipes don’t freeze.
- Know where your water shutoff is.
- Never heat the house with the oven or a grill.
- Pick your spot now: the lowest floor, an inside room, no windows.
- A watch means be ready; a warning means take cover now.
- Keep shoes and a flashlight by the bed.
- Look up the address on FEMA’s flood map.
- Ask the seller or landlord whether it has ever flooded, and what flood insurance costs there.
- Get a flood insurance quote early: policies usually start 30 days after you buy.
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Mamakating and its neighbors
Mamakating ranks 9th calmest of 10 towns around it. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Rating | Mostly | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deerpark | High | inland flooding | 136 |
| Mamakating | Moderate | inland flooding | 40 |
| Bloomingburg | Low | inland flooding | 0 |
| Fallsburg | Low | inland flooding | 13 |
| Shawangunk | Low | inland flooding | 5 |
| Forestburgh | Low | inland flooding | 5 |
| Crawford | Low | inland flooding | 9 |
| Mount Hope | Very low | inland flooding | 6 |
| Wallkill | Very low | inland flooding | 44 |
| Thompson | Very low | inland flooding | 57 |
Rating = expected yearly storm and flood damage as a share of what’s there, vs. U.S. communities. Flood claims = paid federal flood insurance claims on record.
Most disasters here begin in August–September
The month each of Sullivan County’s 26 declared disasters began, since 1953.
What these numbers can and can’t tell you
- An average, not a forecast. FEMA’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 there, so a big city isn’t rated riskier just for having more buildings.
- Money that reached town. Flood claims are matched to Mamakating’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Town of Mamakating.
- It follows property value. FEMA’s model weighs damage to buildings, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels. Across Mamakating, expected losses total about $4.2M a year, counting buildings, people and crops.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Mamakating.
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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. Preparedness tips: Ready.gov. An average of past damage, not a forecast.