Wappingers Falls, NY natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Wappingers Falls comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is low for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 4 claims here since 1984. 6 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsHow exposed is Wappingers Falls?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Wappingers Falls to be higher than in 38% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.
What Wappingers Falls faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Inland flooding
Hurricanes
Earthquakes
Cold waves
Lower here
Not a risk here
Does Wappingers Falls flood?
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Wappingers Falls, from FEMA’s records.
Biggest named events
- Hurricane Floyd: 1 claim, $1K
- April 2007 Nor'easter: 1 claim, $1K
- Torrential rain: 1 claim, $3K
Homes that flooded again and again
■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (0) ■ flooded 2+ times
are insured
are insured
6 federal disasters brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Wappingers Falls itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the Village of Wappingers Falls.
Remnants of Hurricane Ida
Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm
Hurricane Irene
Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm
Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding
Snow
How to read this page
FEMA’s expected losses across Wappingers Falls total about $1.2M 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.